Railway lowering project.
Object type
Photograph
Production date
06 May 1963
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Object Detail
Description
From HCC Works Dept album (2023.06) caption reads: '6.5.63. Pouring of concrete on new tunnel in the construction of new underground railway.'
This system of creating 'underground' routes is known as 'cut & cover'. The ground has been excavated then covered by concrete walls and roof. in the background is the well-known (for several decades until late 1990s) Pollock & Milne Ltd.
This system of creating 'underground' routes is known as 'cut & cover'. The ground has been excavated then covered by concrete walls and roof. in the background is the well-known (for several decades until late 1990s) Pollock & Milne Ltd.
Accession number
HCL_15195
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