Portals of longer tunnels
Portals of longer tunnels
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Discarded for a younger model next door, Colwall Old Tunnel is one of the country's longest disused bores at 1,567 yards.
On this day 117 years ago, a new swing bridge entered service over the River Hull at Wilmington to carry the York & North Midland's Victoria dock branch.
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.
Last updated 04 December 2023
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