File Drewton Tunnel West Portal geograph.org.uk 501726.jpg thumb The west portal in 2007 Drewton Tunnel is a disused railway tunnel on the now closed Hull and Barnsley Railway Hull to Barnsley railway line gbmapping SE 952 335 , western portal and gbmappingsmall SE 971 337 , eastern portal. ref http www.forgottenrelics.co.uk tunnels gallery drewton.html Drewton Tunnel ref The tunnel is cut through chalk and the lining is a mix of bare chalk walls and brick . The first rail traffic used the tunnel in 1885. Drewton Tunnel is one of the longest disused tunnels in the United Kingdom at a length of 1 mile 354 yards, and lies to the east of the shorter Sugar Loaf Tunnel and Weedley Tunnel . The western portal of Drewton Tunnel is almost entirely buried with landfill and is situated in a chalk quarry operated by Stoneledge. This end of the tunnel has considerable deposits of mud on the former trackbed washed in by rainfall as a result of local quarrying operations. The eastern portal remains open although is protected with a security fence. The tunnel regularly experiences chalkfalls as the lining inside deteriorates in the damp conditions. The tunnel has five airshafts, the middle airshaft situated adjacent to Riplingham crossroads being the deepest. The area around this airshaft was used a temporary camp for navvies building the tunnel. File Drewtonairshaft2a.jpg thumb left The third airshaft situated at Riplingham crossroads, March 2011 gbmapping SE 962 336 , Drewton Tunnel was closed to rail traffic in 1958. Since closure landfill has threatened the eastern approaches to the tunnel. The 83 foot deep Little Weighton Cutting has been completely filled in, as have other areas of open space around the eastern portal. Despite its continual decay Drewton Tunnel is now home to a large number of bat s. References reflist coord 53.7885 0.5417 type landmark region GB display title Category Railway tunnels in England Category Rail transport in the East Riding of Yorkshire ... more details
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women and children who voluntarily fought in the tunnels. Later usage of tunnel war The first to copy tunnel warfare were the Japan ese themselves. In the battles of the Western Pacific they would maximise ...single source date December 2011 Tunnel warfare is a type of war fare that occurs in tunnel s. It can ... urban warfare as a whole usually dominates any tunnel considerations. Tunnels can be used ... field of fire weaponry fields of fire and thus any troops in a tunnel usually only have a few areas .... Tunnel wars in ancient warfare Tunneling in order to Mining military mine enemy fortresses and make ... castles or towns, which when fired would collapse, bringing down the overlying wall. Modern warfare ... of firing, artillery and machine gun emplacements had loophole s. Such a tunnel fortress was difficult ... and Australian troops on the Western Front World War I Western Front during World War I , where ... built to secure frontline supply were built in several places on the Western Front. On the Eastern Front World War I Eastern Front , the successful Brusilov Offensive employed tunnel trenches to allow ... for a possible invasion of South Korea . This melds the defensive tunnel warfare with mobile warfare . The term tunnel war or tunnel warfare was first used for the guerrilla tactic employed by the Chinese in the Second Sino Japanese War . The tunnel systems were fast and easy to construct and enabled a small force to successfully fight superior enemies. Tunnel war usage during Sino Japanese ... peasant resistance used tunnel war tactics against the Japanese and later Kuomingtang during Chinese ... of tunnel war is that usually the Japanese could fill up the holes or pour water in to suffocate ... with many tunnels leading to defensive implacements, or exits for quick counterattacks. Tunnel warfare ... flush out the Japanese defenders, one cave at a time. In the Korean War the tactic of tunnel warfare was employed by the Chinese forces themselves. The Chinese resort to tunnel warfare, and the devastating ... more details
