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Ledbury Tunnel, a Common card
Ledbury Tunnel is a single-track railway tunnel immediately to the east of Ledbury railway station on the Cotswold Line, in Herefordshire, England.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 52
- DEF
- 29
- Power
- 81
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 620
Power 81 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Ledbury Tunnel quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ledbury Tunnel card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Possessing a relatively narrow cross-section, the tunnel suffered from a particularly poor ______ during the era of steam.
Answer
atmosphere. Possessing a relatively narrow cross-section, the tunnel suffered from a particularly poor atmosphere during the era of steam. From the Ledbury Tunnel article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Ledbury Tunnel was one of the railway's greatest engineering challenges, being bored through the limestone of Dog Hill, it was opened to traffic during ____.
Answer
1860s. Ledbury Tunnel was one of the railway's greatest engineering challenges, being bored through the limestone of Dog Hill, it was opened to traffic during 1861. From the Ledbury Tunnel article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ledbury Tunnel. Ledbury Tunnel 52 · Arthur Renwick 49 · Aviation Building 46 · Pillar Church 41 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The original route planned for the Worcester and Hereford Railway did not include the tunnel, but its inclusion became necessary in response to pressure for the line to serve the towns of Malvern and Ledbury.
- Ledbury Tunnel was one of the railway's greatest engineering challenges, being bored through the limestone of Dog Hill, it was opened to traffic during 1861.
- Possessing a relatively narrow cross-section, the tunnel suffered from a particularly poor atmosphere during the era of steam.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ledbury Tunnel article was read about 620 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 52 and blocks with 29: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get Ledbury Tunnel
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ledbury Tunnel (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Richard Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
