| Re: OTD - 24th February (2000) - Paddington Bear laid bare Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 02:47, 24th February 2026 |     |
Also of note: the Simplon Tunnel was joined up - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplon_Tunnel
On 24 February 1905, the two halves of the tunnel came together. They were out of alignment by only 202 mm (8 in) horizontally and 87 mm (3.4 in) vertically. Construction time was 7+1⁄2 years, rather than 5+1⁄2 years, due to problems such as water inflows and strikes.
| Re: OTD - 24th February (2000) - Paddington Bear laid bare Posted by Electric train at 11:31, 24th February 2022 | |
In 1923 Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman was completed ?
| Re: OTD - 24th February (2000) - Paddington Bear laid bare Posted by CyclingSid at 07:18, 24th February 2022 | |
There was something rail-related in the "On this day" section of Radio 4 News Briefing this morning, which I didn't quite catch (presumably need my hearing testing, as well as my eye sight). Doesn't appear in the items on the "On this day" section of the BBC web site.
| OTD - 24th February (2000) - Paddington Bear laid bare Posted by grahame at 20:53, 23rd February 2022 | |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Paddington_Bear
The statue of Paddington Bear at London Paddington station is a bronze sculpture by Marcus Cornish. Erected in 2000, it marks the association between Michael Bond's fictional bear and the station from which his name derives. It stands on Platform 1 under the station clock and was unveiled by Michael Bond himself on 24 February 2000.