Infobox tunnel name Coen Tunnel image CoentunnelEastTube.jpg caption Eastern Tube line location Amsterdam status Active length 1.283 m open 1966 traffic Automotive vpd 109,400 vehicles coord 52 24 51 N 4 51 50 E display title see also Coen Tunnel Mingo Junction The Coen Tunnel 1966 is a tunnel under the North Sea Canal in western Amsterdam . The tunnel is named after the Coen port in the vicinity which was named after Jan Pieterszoon Coen . The tunnel itself is 1283 metres long of which 587 metres are fully covered. The tunnel connects the Zaan district with the western part of Amsterdam. The tunnel reaches a maximum depth of 22 metres. Before the tunnel was built the Hem ferry was the most important connection between Amsterdam and Zaandam which formed a serious bottleneck for traffic. In 1959 5.800 vehicles were ferried daily and waiting times reached 45 minutes or more. In the 1950s inhabitants petitioned successfully for a tunnel under the North Sea Canal. Construction commenced in 1961 and the total cost amounted to 45 million Dutch guilders. The opening of the tunnel was inaugurated on the 21st of June 1966 by Queen Juliana . Since its opening the tunnel has been a great success. Currently with more than 100.000 vehicles passing daily ref http www.rws avv.nl servlet page? pageid 116& dad portal30& schema PORTAL30&p item type product&p theme id 1893 www.rws avv.nl ref Traffic congestion congestion is once more an issue. A second Coen Tunnel has been procured under a Public private partnership structure and construction started in the summer of 2009. References Reflist Category Tunnels in the Netherlands Category Tunnels completed in 1966 de Coentunnel nl Coentunnel ... more details
Orphan date June 2007 The Yuchang Tunnel is a convert 2660 m mi 3 abbr on long tunnel located in east Taiwan . The tunnel through the Coastal Range Taiwan Coastal Range . It is started construction on September 1, 2001, and was recently opened to the public on June 16, 2007. The tunnel is part of the Yuchang Highway , which links Hualien County and Taitung County . The western entrance of the tunnel is located at coord 23.2687 N 121.364 E . The eastern entrance is at coord 23.2644 N 121.387 E Category Tunnels in Taiwan Category Tunnels completed in 2007 Taiwan struct stub Taiwan transport stub ... more details
Hvalfj r ur Tunnel Hvalfjar arg ng in Icelandic language Icelandic is a road tunnel under the Hvalfj r ur fjord in Iceland and a part of the Route 1 Iceland Route 1 Iceland s ring road . It is 5,762m long and reaches depth of 165m below sea level. Opened on 11 July 1998, it shortens the distance from Reykjav k to the western and northern parts of the island by 45 km. Passing the fjord now takes 7 minutes instead of about an hour before. Safety issues The Hvalfj r ur Tunnel received a bad rating in the 2010 European tunnel test, which is carried out annually by the German automobile club ADAC . Different aspects were criticized and are also mentioned in the EuroTAP test see external links , especially the weak lighting, absence of an automatic fire alarm system, too weak ventilation in case of a fire and a far distance to the next fire station 28 km . Several improvements are announced for the next years. Images valign top Image Opi Hvalfjar ag ng.jpg thumb 250px Outside the tunnel. Image Middle of the Hvalfj r ur tunnel, November 21 08 53.jpg thumb 200px right Middle of the Hvalfj r ur tunnel. Image Exit of the Hvalfj r ur tunnel, November 21 08 55.jpg thumb 250px right Exit of the tunnel. External links http www.eurotestmobility.com images filelib Hvalfjordur 2538.pdf 2010 test results of Hvalfj r ur Tunnel by EuroTAP European Tunnel Assessment Programme See also Tunnels in Iceland coord 64 18 35 N 21 54 14 W display title region IS type landmark source dewiki Category Tunnels in Iceland Category Undersea tunnels Category Tunnels completed in 1998 Iceland transport stub Europe tunnel stub de Hvalfjar arg ng es T nel de Hvalfj r ur fr Tunnel de Hvalfj r ur gl T nel de Hvalfj r ur is Hvalfjar arg ng it Tunnel di Hvalfj r ur la Cuniculus Hvalfjordensis nl Hvalfjar arg ng no Hvalfjordtunnelen pl Tunel Hvalfj r ur sv Hvalfj r urtunneln ... more details
refimprove date April 2009 The Mosi Tunnel is a motorway tunnel in Switzerland which opened in 1964. It is situated on the A4 Switzerland A4 and also the main part of the bypass of Brunnen SZ which leads between Brunnen North and Brunnen South. The two lane tunnel one lane for each direction is 1100 metres long and links the motorway A4 with the Axenstrasse . It is the longest tunnel in the Canton of Schwyz and will be until the Morschacher Tunnel opens in 2020 between Brunnen North and Sisikon . Then the Mositunnel will lose its status as a motorway tunnel and will only be a main street tunnel. Security Three dramatic crashes in 13 months and subpar results from an international tunnel test ref http www.20min.ch news schweiz story 25983239 20Minuten.ch Der gef hrlichste Tunnel der Schweiz ref started many discussions about the security of the tunnel. It