Disused tunnels database

Disused tunnels database

Research to expand our database of disused tunnels continues to pay dividends. Many thanks to those of you who have sent in contributions. If you can help with any details, omissions or corrections, please click the ‘contact us’ link in the sidebar to get in touch.

By clicking on the relevant column header, the database can be sorted by name, yardage, company or opening/closure dates. Hover over the abbreviated company name to see the full version. New tunnels are highlighted by a red tip; modified entries are in orange. More information or pictures – where available – is provided via the Link button.

Tunnels which were opened out either during or after the railway’s period of operation are excluded. Only those that still exist – even if now buried – are listed.

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• (g) length determined using historical maps and Google Earth’s measuring tool
• ~ scaled length/approximate year
• ? evidence uncertain
• < earlier than/less than
• > later than/more than

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Click here to search the database by map. Each tunnel is marked at the midpoint of a straight line drawn between its portals (which can prove deceptive if the tunnel is curved). No buried tunnels are shown.

Most of the tunnels on the database can be viewed in GoogleEarth by opening a .kml file developed by Antony Badsey-Ellis. Download the ZIP to your hard disk by clicking here, then extract the .kml and open it using GoogleEarth.

Current total: 628

The Cs (70)

Tunnel Name(s)	Company	Yards	Trks	Open	Closed	Portal		Link
Cymmer (Caerau/Maesteg)
Cymmer (Caerau/Maesteg)	L&O	1595	1	1878	1970
Cwmcerwyn (Bryn)
Cwmcerwyn (Bryn)	PTR&D	1012	1	1897	1964
Cwm-y-glo (Padarn)
Cwm-y-glo (Padarn)	Ca&Ls	106	1	1869	1964
Culver
Culver	Exe	248	1	1903	1958
Crown Street Old
Crown Street Old	L&M	291	1	1830	1972
Crow Road
Crow Road	L&D	355	2	1896	1964
Crossgates
Crossgates	BT	41(g)	1	1855	~1913
Croppers Hill
Croppers Hill	SHCR	161(g)	1	1859	1988
Cromer
Cromer	N&S	61	2	1906	1953
Crigglestone
Crigglestone	Mid	250	2	1906	1968
Crich
Crich	CCC	63(g)	1	1841	1957
Cressbrook
Cressbrook	Mid	471	2	1863	1968
Crescent Wood
Crescent Wood	CP&SLJ	400	2	1865	1954
Crawleyside (Hog Hill)
Crawleyside (Hog Hill)	S&T	121	1	1834	1949
Craigellachie (Taminurie)
Craigellachie (Taminurie)	Str	68	1	1863	1971
Cowhorn Hill
Cowhorn Hill	A&G	72	1	1831	1865
Cornubia Works
Cornubia Works	Corn	114(g)	1	~1890	<1959
The Cornubia Works tunnel was opened out at its north end around 1900, reducing its length to 80 yards.
Coppet Hall South
Coppet Hall South	Saund	73~	1	1842	1939
Coppet Hall North
Coppet Hall North	Saund	111~	1	1842	1939
Coppet Hall Middle
Coppet Hall Middle	Saund	18~	1	1842	1939
Copenhagen East
Copenhagen East	GN	594	2	1852?	1978
Combe Hay
Combe Hay	GW	66	1	1910	1951
Combe Down
Combe Down	S&D	1829	1	1874	1966
Combe Down Tunnel reopened as part of a foot/cycle path in 2013.
Colwyn Bay Goods
Colwyn Bay Goods	LNW	69(g)	1	>1900	1981
Colwall Old
Colwall Old	GW	1567	1	1860	1926
Colinton
Colinton	Cal	150	1	1874	1967
Coles Rock
Coles Rock	S&W	22	1	1874	1956
Coed Helen
Coed Helen	Nant	22~	1	1828	1867
Cocking
Cocking	LBSC	738	1	1881	1953
Coburg Street (North Leith)
Coburg Street (North Leith)	Cal	139	2	1903	1968
Cobridge No.2
Cobridge No.2	Nth Stf	45(g)	2	1873	1966
Cobridge No.1
Cobridge No.1	Nth Stf	310	2	1873	1966
Clydach Old
Clydach Old	MT&A	302	1	1862	1958
Clydach New
Clydach New	LNW	330	1	1877	1958
Clowne
Clowne	LD&EC	44(g)	2	1896	1967
Clifton Rocks
Clifton Rocks	CRk	137(g)	4	1893	1934
Clifton Hall
Clifton Hall	LNW	1298	2	1850	1953
Clifton Hall Tunnel suffered a catastophic collapse in 1953, killing five people.
Clayton
Clayton	GN	1057	2	1878	1963
Clammerclough Down
Clammerclough Down	L&Y	295	1	1880	2015
Cinder Hill
Cinder Hill	LBSC	61	2	1882	1958
Church Street
Church Street	Mid	43(g)	1	>1880	1964
Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton	B&CD	715	1	1887	1962
Chilcompton Up
Chilcompton Up	S&D	64	1	1892	1966
Chilcompton Tunnel is used by the Midsomer Norton Target Shooting Club.
Chilcompton Down
Chilcompton Down	S&D	64	1	1874	1966
Chickenley Heath (Ossett)
Chickenley Heath (Ossett)	WYks	47	1	1864	1956
Chesterfield
Chesterfield	MS&L	474	2	1893	1964
Chesil (Winchester/St Giles)
Chesil (Winchester/St Giles)	GW	441	2	1891	1966
Chee Tor No.2
Chee Tor No.2	Mid	94	2	1863	1968
Chee Tor No.1
Chee Tor No.1	Mid	401	2	1863	1968
Chedworth
Chedworth	M&SWJ	498	2	1891	1961
Cheadle (Draycott Cross)
Cheadle (Draycott Cross)	Nth Stf	978	1	1901	1933
Cheadle Tunnel suffered a major collapse in 1933 and a deviation was then built.
Charlestown
Charlestown	M&L	250	2
Chapel Street
Chapel Street	Ball	49(g)	1	1828	1964
Central
Central	L&Y	449	2	1847	2014
Having first closed in 2009, Central Tunnel reopened temporarily in 2012 as part of the Rochdale extension of Manchester Metrolink but closed again in January 2014.
Cefn Glas (Quakers Yard)
Cefn Glas (Quakers Yard)	GW	703	1	1864	1964
Cattedown (Cattewater)
Cattedown (Cattewater)	P&D	48	1	1880	2009?
Catesby
Catesby	GC	2997	2	1898	1966
Castlebank Street
Castlebank Street	L&D	38(g)	2	1896	1978
Castle Hill
Castle Hill	Dv&Sm	319	1	1873	1966
Castle (Maenclochog)
Castle (Maenclochog)	NR&M	100	1	1876	1949
Cartsburn Down
Cartsburn Down	Cal	381(g)	1	~1901	1967
Carsons Road
Carsons Road	A&G	34(g)	1	1831	1865
Cape Horn
Cape Horn	GW	52(g)	1	s1870	1906
Canal
Canal	L&Y	51	2	1887	1965
Canada Dock (Sandhills)
Canada Dock (Sandhills)	LNW	427	2	1866	1982
Calke Park
Calke Park	TT	138	1	1802	1915
Caldon (Cottonplain)
Caldon (Cottonplain)	Nth Stf	480(g)	1	1847	1920
Calderbank Colliery
Calderbank Colliery	CalCol	224(g)	1	1865	1936?
Caernarfon
Caernarfon	LNW	164	2	1852	1964?
Caenarfon Tunnel now forms part of the town's road network.
Cadeby
Cadeby	SYJ	163	1	1894	1975