Railway Committee
Anon
Genre: | Proceedings, Spoof |
Subjects: | Railways, Engineering, Language |
Spoof discussion of a proposed railway between China and Peru. Questions and replies pun on terms connected with railway engineering. For example, the 'chairman' asked 'if when the tunnelling had been discussed the boring would terminate?' | |
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