thackley tunnel

Thackley Old Tunnel - 1496yds Construction completed in May 1846 for the Leeds & Bradford Railway which in 1853 was absorbed into the Midland Railway, the first passenger train was in June 1846 although complaints soon came due to the amount of water ingress which occurred inside the tunnel...

I would like to share these photos I took at Thackley tunnel around 4 years ago. It’s an old explore, but the photos remain in a quiet corner, until now. For me this abandoned tunnel was different to the usual type as the air shafts each remain open, which provides some great photo...

Piss easy local explore! Decent mooch if you're sat at home bored. Been visiting this place since I was about 10 or 11, although the pics don't date back that long!... "tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Airedale Line from Leeds to Shipley then on to Bradford or Skipton. Built in 1844/5, the...