Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Vacuum Powered Railway

The Vacuum Powered Railway was a short-lived experiment, courtesy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, built between Exeter and Newton Abbot. Whilst it didn’t end up seeing wider adoption, it certainly was an interesting idea. If you want to support the channel, and get a ton of extra content, you can find on Patreon. Patreon: Many thanks to the Newton Abbot museum, for access to there section of the pipe. Sources: The South Devon Railway – R. H. Gregory The Guardian - - Exeter Memories - Hackaday - Atlas Obscura - Website: Twitter: Instagram: Second Channel: Daily Motion Channel: As ever, the end title music is courtesy o