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Report - Deepdale & Miley tunnels, Preston, August 2018

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stranton

subterranean explorer
Regular User
The branch from Preston to Longridge opened in 1840 & is 6 1/2 miles long,
there's 3 tunnels from west to east Deepdale 160yds, Miley no. 1 272yds & no. 2 383yds
there's a 100yd cutting with retaining walls between the 2 tunnels held by concrete or wood braces because of subsidence.
The air shaft between no. 1 & no. 2 has been capped with concrete forming a continuous tunnel of 655yds.
There's refuges on both sides of the tunnel,
the branch closed in 1980 & a single track remains in situ on the left side of the tunnel.

west
cutting, retaining walls

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this stagnant water requires waders rather than wellingtons

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Deepdale tunnel

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cutting, retaining walls between tunnels
with loads of rats

Miley tunnel

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capped air shaft

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refuge

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west

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visited with @Choo Choo m8ty
thankyou for doing this with me :thumb
 

coolboyslim

Mr Reality Hacker
28DL Full Member
No worries m8ty. Deffo a fun one this. But good God it stank and them damn rats. Nice report m8ty
 

stranton

subterranean explorer
Regular User
leptospirosis, (weils disease) risk with all tunnels & draining.
 
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