Brunel's Atmospheric Railway, South Devon

Some of the remains of Brunel's Atmospheric Railway fiasco of 1847 - 48. He used no locomotives and instead a pipe between the tracks had a vacuum created inside it by pumping stations and a carriage with a piston beneath it was pushed along at speeds of up to 70mph. The valve was unreliable and this caused its demise.

[@monicalang6966]

Thankyou for this informative presentation. I have embedded it into The Starcross History Society's blog and shared it with the Starcross News Facebook page

[@rogergriffith286]

I am glad that you find it useful.

[@beachbum4691]

Thank you :) Brunel remains fascinating - I've lived in Perth-Western-Australia for 45+ years, But originally from the UK.

[@rogergriffith286]

Thanks

[@markcantemail8018]

Another great Video . You have explained things pretty well ,and the photography helps with the understanding . It was an attempt at Progress . Your unit of measurement Tons of smoke is pretty accurate . Only the last generation that used coal could have an idea . The soot was a Solid . But then again coal was Progress that helped change the world . Thank you .

[@rogergriffith286]

Thank-you. Teignmouth was my childhood home.

[@Redf322]

We had one of these in South London. 120 MpH

[@rogergriffith286]

It's lost isn't it? I heard they were trying to locate the site?