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 Ts (39)

Tunnel Name(s)	Company	Yards	Trks	Open	Closed	Portal		Link
Talyllyn
Talyllyn	B&MTJ	674	1	1863	1964
Tamshill No.1
Tamshill No.1	L&D	78(g)	2	1896	1964
Tamshill No.2
Tamshill No.2	L&D	453(g)	2	1896	1964
Tamshill No.3
Tamshill No.3	L&D	137	2	1896	1964
Temple Gasworks
Temple Gasworks	Nth Brt	193(g)	1	1892	~1968
Tewkesbury (Mythe)
Tewkesbury (Mythe)	T&M	418	2	1864	1963
Thackley Old
Thackley Old	L&B	1496	1	1845	1968
Thackley Road
Thackley Road	GN	36(g)	2	1874	1968
The Steep (Top)
The Steep (Top)	CCC	51(g)	1	1841	1957
Thomas Lane
Thomas Lane	CLC	87(g)	2	1879	1975
Thorneywood
Thorneywood	Not Sub	408	2	1889	1951
Thorneywood Brickworks
Thorneywood Brickworks	Not Sub	118	1	1889	s1960
Thorneywood Brickworks Tunnel was on a privately-owned spur into Nottingham Patent Brickworks.
Throstles Nest No.3
Throstles Nest No.3	Mid/CLC	116	2	1880	1988
Throstle Nest No.3 Tunnel was originally ~221yds before being partly opened out.
Throstles Nest No.3A
Throstles Nest No.3A	Mid/CLC	92	2	1880	1988
Thrutch
Thrutch	L&Y	592	1	1880	1966
Thurgoland New
Thurgoland New	LNE/BR	339(g)	1	1948	1983
Thurgoland Old (Old Huthwaite)
Thurgoland Old (Old Huthwaite)	SA&M	315	2	1845	1983
Thurland Street
Thurland Street	GC	102(g)	2	1898	1968
Thurnby (Ingarsby)
Thurnby (Ingarsby)	GN/LNW	516	2	1882	1964
Tidenham (Dennel Hill)
Tidenham (Dennel Hill)	Wye	1188	1	1876	1986
Tidenham Tunnel was reopened as part of the Wye Valley Greenway in 2021.
Tintern
Tintern	Wye	182	1	1876	1964
Tintern Tunnel was proposed for reopening as part of Sustrans' Connect2 project.
Tipton Road
Tipton Road	Sth Stf	57(g)	1	?~1867	~1967
Tiviot Dale
Tiviot Dale	CLC	225	2	1865	1980
Toft
Toft	E&M	330	2	1893	1959
Toldish
Toldish	Tref	534(g)	1	1849	1874
Tongwynlais
Tongwynlais	Card	180	2	1909	1952
Tootle Height
Tootle Height	P&L	56~	1	1839	1944
Torpantau (Beacon)
Torpantau (Beacon)	B&MTJ	667	1	1863	1964
Torrington
Torrington	Mar	34(g)	1	1880	1925
Torwoodlee
Torwoodlee	Nth Brt	69	2	1849	1969
Torwoodlee Tunnel regained its operational status in June 2015 when the Borders Railway was commissioned.
Trafalgar Colliery
Trafalgar Colliery	Traf	130~	1	~1860	1925?
Trafalgar Street
Trafalgar Street	G&A	418(g)	2	1869	1991
Tregarth No.1
Tregarth No.1	LNW	27	1	1884	1963
Tregarth No.2
Tregarth No.2	LNW	297	1	1884	1963
Trelill (Delabole)
Trelill (Delabole)	Nth Crn	354	1	1895	1966
Trinity (East Trinity Road)
Trinity (East Trinity Road)	EL&N	146	2	1842	1986?
Turnchapel (Boringdon Rd)
Turnchapel (Boringdon Rd)	LSW	50(g)	1	1897	1961
Turner Lane (Lordsfield Ave)
Turner Lane (Lordsfield Ave)	OA&GB	53	2	1861	1967
Tyler Hill
Tyler Hill	C&W	828	1	1830	1953
Tyler Hill Tunnel suffered a collapse in 1974, causing damage to nearby buildings.
Tynygraig (Caradog Falls)
Tynygraig (Caradog Falls)	M&M	86	1	1867	1964
Tytherington
Tytherington	Mid	224	1	1872	2012
The line through Tytherington Tunnel was mothballed after the adjacent quarry closed in 2012. However it reopened in ~2019 for the delivery of materials for HS2.