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Ffestiniog Tunnel: Railway: 3,407: 3726: UK's longest single-track tunnel, in use on the Conwy Valley Line: 1879 Monmouthshire & Gloucestershire: Severn Tunnel: Railway: 7,012: 7668: Longest mainline tunnel in the UK until 2007 when tunnels on High Speed 1 opened: 1886 Monmouthshire: Gibraltar Tunnel: Road: 185: 202: Twin bore on A40 dual ...
Sandsend Tunnel; Sapperton Railway Tunnel; Severn Tunnel; Severn tunnel (1810) Shakespeare Tunnel; Shugborough Tunnel; Singleton and Cocking Tunnels; Snow Hill tunnel (Birmingham) Somerton Tunnel; Southampton Tunnel; Spinkhill Tunnel; Stepney Green cavern; Stoke Tunnel (Ipswich) Stoke Tunnel (Lincolnshire) Stowe Hill Tunnel; Sugar Loaf Tunnel
The North tunnel was constructed using the cut-and-cover technique, unlike the other two bores. [4] During 1848, construction of the Harecastle railway tunnels was completed. [2] The northern portal of the South Harecastle railway tunnel, 1966. According to Basil Jeuda, the tunnels were a key link in Britain's rail system. [2]
The world's first underground tube railway. A rail tunnel for 3 months only, then a foot tunnel. Currently carries pipes and fibre-optic lines. Northern Line (Bank branch) tunnels Railway tunnel: London Bridge tube station, Bank and Monument stations: 1900: Northern line (Bank branch) City & South London Railway tunnels Railway tunnel
Blea Moor Tunnel is a (1.494 mi, 2.404 km) railway tunnel located between Ribblehead Viaduct and Dent railway station in England. It is the longest tunnel on the Settle-Carlisle Line , being almost twice as long as the second longest tunnel, Rise Hill Tunnel .
The North Downs Tunnel, also known as the Blue Bell Hill Tunnel, is a railway tunnel that carries High Speed 1 through the North Downs, at Blue Bell Hill near Maidstone in Kent, south-east England. The tunnel is 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) long, [ 1 ] with an internal diameter of 12 metres (40 ft) and a cross-sectional area (CSA) of 150 square metres ...
Railway tunnels in England (6 C, 102 P) S. Railway tunnels in Scotland (2 P) Railway stations located underground in the United Kingdom (2 C, 46 P) W.
The Kilsby Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the West Coast Main Line in England, near the village of Kilsby in Northamptonshire, roughly 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Rugby. It is 2,423 yards (2,216 m) long. The Kilsby Tunnel was designed and engineered by Robert Stephenson for the London & Birmingham Railway (L&BR). It was constructed by ...