Search

Home
News
Bridges & Viaducts
Tunnels & Cuttings
Stations & Junctions
Routes & Sections
Bits & Pieces
Features
Media
- Railway relic films
Content
- Alphabetical list
- Map of featured structures
Extras

Today's anniversary...

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.

Featured videos...

Join us socially...

Tunnels in infrared

Tunnels in infrared

The north portal of Oxendon Tunnel's Up bore which is used by the Brampton Valley Way.

Looking skywards up the central shaft.

Located close to Braybrooke Road, the shaft and its protection wall.

And the south end...

An unusual view of Kelmarsh Tunnel's north portal, showing its keystone and oversail.

The complex brickwork at the base of its shaft.

Long disused, the southern end of Kelmarsh's Down bore.

The view south into the tranquil approach cutting.

1/8

< >

The north portal of Oxendon Tunnel's Up bore which is used by the Brampton Valley Way.

< >

June 2015

About Us

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 26 June 2024

Content © 2024 Four by Three | Wordpress Theme © 2024 James Perry