has no service tunnel although one is planned. Some drivers say that their windshield fogs up at the entrance to the north end of the tunnel. Accidents In three car accidents during November 2007 and December 2008 three people died and at least three were injured. All the crashes happened the same way A car driving from north to south goes into the other lane to pass and crashes into a lorry which goes out of control. In the first two cases, the following cars could brake or make way in time, but in the third accident in December 2008 the lorry crashed into another car and then into the wall. Measures Some safety measures will soon be installed such as the painted midline which separates the two lanes getting new reflectors installed. Meanwhile, arrows which show the right direction to go have already been painted but they have been criticized by motorcyclists because of the danger of slipping on the painted sections when it is wet. ref http www.tcs schwyz.ch cms attachments 210 Richtungspfeile Mositunnel.pdf Bote der Urschweiz Article about the arrows PDF ref References references coord 46.995 N 8.6144 E source dewiki ... more details
Sandsend Tunnel was a tunnel on the Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway . The rail line that runs through it was originally intended to travel along the top of the cliffs, ref http www.forgottenrelics.co.uk tunnels gallery sandsend.html Sandsend Tunnel ref ref Hoole, Ken. The Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway . Hendon Publishing Cimpany Limited, 1986, p. 21. ref however some of the cliff fell into the sea whilst construction was suspended so the North Eastern Railway UK NER constructed two tunnels the Sandsend tunnel and the Kettleness Tunnel Kettleness tunnel . The Sandsend Tunnel is the longer of two tunnels being 1,652 yards in length. It is predominantly straight but the north western 300 yards incorporate a curve to the north. There are a total of five air shafts, two of which have nearby service galleries leading off horizontally to the cliffs which were used to dump spoil while carving out the tunnels. The southern half of the tunnel is considerably damp with the tunnel being flooded to about 6 inches on the southern 300 yards. References See Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist coord 54 31 25 N 0 42 13 W type railwaystation region GB NYK display title Category Railway tunnels in England Category Rail transport in North Yorkshire ... more details
Tunnel Stickpile TunnelWestern Maryland Railroad Right of Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160 References Reflist Refbegin Western Maryland Railway Co., Baltimore, MD 1954 . http www.alphabetroute.com ...Infobox tunnel name Indigo Tunnel image caption line West Subdivision location Little Orleans, Maryland coordinates coord 39.639207 78.360929 region US MD display inline,title system Western Maryland Railway status Abandoned start end stations startwork open 1904 close 1975 owner Western Maryland Railway WM operator traffic Train character Freight and Passenger construction length 4,350 ft 1,330 m linelength tracklength notrack Single gauge RailGauge sg al on allk on el speed hielevation 482.8 ft 147.2 m lowelevation height grade 0.24 Indigo Tunnel is an abandoned rail transport railroad tunnel in Allegany County, Maryland , located about convert 1 mi km east of Little Orleans, Maryland Little Orleans . Built by the Western Maryland Railway WM in 1904, Indigo was the company s longest tunnel. ref cite book title The Western Maryland Railway in the Diesel Era last1 Salamon first1 Stephen last2 ... Roger coauthors Zimmermann, Karl title The Western Maryland Railway Fireballs and Black Diamonds publisher ... 1 ref rp 44 Trains ran through the tunnel until the rail line was abandoned in 1975. ref name Cook rp 283 The tunnel was acquired by the National Park Service in 1980 and became part of Chesapeake and Ohio ... 07 23 . http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NRHP Text 81000078.pdf Western Maryland Railway Right of Way ... Form. ref The Park Service has identified bat colonies living in the tunnel and has closed the tunnel ... parkplanning.nps.gov projectHome.cfm?projectID 31161 Indigo Tunnel Bat Habitat Installation of Bat ... waymarks WMX6D Indigo Tunnel Indigo Tunnel. Accessed 2010 12 19. Refend External links http www.wmwestsub.com westindigotunnel.htm Indigo Tunnel photos WMWestSub.com Category Buildings and structures in Allegany County, Maryland Category Railroad tunnels in Maryland Category Western Maryland ... more details
