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Report - Lincolnshire Wolds railway tunnels, Sept. 2011

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mike ology

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in 1874 the great northern railway started work on the louth to bardney railway line,cutting through the rolling landscape of the lincolnshire wolds 2 tunnels were built to complete the full 21 mile line.benniworth tunnel (also known as high st tunnel)was completed in 1875 and is 557 yards in length,withcall tunnel was completed in 1876 and is 971 yards in length(this tunnel is located only a stones throw from a certain local r.a.f site with some nice radars that have been reported on here many times).passenger services finished in november 1951 and a final closure of the line came on the 17th of september 1956.both tunnels are in very good condition and these days withcall tunnel is an sss1 status hibernaculum housing up to 5 different species of bats..i apologise for the poor quality of photos,i ended up here by chance without my tripod or lights so had to make do with flash photography..on to the photos
benniworth tunnel..
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withcall tunnel
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my first report so go easy,,thanks for looking
 
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Ojay

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Re: lincolnshire railway tunnels

Always good to see these old rail tunnels, thanks for sharing :thumb
 

Silentskies

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Re: lincolnshire railway tunnels

Nice one, been meaning to hunt these out for a while but don't often get out that way. The Wolds are full of things! lol
 

mike ology

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Re: lincolnshire railway tunnels

Good pictures. Flash photographs seem to work pretty well. What is the mist in one of your pictures ?

thank you people,,nkyboy the mist is cold breath,its pretty nippy down there...
 

d86

ian beal's twin brother..
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Re: lincolnshire wolds railway tunnels sept 2011

mike nothing wrong with those pics...:)

tunnel mist.....gives a nice earry feel...love it..

good stuff

t...:)

edit : ps this is actually a very good thread...ticks all the box's for me..
( good history,clear pics.and tunnels).:thumb
 

mike ology

28DL Full Member
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Re: lincolnshire wolds railway tunnels sept 2011

mike nothing wrong with those pics...:)

tunnel mist.....gives a nice earry feel...love it..

good stuff

t...:)

edit : ps this is actually a very good thread...ticks all the box's for me..
( good history,clear pics.and tunnels).:thumb

thank you for the cool words mr d86
 
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