Railway tunnels in the United Kingdom Railway tunnels in the United Kingdom Box Tunnel is a railway tunnel in western England, between Bath and Chippenham, dug through the Box Hill. It was built for the original route of the Great Western Railway under the direction of the GWR's engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Box Tunnel"
The Channel Tunnel or Euro Tunnel, ( French: le tunnel sous la Manche; popularly nicknamed the Chunnel in English, although this has been largely abandoned in favour of the Tunnel) is a 50-km-long (31 imperial miles) rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover, connecting Cheriton in Kent, the United Kingdom, and Coquelles near Calais in northern France. A long-standing and hugely expensive project that saw several false starts, it was finally completed in 1994. It is the second-longest rail tunnel in the world, surpassed only by the Seikan Tunnel in Japan. It is operated by Eurotunnel plc. ...more on Wikipedia about "Channel Tunnel"
Clay Cross Tunnel is a 1784- yard tunnel on the former North Midland Railway line near Clay Cross in Derbyshire now part of the Midland Main Line. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clay Cross Tunnel"
The Cowburn Tunnel is at the Western end of the Vale of Edale in the Derbyshire Peak District. The tunnel, originally built by the Midland Railway, takes the Hope Valley Line under Colborne (part of a 1700ft moorland between Kinder Scout and Rushup Edge) to re-emerge near Chinley. It has a length of 3702 yards (about 3.35km) and was built in 1891. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cowburn Tunnel"
The Cromer Tunnel was built by the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway to take their Cromer Beach to Mundesley line under the Great Eastern's Cromer High to Norwich line. Both portals of the tunnels are open but undergrowth and modern housing in the area make access difficult. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cromer Tunnel"
Disley Tunnel was built by the Midland Railway in 1902 on its line between New Mills South Junction, and Manchester Central, which was more direct than the congested and difficult lines through Stockport Teviot Dale. ...more on Wikipedia about "Disley Tunnel"
Dove Holes Tunnel is a tunnel built by the Midland Railway between Peak Forest and Chapel-en-le-Frith in Derbyshire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dove Holes Tunnel" This text is made for http://www.shortopedia.com
Haddon Tunnel is a tunnel in Derbyshire, built by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway between Rowsley and Bakewell, opened in 1863. ...more on Wikipedia about "Haddon Tunnel"
Kelmarsh Tunnels are disused railway tunnels in Northamptonshire. The line between Northampton and Market Harborough opened in 1859 and had tunnels at Kelmarsh and nearby Oxendon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kelmarsh Tunnel"
The Kilsby Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the West Coast Main Line railway in England. It was designed and engineered by Robert Stephenson. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kilsby Tunnel"
The Mersey Railway connected Liverpool and Birkenhead, England, via the Mersey Railway Tunnel under the River Mersey. It was the first tunnel to be built below the River in 1886. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mersey Railway"
Oxendon Tunnels are disused railway tunnels in Northamptonshire. The line between Northampton and Market Harborough opened in 1859 and had tunnels at Oxendon and nearby at Kelmarsh. ...more on Wikipedia about "Oxendon Tunnel"
The Severn Tunnel ( Welsh: Twnnel Hafren) is a railway tunnel in the United Kingdom, linking South Gloucestershire in the west of England to Monmouthshire in south Wales under the estuary of the River Severn. It was built by the Great Western Railway between 1873 and 1886, and is 4 mi 624 yd (7008 m) long, and is still the longest mainline railway tunnel within the UK (though the Channel Tunnel is longer). Only 2ΒΌ miles (3.62 km) of the tunnel are actually under the river. ...more on Wikipedia about "Severn Tunnel"
The Summit tunnel in England is one of the oldest railway tunnels in the world: it was built between 1838 and 1841 beneath the Yorkshire Pennines. ...more on Wikipedia about "Summit Tunnel"
Totley Tunnel is a 5.6 km (6230 yd) tunnel on the former Midland Railway Manchester-Sheffield line between Totley on the outskirts of Sheffield and Grindleford in the UK. It was completed in 1893 and is the longest main line railway tunnel within England that runs under land for its entire length. ...more on Wikipedia about "Totley Tunnel"
The Victoria Tunnel in Liverpool is a 2475 metres long rail tunnel, it opened in 1849. One end was Liverpool Riverside station, Waterloo Goods station and the dock railway, the other end opens into a short cutting which connects to the Waterloo Tunnel, which leads to Edge Hill station. The tunnel closed 19 November 1972. ...more on Wikipedia about "Victoria Tunnel"
Wapping Tunnel is 2030 m long, and runs downhill from the Crown Street Station goods yard to Park Lane Goods Station, in Liverpool. It was constructed to enable goods services to operate between Liverpool docks and Manchester as part of the planned Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The original proposal for the railway ran north along the docks out of Liverpool, but this route proved very unpopular with local landowners, and the new route required considerable engineering works, including this tunnel. At 1 in 48 gradient, it was much too steep for the steam locomotives of the day, and so a stationary steam engine was installed at Edge Hill in part of the Moorish Arch to rope haul goods wagons up from the dock, where they were then connected to locomotives for the onward journey to Manchester. The tunnel opened in 1830 and closed on May 15 1972. The docks entrance to the tunnel is clearly visible on Kings Dock Road in Wapping, Liverpool. The Edge Hill entrance is still open to the air, but not accessible to the public. It is the central of three arches at the Western end of the cutting, with the right hand arch giving on to the tunnel to Crown Street Station and the left hand being purely for architectural symmetry! ...more on Wikipedia about "Wapping Tunnel"
The Waterloo Tunnel in Liverpool former railway tunnel, 862 metres long, which opened in 1849. One end is at Edge Hill station, the other end opens into a short cutting which connects to the Victoria Tunnel, which leads to the River Mersey. The tunnel closed on 19 November 1972, however a single set of rails still enters the tunnel, and at least on 15 March 2005 the rails where still shiny from recent use. ...more on Wikipedia about "Waterloo Tunnel"
The Woodhead Tunnels are three trans-Pennine railway tunnels which formerly carried a major rail link (usually known as the Woodhead Route) from Manchester to Sheffield. The western portals are at Woodhead in Derbyshire and the eastern portals are at Dunford Bridge, near Penistone, South Yorkshire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Woodhead Tunnel"
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