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 Ss (67)

Tunnel Name(s)	Company	Yards	Trks	Open	Closed	Portal		Link
Staple Hill
Staple Hill	B&Glos	515	2	1835	1969
Staple Hill Tunnel was widened to accommodate a two-track broad gauge railway in 1844.
Shields Covered Way No.1
Shields Covered Way No.1	CGU	149~	1	1874	1957
Shields Covered Way No.2
Shields Covered Way No.2	CGU	85~	1	1874	1957
Sandhills
Sandhills	CLC	49(g)	2	1882	1969
Stenalees (Goonbarrow)
Stenalees (Goonbarrow)	CM	341	1	1893	1965
St Fillans
St Fillans	Cal	62	1	1904	1951
St Vincent Crescent
St Vincent Crescent	Cal	77	2	1896	1964
Stobcross Depot
Stobcross Depot	Cal	190	2	1894	1980
Strowan (Trowan)
Strowan (Trowan)	Cr&Co	99	1	1893	1964
South Dock
South Dock	DD	402	1	1877	1982
Stock's Moor
Stock's Moor	DG	212(g)	1	1854	1941
Shafton
Shafton	DV	92(g)	2	1902	1966
St Leonard's (Arthur's Seat)
St Leonard's (Arthur's Seat)	E&D	572	1	1831	1968
Scotland Street
Scotland Street	EL&G	1008	2	1847	1868
Spitalfields Goods
Spitalfields Goods	Est Lon	69(g)	3	?s1880	1967?
Sherwood Rise
Sherwood Rise	GC	665	2	1898	1968
Silvertown (Connaught)
Silvertown (Connaught)	GE	600	2	1880	2006
Soothill (Woodkirk)
Soothill (Woodkirk)	GN	659	2	1890	1953
St Dunstans
St Dunstans	GN	43	2	1876	1972
Sorley
Sorley	GW	638	1	1893	1963
Sugar Loaf
Sugar Loaf	HB&WRJ	132	2	1885	1959
St Hilda's Loop
St Hilda's Loop	Har	96(g)	1	~1906	1989?
St Lawrence (High Hat)
St Lawrence (High Hat)	IoWC	619	1	1897	1952
St Aubin
St Aubin	JR&T	69(g)	2	~1898	1936
St Aubin Tunnel was reopened between 1942-45 as part of a German military railway.
St Michaels (Shoreham)
St Michaels (Shoreham)	K&ESL	31	1	1905	1954
St John's Road
St John's Road	L&Y	109	2	1887	1965
Singleton
Singleton	LBSC	741	1	1881	1953
Snow Hill East Curve
Snow Hill East Curve	LC&D	310~	2	1871	1927
Spinkhill
Spinkhill	LD&EC	492	2	1898	1967
Stoney Stanton
Stoney Stanton	LHQ	96(g)	1	<1903	~1958
Swainsley (Manifold)
Swainsley (Manifold)	LMVLR	164	1	1904	1934
Converted into road tunnel.
Stalybridge New (Cocker Hill)
Stalybridge New (Cocker Hill)	LNW	298	2	1886	1976
Standedge Down
Standedge Down	LNW	5342	1	1849	1966
Standedge Up
Standedge Up	LNW	5342	1	1871	1966
Slade (Ilfracombe) Up
Slade (Ilfracombe) Up	LSW	70	1	1891	1970
Slade (Ilfracombe) Down
Slade (Ilfracombe) Down	LSW	70	1	1874	1967
Stonehouse Bridge
Stonehouse Bridge	LSW	45(g)	1	1886	1970
Stonehouse Bridge Tunnel was originally 40 yards long but was extended at the north end as part of a road realignment.
Sutton Harbour (Jubilee Street)
Sutton Harbour (Jubilee Street)	LSW	74	1	1879	1950
Settrington
Settrington	M&DJ	57	2	1853	1958
Silkstone (Worsboro') No.1
Silkstone (Worsboro') No.1	MS&L	289	2	1880	1981
Silkstone (Worsboro') No.2
Silkstone (Worsboro') No.2	MS&L	74	2	1880	1981
Springwood
Springwood	MS&L	311	2	1892	1966
Sutton-in-Ashfield
Sutton-in-Ashfield	Mans	50(g)	2	1916	1966
Smithfield
Smithfield	MetWL	293(g)	2	1866	2009
As built, the tunnel was 242 yards long but extensions have since been added at both ends.
Savile Road (Dewsbury MR)
Savile Road (Dewsbury MR)	Mid	187	1	1906	1950
Shirland
Shirland	Mid	189	1	1866	1965
Spital Hill (Wicker)
Spital Hill (Wicker)	Mid	307(g)	2	1848	1948
Stanley Road
Stanley Road	Mid	44(g)	2	1885	1968
Stanley Road Tunnel comprises two single bores.
Scotswood
Scotswood	NE	269	2	1875	1986
Sherwood
Sherwood	Not Sub	442	2	1889	1951
Sneinton
Sneinton	Not Sub	183	2	1889	1951
St Margaret's
St Margaret's	Nth Brt	461	1	1877	1954
Silverdale
Silverdale	Nth Stf	684	2	1870	1999?
Stockton Brook
Stockton Brook	Nth Stf	66(g)	2	1867	1989
Stoney Low
Stoney Low	Nth Stf	39	2	1870	1991?
Shillamill
Shillamill	PD&SWJ	603	2	1890	1968
Stodhart
Stodhart	PFT	88	1	1796	1924
Symonds Yat
Symonds Yat	R&M	433	1	1873	1959
Summerhill (Gwersyllt)
Summerhill (Gwersyllt)	S&C	266(g)	1	1847	1908
Stella New
Stella New	S&GR	99(g)	1	<1920	~1968
Severn Bridge (Purton)
Severn Bridge (Purton)	SB	506	2	1879	1964
Part of the western approach to the old Severn Railway Bridge.
Stella Old
Stella Old	SCCW	148(g)	1	<1898	<1920
Shaugh (Leighbeer)
Shaugh (Leighbeer)	SD&T	308	1	1859	1966
Seaham North
Seaham North	SHD	16(g)	1	<1920	>1969
Seaham South
Seaham South	SHD	121(g)	1	<1920	>1969
Sandsend (Deepgrove)
Sandsend (Deepgrove)	WR&MU	1652	1	1883	1958
Shaw Cross
Shaw Cross	WYks	209	1	1864	1972