This is a very cool thing near Southall, London. Three Bridges is a three-level crossing of bridges: a combined rail, canal and road bridge. The project was Brunel's last to be finished before he died on 15 September 1859. #london #londonhistory #engineering
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#OnThisDay, 8 Oct 1952, USAF 2nd Lt Nurse Abbie Sweetwine uses military triage in a civilian disaster, the Harrow and Wealdstone train crash in London. She saves lives and paves the way for the UK’s use of paramedics. The British press dub her "the angel of platform 6".
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#OnThisDay, 6 June 1915, Maida Vale Tube station opens in London. It is staffed by women until the end of World War 1.
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