The Tunnel Railway was a narrow gauge underground railway in Ramsgate, Kent, England. Following the restructuring of railway lines in Ramsgate in 1926 a section of main line between Broadstairs and Ramsgate Harbour including a tunnel was abandoned. In 1936 a narrow gauge railway was opened in the disused tunnel to connect tourist attractions and shops near Ramsgate Harbour with the new railway main line at Dumpton Park. Except for its two stations—one at each end of the tunnel—the line ran entirely underground. The line was built in less than three months, and on its completion in 1936 was one of the shortest independent railway lines in the country. It was open for only three years before being converted to a major air-raid shelter during World War II. After the war's end, it was not included in the 1948 nationalisation of British railways but remained in private hands. Passenger numbers fell during the 1960s, and the line became economically nonviable. Following a train crash in 1965, the owners decided to close at the end of September that year. The tunnel still exists, but no trace of the stations remains.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1624:
Cardinal Richelieu became the chief minister to King Louis XIII, and under his supervision, France's feudal political structure transformed into one with a powerful central government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_Richelieu
1779:
American Revolutionary War: Off the coast of Maine, the United States suffered its worst naval defeat until the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penobscot_Expedition
1868:
A major earthquake near Arica, Peru, caused an estimated 25,000 casualties, and the subsequent tsunami caused considerable damage as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1868_Arica_earthquake
1954:
The complete version of "Qaumi Taranah", the national anthem of Pakistan, was broadcast for the first time on Radio Pakistan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qaumi_Taranah
2004:
Hurricane Charley struck the U.S. state of Florida, just 22 hours after Tropical Storm Bonnie inflicted its own damage to the state. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Charley
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
erratic: (geology) A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/erratic
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
Spiritual evolution is the progressive advance of mankind toward a state of things in which the light of ethical perfection shall be reflected from the face of human society; that is, in which all men shall live and move and have their being in mutually promoting the highest life of each and all. It means that the object of social reformation shall not be a mere change in the conditions under which men live, but a change in human nature itself. It means that we shall look forward consciously to the breaking forth of new powers in ourselves, to the release, through our own efforts, of capacities dimly latent in us. --Felix Adler https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Felix_Adler
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