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 Ds (30)

Tunnel Name(s)	Company	Yards	Trks	Open	Closed	Portal		Link
Dale Quarry
Dale Quarry	DQ	478(g)	1	1877	1968
Dalston Lane (Kingsland)
Dalston Lane (Kingsland)	Nth Lnd	51~	1	1865	1966
Danygraig
Danygraig	R&SB	79	2	1899	1933
Deepdale No.1 (Miley)
Deepdale No.1 (Miley)	FP&WR	160	2	1850	NOC
Deepdale No.2
Deepdale No.2	FP&WR	272	2	1850	NOC0
Deepdale No.3
Deepdale No.3	FP&WR	383	2	1850	NOC0
Deptford (Lambton Coal Drops)
Deptford (Lambton Coal Drops)	NE	209	2	1865	1967
As originally built, Deptford Tunnel was around 237 yards long but was opened out at its east end to accommodate the Lambton-Hetton link tunnel sometime after 1911.
Devizes
Devizes	B&HE	190	2	1862	1966
Devizes Tunnel is now home to local rifle club, The Ranges.
Devonport Park (Albert Road)
Devonport Park (Albert Road)	PD&SWJ	531	2	1890	1964
Devonport Station
Devonport Station	LSW	101	1	1886	1970
Devonshire (Bloomfield)
Devonshire (Bloomfield)	S&D	447	1	1874	1966
Devonshire Tunnel reopened as part of a foot/cycle path in 2013.
Devonshire Street Goods
Devonshire Street Goods	GE	52	1	~1874	<1966
Dewsbury
Dewsbury	GN	213	2	1880	1965
Dial Wood
Dial Wood	NHC	84(g)	1	~1792	1893
Dingle
Dingle	LO	809*	2	1896	1956
*Officially Dingle Tunnel comprises three sections - one of 605yds (25'6"x19'), another of 163yds (52'x24'6") in which Dingle Station was sited, and a final section of 41yds (25'6"x19') containing two sidings. However measurement of the tunnel using map scaling techniques suggest it is ~874yds long.
Ditton
Ditton	S&M	97	2	1879	1964
Doe Park No.1
Doe Park No.1	GN	140	2	1884	1963
Doe Park No.2
Doe Park No.2	GN	33	2	1884	1963
Doe Park No.3
Doe Park No.3	GN	112	2	1884	1963
Downton
Downton	S&DJ	107	1	1866	1964
Drewton
Drewton	HB&WRJ	2114	2	1885	1959
Drybrook
Drybrook	GW	97	1	1907	1953
Drysdale Street
Drysdale Street	AW	28(g)	1	1768	1924
The two short tunnels on the Alloa Waggonway are thought to be Scotland's oldest railway tunnels.
Duckmanton
Duckmanton	LD&EC	501	2	1897	1957
Dudley
Dudley	OW&W	948	2	1852	1993
Dudley Hill High Level
Dudley Hill High Level	LB&HJ	50	2	1856	1968
Dudley Hill Low Level
Dudley Hill Low Level	GN	71~	2	1893	1933
Dunkhill
Dunkhill	GN	52~	2	1873	1964
Dunton Bassett
Dunton Bassett	GC	92	2	1899	1966
Durham Road
Durham Road	Het	103(g)	1	<1919	~1972