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The Ys (1)
| Yelverton Tunnel |
On this day in 1842, 182 years ago, horses hauled 4,916 water barrels and 464 spoil skips up nine working shafts at Saltwood Tunnel, a total lift of 555,192 feet (105 miles) for a cost of about £37.
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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