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SE0008 : Standedge Railway Tunnel

Standedge Railway Tunnel

In 1894 the London and North Western Railway opened the Standedge railway tunnel, with a double track and a length of 3 miles, 60 yards (4806 m)
the tunnel is the third longest in Britain after the Severn Tunnel and the Sheffield to Manchester route's Totley Tunnel.
This is the western entrance of the tunnel that takes you
under the pennines to SE0311 : Tunnel End, Marsden

SE0007 : Railway and Canal in Diggle
SD9905 : Huddersfield to Manchester Railway
SD9904 : Road and Rail
SD9906 : Uppermill Viaduct
SD9905 : Railway Pedestrian Crossing

year taken

2006

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Grid Square: SE0008, 16 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Paul Anderson (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Sunday, 1 October, 2006 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 1 October, 2006
Category: Tunnel (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SE 007 080 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:34.1165N 1:59.4541W
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)