The standedge tunnels are four parallel tunnels passing underneath the pennine hills at the Standedge crossing between Marsden in Kirklees, West Yorkshire and Diggle in Oldham, Greater manchester in northern England.
There are two disused railway tunnels, a live railway and the Standedge canal tunnel which is the highest and longest railway tunnel in the UK, The tunnel is 5445 yards (4,979m) in length and 643ft (196m) deep at its deepest point underground, we did a bit of of the canal tunnel a few years back on some dingies but this visit we were just having a look at the abandoned railway tunnels.
There are different sized refuge points all along the way and Four cross-chambers now act as emergency evacuation routes between the operational tunnel and the Down South single bore, Around halfway there is whats known as 'the cathedral' this is the bottom of an air shaft that sits on top of the moors but due to heavy rainfall it wasn't possible to get any snaps of this section.
There is an interesting history with the construction of this place link below.
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There are two disused railway tunnels, a live railway and the Standedge canal tunnel which is the highest and longest railway tunnel in the UK, The tunnel is 5445 yards (4,979m) in length and 643ft (196m) deep at its deepest point underground, we did a bit of of the canal tunnel a few years back on some dingies but this visit we were just having a look at the abandoned railway tunnels.
There are different sized refuge points all along the way and Four cross-chambers now act as emergency evacuation routes between the operational tunnel and the Down South single bore, Around halfway there is whats known as 'the cathedral' this is the bottom of an air shaft that sits on top of the moors but due to heavy rainfall it wasn't possible to get any snaps of this section.
There is an interesting history with the construction of this place link below.
Standedge Tunnels - Wikipedia