accessdate 2010 05 07 ref The second tunnel was constructed by the Western Pacific Railroad for the Feather ... to the freeway bores, while the former Western Pacific bore does not cross the river at the tunnel ...Infobox tunnel name Carlin Tunnel image Carlin Tunnel.jpg caption Driving eastbound along Interstate 80 Nevada Interstate 80 on a snowy day. The freeway bores are to the left, while the two railroad bores are on the right. location Near Carlin, Nevada at Tonka rail siding coordinates coord 40.721665 116.01408 display inline,title route Interstate 80 Nevada Interstate 80 open 1903 operator Nevada Department of Transportation br Union Pacific Railroad traffic character Interstate Highway system two bores br Passenger and freight rail two bores vpd 10000 ref name aadt2008 cite web url http www.nevadadot.com reports pubs traffic report 2008 publisher Nevada Department of Transportation year 2008 title 2008 Annual Traffic Report accessdate 2010 05 08 ref length convert 0.3 mi km ref name googlemaps cite map url http maps.google.com maps?f d&source s d&saddr 40.722722, 116.016419&daddr I 80 E&hl en&geocode 3BFcBWbQIdRM8V Q&mra dme&mrcr 0&mrsp 0&sz 16&sll 40.72225, 116.013372&sspn 0.011725,0.011008&ie UTF8&ll 40.72225, 116.013372&spn 0.011725,0.011008&t h&z 16 title Google Maps Carlin Tunnel ... Route notrack double track gauge RailGauge sg al on allk on The Carlin Tunnel is a collective name for a set of four tunnel bores east of Carlin, Nevada Carlin , in Elko County, Nevada Elko County , Nevada .... Currently, two of the bores carry Interstate 80 Nevada Interstate 80 through a canyon wall to bypass ... slide nearly caused the Southern Pacific tunnel to collapse resulting in a massive effort to save ... SP Tunnel may cave in ref In 1939, the City of San Francisco passenger train derailed on one of the Humboldt .... In 2008, a train derailment at a smaller tunnel west of Carlin led to the collapse of one of the Humboldt ... Category Humboldt River Category Tunnels in Nevada Category Interstate 80 Category Western Pacific ... more details
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unreferenced date December 2010 The Clarence Tunnel is a railway tunnel that was originally part of the Main Western railway line, New South Wales Main Western railway line across the Blue Mountains Australia Blue Mountains , New South Wales , Australia . It is approximately convert 494 m ft sp us long. History and description The tunnel located to the west of Clarence, New South Wales Clarence was built by William Watkins and opened on 18 October 1869. The tunnel is almost entirely straight apart from a curve at the Clarence end and is the highest railway tunnel in Australia. The tunnel was closed on 16 October 1910, after being by passed by a Ten Tunnels deviation 1910, New South Wales new deviation . After the tunnel s closure, it was utilised for growing mushrooms. In 1944, during World War II , the Royal Australian Air Force RAAF stockpiled Chemical warfare chemical munitions in the tunnel. The facility was known as No. 4 Sub Depot of No. 1 Central Reserve RAAF and was vacated by the RAAF in 1946. The tunnel was reopened in 1974 and forms part of the Lithgow Zig Zag tourist railway. See also List of Blue Mountains articles References http www.nswrail.net locations show.php?name NSW Clarence Tunnel NSW Rail.net Clarence Tunnel http www.zigzagrailway.com.au history reserve.html Zig Zag Railway Blue Mountains topics coord 33.478337 150.218253 type landmark region AU NSW scale 10000 display title Category Rail infrastructure in New South Wales Category Railway tunnels in New South Wales Category Tunnels in New South Wales Category Tunnels in Australia Category Blue Mountains New South Wales Category Tunnels completed in 1869 ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2008 Infobox tunnel name Tyholttunnelen image Entrence to Tyholt Tunnel from Lerkendal.jpg caption The entrance to the tunnel seen from Lerkendal, Trondheim Lerkendal line Stavnebanen location Trondheim , Norway coordinates coord 63 25 33 N 10 25 48 E type landmark display inline,title system Rail transport in Norway Norwegian railway status start Lerkendal, Trondheim Lerkendal end Lademoen stations open close owner Jernbaneverket operator CargoNet character Freight linelength convert 2.7 km tracklength convert 2.7 km notrack Single track rail Single gauge RailGauge sg el No speed hielevation lowelevation Tyholttunnelen is a convert 2.7 km long, Single track rail single track railway tunnel in Trondheim , Norway on Stavnebanen . The tunnel was built by the German