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 Hs (45)

Tunnel Name(s)	Company	Yards	Trks	Open	Closed	Portal		Link
Haddon
Haddon	Mid	1058	2	1862	1968
Haden Hill
Haden Hill	GW	151	1	1878	1969
Haie Hill (Bullo)
Haie Hill (Bullo)	SW	1064	1	1854	1967
Hamer's Hill (Denholme)
Hamer's Hill (Denholme)	GN	153	2	1882	1963
Hampstead Jnc North
Hampstead Jnc North	Mid	76(g)	1	1899	1982?
Hanley Deep Pit
Hanley Deep Pit	SISCC	37(g)	2		1962
Harecastle Middle
Harecastle Middle	Nth Stf	180	2	1848	1966
Harecastle South
Harecastle South	Nth Stf	1766	2	1848	1966
Harrogate (Brunswick)
Harrogate (Brunswick)	Y&NM	415~	2	1848	1862
Harrogate Gasworks
Harrogate Gasworks	HG	656(g)	1	1908	1956
Hartshill (Newcastle East)
Hartshill (Newcastle East)	Nth Stf	145	1	1852	1966
Hartshill Quarry
Hartshill Quarry	JHGCo	46(g)	2	~1908	1954
Haslingden (North Hag)
Haslingden (North Hag)	ELncs	146	2	1848	1966
Hatch
Hatch	B&E	152	2	1866	1964
Hawthorns (Puddlebrook/Euroclydon)
Hawthorns (Puddlebrook/Euroclydon)	GW	638	1
Although construction work was completed on Hawthorns Tunnel in the 1870s, the line through it never officially opened. Its rails were lifted in 1917.
Haydock Colliery
Haydock Colliery	LSH&SL	100	2	1895	1965
Hayfield
Hayfield	MS&L	198	2	1868	1970
Haymarket
Haymarket	C&B	139	4	1847	1993
Haymarket Tunnel was widened before 1876 to accommodate four tracks, resulting in it comprising three compartments, the westernmost measuring around 179 yards.
Hayne (Heane Wood)
Hayne (Heane Wood)	SE	94	2	1874	1951
Hazlehead
Hazlehead	HIC	464(g)	1	s1860	1960
Headstone (Monsal Head)
Headstone (Monsal Head)	Mid	533	2	1863	1968
Healey House
Healey House	L&Y	30	1	1868	1965
Heathfield
Heathfield	LBSC	265	2	1880	1968
Heaton Lodge (South)
Heaton Lodge (South)	LNW	80(g)	1	1899	1965
Heckmondwike North (Bridge St)
Heckmondwike North (Bridge St)	LNW	40	2	1900	1990
Heckmondwike South (High St)
Heckmondwike South (High St)	LNW	51~	2	1900	1990
Hetton
Hetton	Dr&Sn	80	1	1836	1963
Hetton Staiths
Hetton Staiths	Het	77(g)	1	1822	1959
High Street (South Willingham)
High Street (South Willingham)	L&L	557	1	1875	1958
Highgate East (Twin Singles)
Highgate East (Twin Singles)	GN	139	1	1867	1970
Highgate West (Twin Singles)
Highgate West (Twin Singles)	GN	332	1	1867	1970
Revenue earning traffic through the Highgate tunnels ended in 1964 but they were used for the movement of empty tube stock until 5th October 1970.
Hill
Hill	Saund	490(g)	1	1834	1939
Hillhead (Edlingham)
Hillhead (Edlingham)	NE	351	1	1887	1953
Hillhead
Hillhead	GCent	46	2	1896	1964
Holyhead Road
Holyhead Road	Sth Stf	57(g)	2	1863	1968
Hook Norton (Swerford Park)
Hook Norton (Swerford Park)	B&CD	418	1	1887	1958
Hooley Hill
Hooley Hill	LNW	176	2	1882	1968
Hopton (Middleton Top)
Hopton (Middleton Top)	C&HP	113	1	1830	1967
Horbury Chord
Horbury Chord	L&Y	50	2	1902	1991
Horsmonden
Horsmonden	C&PW	86	1	1892	1961
Horspath
Horspath	GW	520	1	1864?	1967
Hose (Clawson/Scalford)
Hose (Clawson/Scalford)	GN/LNW	834	2	1879	1964
Hotel Curve
Hotel Curve	GN	350	1	1863	1977
Hunting Butts
Hunting Butts	GW	97	2	1906	1976
Hunting Butts Tunnel became an operational part of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway in 2010.
Huskisson Canal
Huskisson Canal	CLC	99(g)	2	1880	1975
Hylton Road
Hylton Road	Het	265(g)	1	>1897	~1973