HS₂ installs a plaque 40M below London to celebrate the Brunels' legacy
zeristor
16 points
5 comments
August 14, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
sixtyj
That’s a nice detail: > The plaque has been fixed to the wall of the Euston Tunnel just as it passes beneath Kensal Green Cemetery, where Sir Marc Isambard Brunel and his son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, are buried.
elzbardico
Geez! What a poor choice of a material for the plaque. Are we so thoroughly fucked on our fall of the west phase that we can't even pay for a proper bronze plaque anymore?