occupation of Norway German forces during World War II as a means to bypass Trondheim in case of a sabotage of the main line. This was a major concern since Trondheim Central Station was built on an artificial island and there are bridges both to the east and west of the station. The tunnel is not electrified and is currently not used for passenger service. The western opening is close to the Gl shaugen campus of The Norwegian University of Science and Technology . DEFAULTSORT Tyholt Tunnel Category Railway tunnels in S r Tr ndelag Category 1956 establishments in Norway Category Tunnels completed in 1956 Category Stavne Leangen Line norway rail transport stub norway tunnel stub no Tyholttunnelen sv Tyholttunneln ... more details
Refimprove date February 2008 For the John Sladek short story, see The Great Wall of Mexico short story . Image Tortilla Wall fencehill.jpg right thumbnail The Tortilla wall Image US MEX Fence TJ BorderField.jpg right thumbnail View of Tortilla Wall at the Pacific Ocean Image Tortilla Wall 1.jpg right thumbnail Parts of the wall are built with concrete pillars bollards to prevent vehicle crash throughs The Tortilla Wall is a term given to a 14 mile 22.5 kilometer section of United States United States ... and the Pacific Ocean Citation needed date February 2008 . This San Diego wall was completed in the early 1990s. While there are other walls at various points along the border, the Tortilla Wall is the longest to date. No other wall sections have evolved distinct names, so The Tortilla Wall is often used to describe the entire set of walled defensive structures. The Tortilla Wall is marked ... of the wall has been significant according to United States Congress U.S. Congressional http frwebgate2.access.gpo.gov ... in 1994. blockquote The building of the tortilla wall is generally considered by Mexicans to be an unfriendly ... issue. It is argued that the wall simply forces illegal border crossings to be moved to the more ... Wall In 2006, the United States Congress U.S. Congress voted the Secure Fence Act of 2006 http ... facing Mexico . Additional fencing would lend some plausibility that the Tortilla Wall will continue to have support on the U.S. side. Anecdotal Wall Stories Image Tortilla Wall drugtunnel.jpg left thumbnail Drug tunnel under the wall. The tunnel was pumped full of concrete after discovery Tunnels under the wall are still a popular way to cross the border. Some tunnels are quite sophisticated. One such tunnel created by smugglers ran from Tijuana to San Diego, was a half mile long, and included ... wall.htm US Mexico Border Fence Great Wall of Mexico Bot generated title ref Other tunnels have included ... Metro Border crossing goes awry when man gets stuck in tunnel exit Bot generated title ref As a stunt ... more details
The L kke s Tunnel lang no L kke stunnelen is a proposed road tunnel that will run under the hill L kke sen northeast of Sandvika in Norway. It will be integrated as a part of the Norwegian National Road 164 , and will enter near the western end of the lake Engervannet . The proposed length is 190 metres. ref cite web url http www.vegvesen.no Vegprosjekter Lokkeastunnelen title Rv. 164 L kke stunnelen publisher Norwegian Public Roads Administration language Norwegian accessdate 18 March 2009 ref References Reflist coord missing Norway DEFAULTSORT Loekkeaas Tunnel Category Proposed tunnels in Norway Category Tunnels in B rum Category Road tunnels in Akershus Norway tunnel stub ... more details
East Wall may also refer to fortifications, see East Wall defensive line . East Wall Irish place name An Port Thoir is an inner city area of the Northside Dublin Northside of Dublin , Republic of Ireland Ireland . Location East Wall is bounded by the North Strand North Strand Road to the west , by North Wall Dublin North Wall and the Royal Canal to the south, and was bounded by East Wall Road, Dublin to the north until land reclamation extended that part. It is linked to Ringsend by the East Link Dublin East Link bridge it is linked to Fairview, Dublin Fairview by the Annesley Bridge . East Wall also holds one terminus of the Dublin Port Tunnel . Development East Wall dates from the end of the eighteenth century from the time of the construction of the North Wall. Owing to the construction of the Royal Canal in the nineteenth century of and subsequent local port infrastructure East Wall is bounded by Railway lines, the Royal Canal, the River Tolka, the River Liffey and Dublin Port the Irish Sea resulting in a readily identifiable area geographically if somewhat separated