Tunnel terminology
Tunnel terminology
| 1 | Shaft eye | 6 | Refuge |
| 2 | Crown | 7 | Catchpit |
| 3 | Haunch | 8 | Formation |
| 4 | Springing | 9 | Drain |
| 5 | Sidewall | 10 | Invert |
On this day 83 years ago, a bomb breached an embankment on the Nottingham Suburban Railway at Sneinton, bringing an end to through services.
| 1 | Shaft eye | 6 | Refuge |
| 2 | Crown | 7 | Catchpit |
| 3 | Haunch | 8 | Formation |
| 4 | Springing | 9 | Drain |
| 5 | Sidewall | 10 | Invert |
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.
Last updated 04 December 2023
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