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Old November 3rd 04, 05:59 AM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway
Clive D. W. Feather Clive D. W. Feather is offline
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Default What is the oldest object or construction in the world...

In article , Richard J.
writes
if you are talking in the country then i Believe causey arch is the
oldest surviving "raiL" bridge in the world

But surely it's not "still performing the service for which it was
built", i.e. as a railway bridge?


The arch might not be, but much of the embankment that the Tansfield (?)
Railway runs on is artificial construction from the same period, and
still performing the service of "railway embankment".

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