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The Electrification of the Western Rail Hub
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Build the towers taller then. Also, building regs should mandate doorframes high enough to walk through in stovepipe hats. The country would be better for it. -
Brunel was only five feet tall, so his hat would probably fit through current doors: Who's Who of Short People: Isambard Kingdom BrunelOriginally posted by barrydidit View PostBuild the towers taller then. Also, building regs should mandate doorframes high enough to walk through in stovepipe hats. The country would be better for it.
I wholeheartedly support your proposal though
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Five foot! All these years I've thought those chains were massiveOriginally posted by NickFitz View PostBrunel was only five feet tall, so his hat would probably fit through current doors: Who's Who of Short People: Isambard Kingdom Brunel
I wholeheartedly support your proposal though

That explains his obsession with broad gauge too. If he was that short he couldn't be tied to the tracks.
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