from the large city which surrounds it. Reference DDA, 2004 Originally a working class area, with many finding employment in Dublin Port , adjacent, the area, close to the city centre, developed rapidly, with the notable addition of the International Financial Services Centre , mostly in neighbouring North Wall, and East Point Business Park on reclaimed land extending East Wall. Amenities Aside from the business park, East Wall is primarily a residential neighbourhood, of around 1500 households, with a population of approximately 3500. The area is serviced with shops, a Roman Catholic church, a community centre, a primary school and recreational facilities parks, sea and beach in walking distance. People Sean O Casey , the celebrated playwright, grew up in East Wall. Maureen O Sullivan politician Maureen ... Dublin fr East Wall ru ... more details
2008 07 08 ref Design The Domain Tunnel is 1.6km long and comprises 460 metres of cut and cover tunnel at the west end, 680 metres of driven tunnel and 500m of cut and cover which includes a shallow river crossing. The western portal is shared with the longer Burnley Tunnel that carries traffic ...Use dmy dates date May 2011 Use Australian English date May 2011 Infobox tunnel name Domain Tunnel image Domain Tunnel entrance.jpg caption The Domain Tunnel entrance adjacent to the Batman Avenue exit ... height grade Image Burnley tunnel entrance, domain tunnel entrance, westgate freeway.jpg thumb Interchange consisting of the Burnley Tunnel entrance, Domain Tunnel entrance, Westgate freeway and Power Street Kings Way ramps. The Domain Tunnel is a road tunnel located in Melbourne , Australia , which ... River and Kings Domain, Melbourne Kings Domain . The tunnel is part of the CityLink Tollway operated by Transurban and provides a bypass of the central business district. History The tunnel was constructed ... 24file 30 MEDIA DomainTunnelOpening 07April00.pdf Domain Tunnel history&hl en&ct clnk&cd 6&gl au title Media Release Domain Tunnel Opening author Transurban date 7 April 2000 publisher www.transurban.com.au ... before 10am, three trucks and four cars collided in the Burnley Tunnel . The crash resulted in multiple explosions and a subsequent fire. This forced the evacuation of motorists from the Burnley Tunnel. The Domain Tunnel was closed and any drivers in the Domain Tunnel at the time drove out normally ... the Burnley Tunnel into the Domain Tunnel. ref cite web url http www.thewest.com.au default.aspx?MenuID 28&ContentID 24252 title Three dead in Burnley Tunnel explosion work The West Australian date 23 ... film crew investigating the safety of the tunnel in light of previous events. Authorities are currently investigating if the crew, who were driving vehicles in the tunnel, may have contributed in instigating ...&pg PT178&lpg PT178&dq Domain Tunnel history&source web&ots pYAPScwt5k&sig ztzh 005nq2UwyMEYAhd29Y80no ... more details
File Tar Tunnel geograph.org.uk 292355.jpg thumb The doorway house to the Tunnel The Tar Tunnel is located on the north bank of the River Severn in the Ironbridge Gorge at Coalport , England , and now forms part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust . Miners struck a gushing spring hydrosphere spring of natural bitumen , a black Molasses treacle like substance, when digging a canal tunnel for the Coalport Canal in 1787 . It was a great curiosity in the 18th century and bitumen still oozes from the wall today. Its chief commercial use at the time was to treat and weatherproof rope s and caulk wooden ship s, but small amounts were processed and bottled as a remedy for rheumatism . The plan to cross the hill was abandoned and the Hay Inclined Plane was built instead, its base being alongside the canal basin. See also Ironbridge References http www.shropshiretourism.info ironbridge gorge museum the tar tunnel www.shropshiretourism.info Coalport Tar Tunnel External links Commons category Tar Tunnel http www.ironbridge.org.uk our attractions tar tunnel Tar Tunnel at Ironbridge Gorge Museums http www.msm.cam.ac.uk phase trans 2005 ss ss Pages Image11.html Pictures inside the Tar Tunnel coord 52 37 12 N 2 27 9 W type landmark region GB SHR display title Category 1787 establishments in England Category Museums in Shropshire Category Industry museums in the United Kingdom Category Archaeology museums in England Category Industrial archaeology Category Industrial Revolution Category Visitor attractions in Shropshire Category History of Shropshire Category Tunnels in Shropshire Category Ironbridge Gorge Category Underground mines in England Category Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Shropshire geo stub ... more details
