The Bs (69)

Name Comp Yards Open Closed Portal Portal Link Bacup (Stubbylee) L&Y 114 1852 1966 Badger's Oak (Hawkhurst) C&PW 178 1893 1961 Baileycroft Quarry No.1 WS&M 31(g) ~1880 1906 Baileycroft Quarry No.2 WS&M 23(g) ~1880 1906 Balchriston G&SW ~47 1906 1955 Balgray L&D 696 1896 1964 Ballingham GW 1,208 1855 1964 Balwhirley No.1 G&A 254 1869 1991 Balwhirley No.2 G&A 184 1869 1966 Barbican MetWL 690 1868 2009 As built, the section of line between Barbican and Moorgate featured three separate tunnels totalling ~259 yards but development in the latter half of the 20th century joined these structures together to form Barbican Tunnel. Barnsdale H&B 1,226 1885 1959 Barrack Street (St John St) G&SW 161(g) 1893 1913 Barry Island (Barry Pier) Barry 280 1899 1975 Barry West Breakwater BD&RC 74(g) ~1910 <1991 Basford [Nottingham] GN 90 1900 1968? Basfords Hill TT 51(g) 1802 1915 Bath Row Goods Mid 108 1876 1967 Bathealton D&S 447 1871 1966 Batley Carr (Crackenedge) GN 161 1880 1965 Baynards LBSC 381 1865 1965 Beamish East NE 62 1893 1983 Beamish West NE 35(g) 1893 1983 Bedford Place AW 38(g) 1766 1924 The two short tunnels on the Alloa Waggonway are thought to be Scotland's oldest railway tunnels. Beaufort MT&A 66 1864 1958 Bellgrove (High St) Goods Nrth Brt 270 1904? 1982? Big (Brigham Forge) CK&P 92 1865 1972 Birchall Nth Stf 69 1849 1965 Birchenwood (Kidsgrove) Nth Stf 88 1875 1976 Birchenwood is a rare example of a tunnel built to accommodate three tracks. Birkenshaw GN 106 1856 1968 Blackhill No.1 NE 135 1953 1982 Blackhill No.2 NE 52 1867 1963 Blists Hill LNW 66 1861 1960 Blorenge Hill's ~45 1819 Blue Rock (Soudley) SW 109 1854 1967 Bolsover (Scarcliffe) LD&EC 2,624 1897 1951 Bolton (Lever Street) LNW 326 1874 1965 Bondgate [Bishop Auckland] NE 93 1856 1968 Boniface Down (Ventnor) IoW 1,313 1866 1966 Bootle Mid 481 1885 1968 Bootle Tunnel comprises two single bores. Botanic Gardens/Kirklee Cal 217 1896 1964 Boughton Brake BR 352(g) 1961 1993 Boulby Ironstone Mine Boul 509(g) 1904? 1933? Bourne Park SE&C 330 1889 1940 Bowling L&D 25 1896 1964 Bowshank Nth Brt 249 1849 1969 Bowshank Tunnel is due to be reopened as part of the Borders Railway project. Bradley Hill SW 299 1854 1967 Bradnop Nth Stf 36 1905 1989 Bradnop Tunnel became operational again with the reopening of the Leekbrook-Cauldon Low line in 2010. Brasenose Road [Liverpool] L&Y 67 1887 1965 Bredbury Low Level S&M 162 1875 1967 Bridgeman St (High St) [Bolton] LNW 259 1885 1967 Bridgeton Cross No.1 GC&D 74 1892 1987 Bridgeton Cross No.2 GC&D 210(g) 1892 1987 Bridgnorth SV 559 1862 1963 Brierley H&B 684 1885 1967 Brinnington Chesh 168 1880 1982 Britannia (Newline) L&Y 144 1881 1947 Bromshall/Loxley GN 321 1867 1951 Broomieknowe/Lasswade Esk 430 1867 1964 Brymbo (Moss Hill) S&C 437(g) 1847 1862 Bryn NA&H 398 1858 1964 Bryn Teify (Cross Inn) M&M 101 1866 1973 Buchanan Street Cal 430 1849 1966 Burbage C&HP 580 1832 1892 Burdale NE 1,744 1853 1958 Burham BBL&C 573(g) 1870s? 1930? Burnbank (Blantyre) GBH&C ~120 1877 1963 Burrell Street [Crieff] Cr&Co ~110 1893 1964 Butterhouse (Ryefield) LNW 329 1886 1966 Butternab L&Y 256 1868 1965 Byker NE 150 1879 1987