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Today's anniversary...

On this day in 1966, 60 years ago, the last train escaped the darkness of Combe Down and Devonshire tunnels on the iconic Somerset & Dorset Railway.

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Tunnels in infrared

Tunnels in infrared

The north portal of Oxendon Tunnel's Up bore which is used by the Brampton Valley Way.

Looking skywards up the central shaft.

Located close to Braybrooke Road, the shaft and its protection wall.

And the south end...

An unusual view of Kelmarsh Tunnel's north portal, showing its keystone and oversail.

The complex brickwork at the base of its shaft.

Long disused, the southern end of Kelmarsh's Down bore.

The view south into the tranquil approach cutting.

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The north portal of Oxendon Tunnel's Up bore which is used by the Brampton Valley Way.

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June 2015

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Forgotten Relics records and celebrates the UK's disused railway structures, still standing as monuments to the period of ambition, courage and endeavour during which they were built.

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