On this day in 1849, 175 years ago, the six segmental arches of Twizel Viaduct carried their first live load following completion by the York Newcastle & Berwick Railway.
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.
July 2008
Forgotten Relics records and celebrates the UK's disused railway structures, still standing as monuments to the period of ambition, courage and endeavour during which they were built.
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