Knowing Brunel's tendency for cost overruns and delays probably a good choice to reject his design.
1 posted on
11/14/2017 6:08:00 AM PST by
C19fan
To: C19fan
His son, Isambard K., was a fascinating figure. Built the “Great Eastern.”
2 posted on
11/14/2017 6:20:13 AM PST by
Buttons12
To: C19fan
Looks like a birthday cake....................
3 posted on
11/14/2017 6:21:50 AM PST by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: C19fan
In spite of any “tendency for cost overruns” (and they did happen), the Thames Tunnel was a very important forerunner for tunneling under rivers, pioneering the shield method.
4 posted on
11/14/2017 6:22:19 AM PST by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: C19fan
His plan obviously influenced the actual design:
5 posted on
11/14/2017 6:23:31 AM PST by
iowamark
To: C19fan
With a name like Islambard, I expected something more like:
12 posted on
11/14/2017 7:21:09 AM PST by
bigbob
(People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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