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    Development

    Brunel sought an improved design for the railway track needed for the Great Western Railway (GWR), authorised by act of parliament in 1835 to link London and Bristol.
    He refused … See more

    Alternative systems

    Vignoles rail was a light section that today would be classed as flat-bottomed rail. In its original form it was only about 4 inches (102 mm) deep and was used on baulk road interchangeably with bridge rail.
    William He… See more

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