Hopton Tunnel
Hopton Tunnel
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This 113-yard limestone tunnel is on the Cromford & High Peak Railway, between Middleton Top and the Hopton Incline. On 26th July 1880, three railway workers died when loose stone fell from the tunnel’s roof.
This 113-yard limestone tunnel is on the Cromford & High Peak Railway, between Middleton Top and the Hopton Incline. On 26th July 1880, three railway workers died when loose stone fell from the tunnel’s roof.