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They're dark, often cold and generally pretty grotty. They were cut without laser guidance or vast boring machines. Many have been lost to development or the health and safety police. But our remaining collection of disused tunnels stand as extraordinary monuments to those who created them against all odds. Visit our collection of forgotten tunnels and cuttings by clicking on their names below. |
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Opened
1897
Company
Lancashire, Derbshire & E Coast
Closed
1951
Location
6½m E of Chesterfield
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Opened
1897
Company
Lancashire, Derbshire & E Coast
Closed
1951
Location
6½m E of Chesterfield
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Opened
1850
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1953
Location
Swinton
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Opened
1850
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1953
Location
Swinton
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Opened
1874
Company
Somerset & Dorset
Closed
1966
Location
S of Bath city centre
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Opened
1883
Company
Great Western
Closed
1961
Location
3m E of Trawsfynydd
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Opened
1874
Company
Somerset & Dorset
Closed
1966
Location
S of Bath city centre
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Opened
1832
Company
Leicester & Swannington
Closed
1956
Location
2½m W of Leicester
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Opened
1885
Company
Hull & Barnsley
Closed
1964
Location
8m NW of Hull
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Opened
1898
Company
Midland & South Western Jnc
Closed
1964
Location
1½m S of Marlborough
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Opened
1831
Company
Cromford & High Peak
Closed
1967
Location
3m S of Matlock
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Opened
1874
Company
Severn & Wye Railway & Canal
Closed
1956
Location
6m S of Ross-on-Wye
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Opened
1849/70
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1968/66
Location
7m SW of Huddersfield
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Opened
1874
Company
Somerset & Dorset
Closed
1966
Location
S of Bath city centre
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Opened
1899
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1963
Location
11m W of Belper
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Opened
1855
Company
Hereford Ross & Gloucester
Closed
1964
Location
5m N of Ross-on-Wye
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Opened
1885
Company
Hull & Barnsley
Closed
1959
Location
9m NW of Doncaster
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Opened
1880
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1965
Location
½m N of Dewsbury
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Opened
1885
Company
Hull & Barnsley
Closed
1967
Location
1½m SW of Hemsworth
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Opened
1867
Company
Stafford & Uttoxeter
Closed
1951
Location
3m SW of Uttoxeter
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Opened
1825
Company
Stockton & Darlington
Closed
1856
Location
2m S of Bishop Auckland
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Opened
1847
Company
Shrewsbury & Chester
Closed
1862/1908
Location
3m NW of Wrexham
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Opened
1853
Company
Malton & Driffield Jnc
Closed
1958
Location
7m SE of Malton
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Opened
1885
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1966
Location
5m NE of Stalybridge
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Opened
1876
Company
Narberth Road & Maenclochog
Closed
1949
Location
10½m SE of Fishguard
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Opened
1898
Company
Great Central
Closed
1966
Location
3½m SW of Daventry
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Opened
1864
Company
Great Western
Closed
1964
Location
1m N of Abercynon
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Opened
1847
Company
Lancashire & Yorkshire
Closed
2009
Location
Oldham
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Opened
1901
Company
Cheadle
Closed
1933
Location
8m SE of Stoke
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Opened
1891
Company
Midland & South Western Jnc
Closed
1961
Location
9m SE of Cheltenham
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Opened
1893
Company
Manchester, Sheffield & Lincs
Closed
1964
Location
Chesterfield town centre
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Opened
1878
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1963
Location
4m W of Bradford
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Opened
1874
Company
Somerset & Dorset
Closed
1966
Location
S of Bath city centre
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Opened
1842
Company
Saundersfoot
Closed
1939
Location
3m N of Tenby
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Opened
1905
Company
Midland
Closed
1968
Location
3m SW of Wakefield
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Opened
1850
Company
Fleetwood, Preston & W Riding Jnc
Closed
NOC
Location
½m N of Preston
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Opened
1896
Company
Liverpool Overhead
Closed
1956
Location
S of Liverpool city centre
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Opened
1885
Company
Hull & Barnsley
Closed
1959
Location
8m NW of Hull
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Opened
1874
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1965
Location
½m SE of Dewsbury
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Opened
1890
Company
Scarboro', Bridl'ton & W Riding Jnc
Closed
1965
Location
4m NE of Market Weighton
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Opened
1864
Company
North British
Closed
1962
Location
1m E of Peebles
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Opened
1835
Company
Newcastle & Carlisle
Closed
1962
Location
1m SE of Corbridge
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Opened
1890
Company
Rhondda & Swansea Bay
Closed
1960
Location
3½m N of Maesteg
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Opened
1862
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1958
Location
1½m E of Brynmawr
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Opened
1900
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1966
Location
4½m SW of Leeds
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Opened
1900
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1966
Location
4m NW of Dewsbury
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Opened
1893
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1964
Location
3m E of Bradford
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Opened
1876
Company
London, Brighton & South Coast
Closed
1985
Location
Royal Tunbridge Wells
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Opened
1874
Company
Severn & Wye Railway & Canal
Closed
1956
Location
4½m SW of Port Talbot
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Opened
1862
Company
Midland
Closed
1968
Location
2½m SE of Bakewell
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Opened
1848
Company
North Staffordshire
Closed
1966
Location
3½m NW of Stoke
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Opened
1848
Company
York & North Midlands
Closed
1962
Location
Harrogate
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Opened
