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Dudley Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Dudley Canal Line No 1, England. At about 3,172 yards (2,900.5 m) long, it is now the second longest canal tunnel on the UK canal network today. (Standedge Tunnel is the longest, at 5,456 yards (4,989.0 m), and the 3,931 yards (3,594.5 m) Higham and Strood tunnel is now rail only).
The table below lists many of the tunnels under the River Thames in and near London, which, thanks largely to its underlying bed of clay, is one of the most tunnelled cities in the world. The tunnels are used for road vehicles, pedestrians, Underground and railway lines and utilities.
These tunnels were later used by the East London branch of the Metropolitan Railway from Shoreditch to New Cross. [2] It was refurbished in 2011 and became part of the London Overground network. [5] Several railway stations have cavernous vaults and tunnels running beneath them, often disused, or reopened with a new purpose.
The Bromford tunnel is a high-speed railway tunnel under construction in North Warwickshire and Birmingham, England, and will serve to bring the High Speed 2 rail line into Birmingham upon completion. The 5.6 km (3.5 miles) twin-bore tunnels will be situated between Water Orton and Washwood Heath.
Railway tunnels in England (6 C, 102 P) Road tunnels in England (20 P) B. Tunnels in Bedfordshire (3 P) Tunnels in Bristol (1 P) Tunnels in Buckinghamshire (2 P) C.
Claimed to be the first canal tunnel with a towpath throughout. Berwick Tunnel, northern portal: Blisworth Tunnel: Grand Union Canal: 3,056 yards (2,794 m) [2] Northamptonshire: Blisworth Tunnel, southern portal: Branwood Tunnel: Stratford-upon-Avon Canal: 352 yards (322 m) [3] Brandwood Tunnel, eastern portal: Braunston Tunnel: Grand Union Canal
A section of the hidden tunnel network at the 800-year-old home. Archaeologists also uncovered a water well with a depth of about 40 feet. A photo shows the view into the well.
The Shugborough Tunnel is a 777-yard (710 m) railway tunnel on the Trent Valley line running under part of the Shugborough Estate in Colwich, Staffordshire, England. It was constructed in 1846 by the Trent Valley Railway (later the London and North Western Railway ) and is located between Stafford station and Colwich Junction .