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The west portal. Box Tunnel passes through Box Hill on the Great Western Main Line (GWML) between Bath and Chippenham.The 1.83-mile (2.95 km) tunnel was the world's longest railway tunnel when it was completed in 1841.
Other secret passages have sometimes been added after initial building. Secret tunnels have often been created as escape routes from prisons or prisoner-of-war camps, where they are known as escape tunnels. They typically require a hidden opening or door, and may involve other deceptive construction techniques, such as the creation of a false wall.
It can also mean a tunnel, or passage (i.e., a secret exit for those besieged). A sally , ultimately derived from Latin salīre (to jump), or "salle" sortie , is a military maneuver , typically during a siege , made by a defending force to harass isolated or vulnerable attackers before retreating to their defenses.
Plans have been revealed for what promises to be London’s most spectacular underground tourist attraction ever: a $268 million transformation of a mile-long series of World War II tunnels into a ...
This woman's viral TikTok shows her year-long journey of expanding her home with underground tunnel systems. She still has quite a journey ahead before they're done.
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A post on X claims that slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had a secret tunnel running underneath his Minnesota home. Verdict: False The images are not from his home. There is also no proof ...
A utility tunnel at a university in Toronto, Canada A mural by Roof & Tunnel Hackers at MIT. Roof and tunnel hacking is the unauthorized exploration of roof and utility tunnel spaces. [1] The term carries a strong collegiate connotation, stemming from its use at MIT and at the U.S. Naval Academy, [citation needed] where the practice has a long ...