| Description | By George Stephenson and Henry Palmer. The report confirms that Isambard Kingdom Brunel has asked for their advice regarding the two inclinations at Box Tunnel.
'In reply to your enquiry relative to our investigation of the proposed line of railway...we beg to state, that we have examined the whole of the important parts of the proposed line, and consider it judiciously selected, not only as regards the execution, but also the working of the line when executed...' |