1867
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1970
Location
North London
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Opened
1875
Company
Louth & Llincoln
Closed
1958
Location
7½m W of Louth
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Opened
1834
Company
Saundersfoot
Closed
1939
Location
3½m N of Tenby
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Opened
1831
Company
Cromford & High Peak
Closed
1967
Location
4m SW of Matlock
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Opened
1892
Company
Cranbrook & Paddock Wood
Closed
1961
Location
3½m SE of Paddock Wood
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Opened
1884
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1961
Location
Keighley
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Opened
1859
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1984
Location
12½m N of Northampton
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Opened
1883
Company
North Eastern
Closed
1958
Location
4½m NW of Whitby
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Opened
1884
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1956
Location
2m S of Keighley
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Opened
Company
Closed
Location
2½m N of Wakefield
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Opened
1897
Company
Caledonian
Closed
1964
Location
Glasgow
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Opened
1856
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1964
Location
2¾m E of Oldham
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Opened
1898
Company
Great Central
Closed
1968
Location
Nottingham
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Opened
1875
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1960
Location
3m NE of Nottingham
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Opened
1853
Company
Vale of Neath
Closed
1962
Location
SW of Merthyr Tydfil
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Opened
1874
Company
Severn & Wye Railway & Canal
Closed
1956
Location
6m S of Ross-on-Wye
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Opened
1851
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1966
Location
7m SE of Oakham
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Opened
1879
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1958
Location
1m N of Merthyr Tydfil
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Opened
1872
Company
Severn & Wye Railway & Canal
Closed
1951
Location
4m SW of Cinderford, Gloucs
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Opened
1864
Company
Caledonian
Closed
1954
Location
1m W of Peebles
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Opened
1851/1880
Company
East Lancashire
Closed
1966
Location
2m E of Rawtenstall
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Opened
1857
Company
Midland
Closed
1964
Location
6m SE of Bedford
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Opened
1859
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1984
Location
14m N of Northampton
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Opened
1864
Company
Carmarthen & Cardigan
Closed
1973
Location
8m N of Carmarthen
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Opened
1851
Company
Vale of Neath
Closed
1967
Location
6m NW of Aberdare, Rhondda
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Opened
1903
Company
Meon Valley
Closed
1955
Location
5m W of Petersfield
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Opened
1848
Company
Yorkshire & North Midland
Closed
1964
Location
2½m SW of Harrogate
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Opened
1878
Company
Great Northern
Closed
1956
Location
4½m W of Bradford
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Opened
1885
Company
York & North Midland
Closed
1965
Location
8m SE of Whitby
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Opened
1890
Company
Rhondda & Swansea Bay
Closed
1968
Location
1½m W of Treherbert
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Opened
1883
Company
North Eastern
Closed
1958
Location
3½m NW of Whitby
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Opened
1879
Company
Severn Bridge
Closed
1964
Location
1m E of Lydney, Gloucs
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Opened
1880
Company
Great Central
Closed
1981
Location
2½m E of Penistone
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Opened
1880
Company
Great Eastern
Closed
2006
Location
East London
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Opened
1890
Company
Plymouth Devonport & SW Junct
Closed
1968
Location
2m S of Tavistock
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Opened
1898
Company
Lancashire, Derbyshire & E Coast
Closed
1967
Location
8m SE of Sheffield
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Opened
1897
Company
Isle of Wight Central
Closed
1952
Location
2½m W of Ventor
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Opened
1885
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1976
Location
2m E of Ashton-under-Lyne
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Opened
1885
Company
Hull & Barnsley
Closed
1959
Location
3m E of North Cave
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Opened
1822-1911
Company
North Eastern/Hetton Colliery
Closed
1959/67
Location
Sunderland
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Opened
1948
Company
British Rail
Closed
1981
Location
3½m SE of Penistone
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Opened
1865
Company
Cheshire Lines Committee
Closed
1982
Location
½m of Stockport
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Opened
1863
Company
Brecon & Merthyr Jnc
Closed
1964
Location
6½m N of Merthyr Tydfil
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Opened
1878
Company
Lancashire & Yorkshire
Closed
1958
Location
2m SW of Sowerby Bridge
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Opened
1857
Company
Coleford, Mnmth, Usk & Pontypool
Closed
1955
Location
5½m E of Pontypool
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Opened
1830
Company
London & North Western
Closed
1972
Location
Liverpool
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Opened
1879
Company
Swinton & Knottingley
Closed
1965
Location
5m N of Rotherham
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Opened
1889
Company
Barry Dock
Closed
1963
Location
4m W of Cardiff
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Opened
1890
Company
Great Northern/Lancs & Yorks Jt
Closed
1960
Location
2m NW of Halifax
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Opened
1862
Company
North British
Closed
1969
Location
8m S of Hawick
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Opened
1876
Company
Louth & Lincoln
Closed
1956
Location
4½m SW of Louth
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Opened
1954
Company
British Rail
Closed
1981
Location
7m W of Penistone
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| One-shot gallery |
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Entrances to some notable, shorter tunnels.
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Single shots of portals beyond which the darkness extends more than 500 yards.
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The other end is buried but this portal survives.
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Wave goodbye to daylight and discover what lurks within.
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A handful of cuttings and embankments which we've stumbled across during our travels.
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