Infobox tunnel name Winston Tunnel image caption line Chicago Great Western Railway location Jo Daviess ... 1 grade 0.92 rising east The Winston Tunnel is a railroad tunnel located 9 miles 14.5 kilometers west of Elizabeth, Illinois Elizabeth , Illinois . The tunnel was completed in 1888 for the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad , a predecessor to the Chicago Great Western Railway CGW . The tunnel was located ... of the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company , page 14 5. Northern Illinois University Press DeKalb, Illinois , 1984. ref When complete, the total cost of the tunnel, 600,000, had exceeded expectations. ref Maggie Schweihs, Essence of Winston Tunnel Lingers , The Galenian , Fall Winter 2006 2007, p. 60. ref The tunnel proved to be a constant nuisance to the Chicago Great Western and its predecessors ... Tunnel s fate. The Great Western s main line through northern Illinois closely paralleled ... Area of extreme north western Illinois . In 1972, four years after the Chicago Great Western was merged into the Chicago and North Western Railway C&NW , the CGW s largely redundant trackage in the area, including the Winston Tunnel, was abandoned. It was the longest railroad tunnel in Illinois ... Great Western Railway Iowa in the Merger Decade , page 16. Carstens Publications Newton, New Jersey .... Engineers quickly realized that a tunnel would need to be constructed in order to traverse the rugged landscape. The Sheppard, Winston and Company for which the tunnel would be named and more than 350 ... which the tunnel was bored, ground water seepage, and the isolated location of the tunnel meant repairs would be frequent and costly. The tunnel was originally braced by wooden beams when it opened to rail ... of the tunnel would be needed again in 1912, 1918, 1944 and 1947. ref Finch, C. W. The CGW Winston Tunnel and its Ghost , p. 28 9 and 52 3. Bireline Company Newell, Iowa , 1985. ref The bore was also improperly ventilated at first. A shaft sunk into the top of the tunnel failed to provide enough fresh ... more details
no footnotes date October 2010 Image Image Moffat west2a.jpg right thumb 300px The western entrance to the tunnel The Moffat Tunnel is a railroad and Water tunnel physical infrastructure water tunnel that cuts ... type railwaystation format dms . The railroad tunnel is convert 24 ft high, convert 18 ft wide, and convert 6.2 mi long. The apex of the tunnel is at convert 9239 ft AMSL above sea level . The Moffat Tunnel finally provided Denver with a western link through the continental divide , as both Cheyenne ... David Moffat , the tunnel s first railroad traffic passed through in February 1928. Fifty miles ... he was seeking a better and shorter route from Denver to Salt Lake City . The water tunnel and the railroad tunnel parallel each other the water tunnel delivers a portion of Denver s Denver Water water supply . History image Moffat Tunnel Overview.JPG thumb right 400px Benefits of construction of Moffat Tunnel as outlined in Nov 1922 issue of Popular Science magazine The tunnel was the brainchild ... to raise sufficient funds to build the tunnel before he died in 1911, ref name Rails that climb Bollinger, Edward, Rails that climb , p. 173 ref but the forces behind the tunnel continued, and in 1914 a Denver bond issue was approved financing two thirds of the construction cost of the tunnel ... right to enter into a joint venture to construct the tunnel with a private corporation. In 1920 a bill ... able to secure financing for its tunnel. In early 1922 Denver s lawmakers in the state legislature ... the issuance of bonds for Denver s tunnel. A deal was struck, and on April 29, the Moffat Tunnel ... and Rio Grande Western Railroad, purchased the Southern Pacific Railroad . The combined company ... still uses Moffat Tunnel today. Although its primary purpose today is as a rail route for coal and freight and as a water tunnel from the Pacific watershed to the Denver area, tourists and cross country ... removed Image Moffat tunnel construction.jpg thumb Moffat Tunnel under construction The Moffat Tunnel ... more details
