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Old October 3rd 04, 07:22 AM posted to uk.transport.london
John Rowland John Rowland is offline
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Default Obscure dictionary trivia

"Mark Brader" wrote in message
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Which disaster that took place in what is now
(and maybe was then, I won't be specific) a part
of the London Underground system is
mentioned in the Oxford English Dictionary?


Wild guess - the blowout on the contruction of the Thames Tunnel which
nearly killed IK Brunel.

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