Transport and Telecomms Please choose one ADMINISTRATION AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS COMMUNICATIONS CONFLICT CULTIVATION ENCLOSURES ENERGY EXTRACTION FLOODING GRAZINGS HOUSING KNOWLEDGE LEISURE MANUFACTURE PERCEPTION SETTLEMENTS TRADES Coastal River and canal Road Road bridges Railway Air and telecoms Railway cutting on the Edinburgh to Glasgow line, Croy, Dunbartonshire The Edinburgh & Glasgow line was authorised in July 1838 and opened in February 1842. It was highly engineered and included viaducts, tunnels as well as high embankments and deep cuttings. This deep cutting is through solid rock. The creation of the line was a highly labour-intensive process, involving huge squads of navvies (labourers). It was not without its troubles – two navvies were hanged beside this line for killing an unpopular 'ganger' (sub-contractor and foreman). Resource pack   1     2     3     4     5     6