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English: Shropshire Union Canal - old railway crossing Seen from the position of where the Crewe-Nantwich-Audlem-Market Drayton-Wellington railway crossed the canal, the absolute straightness of the canal is notable. This is a characteristic of the Shropshire Union Canal, which was built in the 1830s, when competition was imminent from the railways, and routes had to be as short as possible. Thomas Telford managed this by building long embankments and digging long cuttings, a ploy which also reduced the need for so many locks which would delay the boats. It also meant a lot more work, and trouble with unstable embankments in some places, which still cause trouble to this day. |
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