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Sir Benjamin Baker was born #onthisday 1840. #Forth Bridge, Aswan Dam and London Metropolitan Railway. He also designed the boat which transported Cleopatra's needle to London.

Marc Brunel's Thames Tunnel opened #onthisday 1843. The first tunnel in the world to go under a river. Read this extract from his diary to find why he was unhappy about the choice of opening day. 1/2

John Rennie's Southwark Bridge opened #onthisday 1819. Originally called Queen Street bridge, the centre span was said to be the longest cast iron span ever built, at 240ft (73m). It was replaced in 1921 as it was too narrow to cope with the growing traffic.

Sir William Matthews was born #onthisday. He was ICE President 1907 and partner in Coode, Son and Matthews company, overseeing harbour works including Singapore and Colombo. Also Hodbarrow Barrier and naval harbour, Dover. https://t.co/EqCpeKcYz2

Sir Robert Rawlinson was born #onthisday 1810. #Liverpool docks and waterworks, Crimea Sanitary Commission #sanitation Download his ICE obituary free at https://t.co/phLEFp0Tdv

Z for Zebra Crossing. If, like us, you ever wondered, why and how the Zebra, Puffin, Pelican and the Toucan crossed the road. Here it is https://t.co/tEt5MPJ7DB for more information on road layout and road safety also see Manual for Streets https://t.co/LPJofv9afC #TransportAZ

Sir William Fairbairn was born #onthisday 1789. He designed the rectangular tube for Robert Stephenson's Britannia Bridge. Also designed Water Street Bridge on the Liverpool and Manchester railway with Eaton Hodgkinson.

Day 16 of #TransportAZ and P is for pneumatic #railway a sort of Hyperloop of its day. Designed by Alfred Ely Beach's pneumatic transit, here are railways at Battersea Fields, Whitehall, New York American Institute and view of proposed railway

Day 13 of #TransportAZ M is for Metropolitan railway. The first underground #railway in the world, opened in London in1863 between Paddington and the City.

K is for John Rennie's Kennet and Avon canal. Images from Rennie notebook (property of the Smeatonian Society)