Report - the Great Northern railway

stranton · Apr 20, 2022

The great northern railway had 3 routes curving away from Queensbury station,
(one of 2 stations on a triangle junction another being Shipley) & 12 tunnels.

east to Bradford via Clayton with a length of 4 1/2 miles, opened 1878 & closed 1963,
passes through Clayton tunnel 1057 yds long.

Clayton tunnel

Report - - Clayton tunnel, Clayton, west Yorkshire, March 2022 | Underground Sites

The Clayton tunnel is 1057 yds long, forming part of the great northern railway between Queensbury (west) & Bradford (east). The west portal lies in a steep cutting which has been filled in, except last 20 yds is in average condition with a brick wall & a single access door. There's 2 air shafts...

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south to Halifax via Holmfield with a length of 5 miles, opened 1878 & closed 1956,
passes through Queensbury tunnel 2501 yds long, Lee bank tunnel 267 yds long & Old lane tunnel 402 yds long.
There's a spur from Holmfield to St Pauls via Pellon with a length of 3 miles, opened 1890 & closed 1960.
passes through Wheatley tunnel 810 yds long.

Queensbury tunnel & culverts

Report - - Queensbury tunnel, Bradford, February 2014 & August 2016 | Underground Sites

photographs 1 - 9, 18 & 20 circa February 2014 10 - 17, 19 & 21 circa August 2016 Queensbury tunnel, Bradford, by stranton visited solo & with @ACID- REFLUX The Queensbury tunnel is 2501yds long , running from Clayton (north) to Holmfield (south) runs beneath...

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Report - - Queensbury culverts, Yorkshire, November 2018. | UK Draining Forum

I found this while reading about Queensbury tunnel & station, a lot of this is stoopy or requires crawling. visited with @ACID- REFLUX ( yes he's alive & well) There's 2 becks draining the fields at each side of Queensbury tunnel, north cutting they both pass through culverts merging beneath...

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Lee bank

north portal

south portal infill

Old lane (sealed)

north portal

access from the tunnel to Dean Clough Mills

south portal

Wheatley tunnel

Report - - Wheatley tunnel, Wheatley, west Yorkshire, March 2022 | Underground Sites

The Wheatley tunnel is 819 yds long, forming part of the great northern railway spur between Holmfield (north) & St Pauls (south). The south portal lies in a steep cutting with a retaining wall on the left side, is in average condition with a brick wall & a twin access door. There's 1 air shaft...

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north to Keighley via Denholme with a length of 11 miles, opened 1882 & closed 1963,
passes through Well Heads tunnel 662 yds long, Hamerhill tunnel 170 yds long, Denholme tunnel 140 yds long,
the 2 Doe park inverted arches 33 yds long & 112 yds long & Park Wood street tunnel 118 yds long.

Well Heads tunnel

Report - - Well Heads tunnel, Thornton, west Yorkshire, March 2022 | Underground Sites

visited solo & with @ACID- REFLUX thankyou @Doug Judy for messaging me about the tunnel :thumb The Well Heads tunnel is 662 yds long, forming part of the great northern railway between Queensbury (north) & Keighley (south). The south portal lies in a steep cutting, is in average condition with...

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Thornton viaduct