Steam under the Mersey. The Mersey railway. The first Mersey Tunnel

The early years of the Mersey railway, from its building to steam operated services. The pioneering tunnels construction pre-dates the Mersey road tunnel by sixty eight years. However all was not well. An unexpected mis-calculation leading to problems for the new company.
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