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SCI-ENG January 2024

Our first meeting of 2024

JANUARY MEETING. The Elizabeth Line aka CROSSRAIL by CLIVE KESSELL. Plus some interesting attendance statistics. Also, mulled wine and mince pies carried over from COVID hit December meeting

NEW MEMBER: Carl Rosner joins EG u3a and the Sci & Eng group this month. Please make Carl welcome!

Members were again prompted to come up with ideas for presentations. Look at the Brainstormed list of 252 ideas.

Within 24 hours we already have four suggestions. Keep them coming!

CROSSRAIL - A BORING PROJECT

Following our first meeting of 2024 - I have found these fascinating programmes are available on YouTube.

Series 1 from 2014

Episode 1: Urban Heart Surgery

Episode 2: Tunnels under the Thames

Episode 3: Platforms and Plague Pits

If you can find it, the comparison between construction of Crossrail and the 1969 construction of the Victoria Line is staggering!

The Victoria line: Building the Victoria Line

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