abandoned railway

Introduction During spring 2026, my son and I visited Clayton Tunnel in West Yorkshire twice. The first visit reached the first ventilation shaft, while the second explored almost the full accessible length of the tunnel, including the second shaft, the remains of the former cannabis farm and...

The railway line ran from just past Gillingham train station to Chatham dockyard it opened in 1877 and shut in 1984 there is a lot of history about this railway line and I will leave a link below about it as if not it would be a lot to type out about it History Website

Another of my very early explores, so photos are admittedly pretty poor, had two crap torches, so very difficult to light up unfortunately! My apologies :) Silverdale isn't an overly long tunnel, but with a single air shaft, and the track still down on one side, it's well worth a visit...

I'm sure some that will know of the 'hidden' ww2 communication bunkers dotted around the coastline, the remaining sections of railway, tunnels and various other structures from the 50/60's along with multiple smuggling and mining tunnels that are within the North Devon area. I'm looking for...

Here's a real abandoned railway station Zujar-Freila! Not restored, just left to it's own devices.....so it's the real deal. All the stations on this line were closed on 31st December 1984.......financial reasons basically. Same as happened in Britain 20 years earlier. What makes this station...

Evening all, Another Railway tunnel from me.... Keele Tunnel The 321 yard long Keele Tunnel in Staffordshire was located on the North Staffordshire Railway’s Stoke to Market Drayton Line, Built in 1859 from red brick following a completely straight course with some masonry coping on each...

First post in awhile.. Bromshall Tunnel. The 321yard Bromshall Tunnel although sometimes known as Bramshall Tunnel or Loxley Tunnel due to its close proximity to these respective villages, Opened in 1867 for the North Staffordshire & Uttoxeter Railway, The branch line ran from Stafford (Grand...

Kelmarsh Up & Dwn Tunnels 520yards. The Kelmarsh Tunnels are situated on the LNWR’s Northampton to Market Harborough line now the Brampton Valley Way multi user path, Originally a single line the “Down” line tunnels were constructed in 1856 - 1859 the single line was forced to penetrate the...

Ashby Tunnel, Leicestershire. July 2020. Ashby Tunnel, 308yards. Built around 1799 / 1802 Ashby Tunnel otherwise known as Old Parks Tunnel just outside the village of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire was situated on the line which left the Burton - Coalville line at Ashby Station and headed...

Well I’m back after a short break away from exploring mainly due to Lockdown, was persuaded by a good friend / explorer of mine to visit Boughton Brake Tunnel on the Bevercotes Branch near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire. History - British Rail opened a four-mile single-track branch to the new...

What is a "railway hospital"? No, it's not a place where the trains are being treated ;). The building was erected in 1904 and it was used as a hospital for the railway employees. Next here was a school, hostel, restaurant. But what is here today? Nowadays the building is abandoned and it's...

History (From wikipedia) March railway station serves the town of March in Cambridgeshire, England. The station is 14 miles (23 km) east of Peterborough on the Ely to Peterborough Line. The station, which was opened in 1847, was once a major railway junction with a confluence of lines radiating...

Hello, looking to buy a torch to do a little exploring. Can anyone recommend one nothing high end just something that is able to see 10 metres or so in front of me. Seen this one on ebay but looks a bit cheap what do you think ...

Some of you may have seen this, but I thought i'd share it as it's worth a quick watch :) BBC News - The wild abandoned railway in the centre of Paris