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Secret tunnels discovered beneath railway station
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Graeme Wall
2025-03-14 10:37:25 UTC
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<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20d5050dxpo>
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M***@DastardlyHQ.org
2025-03-14 11:31:21 UTC
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"revealing a dark tunnel"

What else would it be, lit up with disco lights and a "Happy New Year 1880!"
flashing neon strip?
JMB99
2025-03-14 11:57:03 UTC
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Is it the same as this from last year?

Tunnel discovered underneath Salisbury Railway Station
30th November 2024
History
Salisbury



https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/24759922.tunnel-discovered-underneath-salisbury-railway-station/
Scott
2025-03-14 11:33:30 UTC
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On Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:37:25 +0000, Graeme Wall
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Maybe they could open it for tours like the Glasgow Central and Hidden
London tours.
ColinR
2025-03-14 16:39:44 UTC
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I note that the text uses reasonable language such as "unused and
forgotten for decades" rather than the sensationalist "secret" and "hidden".

Modern journalism seems to major on using inaccurate terms to boost
readership!
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Theo
2025-03-14 16:45:46 UTC
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I note that the text uses reasonable language such as "unused and
forgotten for decades" rather than the sensationalist "secret" and "hidden".
Modern journalism seems to major on using inaccurate terms to boost
readership!
'Secret' = the journalist hadn't heard of it before.
'Hidden' = the journalist had to do actual research.
ColinR
2025-03-14 16:52:44 UTC
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I note that the text uses reasonable language such as "unused and
forgotten for decades" rather than the sensationalist "secret" and "hidden".
Modern journalism seems to major on using inaccurate terms to boost
readership!
'Secret' = the journalist hadn't heard of it before.
'Hidden' = the journalist had to do actual research.
;-)
Coffee
2025-03-15 07:24:25 UTC
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I note that the text uses reasonable language such as "unused and
forgotten for decades" rather than the sensationalist "secret" and "hidden".
Modern journalism seems to major on using inaccurate terms to boost
readership!
'Secret' = the journalist hadn't heard of it before.
'Hidden' = the journalist had to do actual research.
That's an excellent definition.

I did know about those tunnels. I remember reading about a wartime
underground control room at Woking and Salisbury's tunnels got a passing
mention so someone did know about them. Just not the correct person.
Sam Wilson
2025-03-15 12:16:08 UTC
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Post by Graeme Wall
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20d5050dxpo>
I note that the text uses reasonable language such as "unused and
forgotten for decades" rather than the sensationalist "secret" and "hidden".
Modern journalism seems to major on using inaccurate terms to boost
readership!
'Secret' = the journalist hadn't heard of it before.
'Hidden' = the journalist had to do actual research.
That's an excellent definition.
I did know about those tunnels. I remember reading about a wartime
underground control room at Woking and Salisbury's tunnels got a passing
mention so someone did know about them. Just not the correct person.
It’s a bit like the history of Western civilisation - going places and
discovering them and the people who lived there for the “first time”.

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Scott
2025-03-15 13:12:32 UTC
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Post by Graeme Wall
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20d5050dxpo>
I note that the text uses reasonable language such as "unused and
forgotten for decades" rather than the sensationalist "secret" and "hidden".
Modern journalism seems to major on using inaccurate terms to boost
readership!
'Secret' = the journalist hadn't heard of it before.
'Hidden' = the journalist had to do actual research.
That's an excellent definition.
I did know about those tunnels. I remember reading about a wartime
underground control room at Woking and Salisbury's tunnels got a passing
mention so someone did know about them. Just not the correct person.
It’s a bit like the history of Western civilisation - going places and
discovering them and the people who lived there for the “first time”.
I think Ghandi was asked what he thought about western civilisation
and he replied he thought it would be a good idea.
Charles Ellson
2025-03-19 19:02:50 UTC
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On 14 Mar 2025 16:45:46 +0000 (GMT), Theo
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Post by ColinR
Post by Graeme Wall
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20d5050dxpo>
I note that the text uses reasonable language such as "unused and
forgotten for decades" rather than the sensationalist "secret" and "hidden".
Modern journalism seems to major on using inaccurate terms to boost
readership!
'Secret' = the journalist hadn't heard of it before.
'Hidden' = the journalist had to do actual research.
"Journalist" (internet version) - someone who slaps a few words
together and sticks them on a web page infested with adverts.
Ulf_Kutzner
2025-03-23 07:32:42 UTC
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I note that the text uses reasonable language
So, why don't you?

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