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This is the second part of the posts covering the Rove canal tunnel. In the first part the canal was approved and construction given the go ahead. The canal and the tunnel’s construction finally began in 1905(**). Due in part to the massive Rove tunnel, it was predicted that the Marseille-Rhône canal would take eight…
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This is a special feature covering the Rove tunnel in France. This follows on from the recent Railways and Canal Tunnels series. Rove tunnel deserves a whole post because there’s very little in the way of English websites or blogs featuring this gigantic tunnel. The enormous subterranean waterway system, which was built for inland transportation…
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Meudon is a major icon in the history of photograph and its often used as an example in the evolution of photographic composition. Not only that its a famous railway picture. The scene depicts a subject carrying a wrapped parcel (probably a painting) up Rue du Docteur Vuillieme whilst a steam engine is seen crossing the lofty…
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