SO6114 : Mierystock Tunnel. Lydbrook, Forest of Dean

near to Brierley, Gloucestershire County, Great Britain

Mierystock Tunnel. Lydbrook, Forest of Dean
Mierystock Tunnel. Lydbrook, Forest of Dean
This is a view of the south portal; the north portal has been earthed over.
The 242 yds long Mierystock tunnel was on the Lydbrook branch of the Severn & Wye Railway and last saw a passenger train in 1929. Today the whole of the trackbed has been converted into a cycleway with a short detour to avoid the tunnel. This involves crossing the busy A4136 (between Coleford and Cinderford) so early in 2005 a group of local men obtained a JCB and attempted to reopen the tunnel; they were soon stopped by the council!
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Photographer
Ralph Rawlinson   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph (First for SO6114)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 2 April, 2002   (find more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 19 September, 2005
Category
Railway tunnel   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 614 145 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:49.6665N 2:33.6906W
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