lined canal tunnel on the line of the Chesterfield Canal with its Western Portal in Norwood, Derbyshire ...Infobox tunnel name Norwood Tunnel image Norwood Tunnel Eastern Portal.jpg caption The Eastern Portal of Norwood Tunnel waterway Chesterfield Canal location Derbyshire South Yorkshire coordinates Coord ... name Eastern end Coord 53.33253 1.28921 name Western owner Chesterfield Canal Company engineer James ... collapsed Condition br Rebuilding Proposed Norwood Tunnel was a convert 2884 yd m adj mid long ... of the work on the Norwood Tunnel was sub standard but John Varley avoided sharing the blame. The Norwood Tunnel was opened on 9 May 1775 and at the time held the record for Britain s longest canal tunnel jointly with James Brindley s Harecastle Tunnel . ref name BW cite web url http www.virtualwaterways.co.uk home.html title British Waterways Archives ref The Norwood Tunnel forms a large part of the summit pound of the canal, with Norwood Locks descending from the Western Portal and Thorpe Locks descending to the East of the Eastern Portal. The tunnel does not have a towpath , therefore the narrowboat s were pushed through the tunnel by their crews. This process of pushing against the walls or roof of a canal tunnel with one s legs in order to propel the narrowboat through the tunnel is called ... the Chesterfield Canal in 1847. In order to accommodate its railway line the tunnel was according ... suggests the tunnel was not extended . After days of heavy rain a 12 14 yard section of the tunnel ... could not be justified and the tunnel has remained blocked ever since, splitting the Chesterfield Canal into two sections. The tunnel today Image Norwood TunnelWestern Portal.jpg thumbnail left The Western Portal of Norwood Tunnel in 2006 The Chesterfield Canal has been restored as far as the Eastern Portal of the Norwood Tunnel largely through the efforts of Chesterfield Canal Trust. Part of the canal West of the tunnel from Chesterfield to Staveley, Derbyshire Staveley has also been restored ... more details
Tunnel image caption official name Alpine Tunnel also known as carries Rail lines crosses Continental ... 32 W type landmark region US CO display inline,title Alpine Tunnel is a convert 1772 ft narrow gauge railroad tunnel located east of Pitkin, Colorado on the former Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad route from Denver to Gunnison . At an elevation of convert 11523 ft , it was the first tunnel constructed ... r2 recreation Heritage crownjewels index.shtml alpine remains the highest railroad tunnel and the longest narrow gauge tunnel in North America. However, it did not last long in service. Construction ... July 1882, and the line was abandoned in 1910 due to minor damage in the tunnel. Now the tunnel is sealed ... The Alpine Tunnel was holed through on July 26, 1881. Location of the tunnel portals and establishing a center line of the bore were completed in December 1879. Construction of the Alpine Tunnel took ... tunnel built up until that time. It exceeds two miles 3 km above sea level, with its highest ... due to minor damage in the tunnel and it not being worth repairing with a lack of traffic as the line ... side. The Line from Quartz Pitkin, Colorado to Baldwin was given to the Denver & Rio Grande Western in exchange for some little used lines around Leadville . Present day The east portal of the tunnel ... s 1883 Alpine Tunnel Electrical telegraph telegraph office and reconstructed the station platform ... work on restoration of the complex at least once a year. The Alpine Tunnel Historic District was placed .... Gallery gallery Image Alpine tunnel telegraph station.jpg Alpine Tunnel telegraph station Image Alpine tunnel westportal 2001.jpg Western Portal Image Alpine tunnel eastportal 2001.jpg Eastern Portal Image Alpine tunnel palisades.jpg Palisades west of Alpine Tunnel gallery See also Railroad tunnel Rail trail Narrow gauge railroads in the United States Historic preservation External links http ... via Microsoft Research Maps http colomar.com ColoradoPlaces alpine.html Western Portal of the Alpine ... more details
For the Oregon highway tunnel formerly known as the Sunset Tunnel Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel Infobox tunnel name Sunset Tunnel image Sunset Tunnel east.jpg caption The N Judah entering the eastern portal of the Sunset Tunnel line Rail color box system MUNI line N location San Francisco, California San Francisco , California , coordinates coord 37 46 4.12 N 122 26 26.74 W display inline,title system Muni Metro status start Duboce Avenue and Noe Street end Carl and Cole Streets stations 0 open October 21, 1928 close owner San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency SFMTA operator San Francisco Municipal Railway Muni character Light rail linelength convert 4232 ft 2 abbr on tracklength notrack double gauge RailGauge ussg al on allk on el Overhead lines , 600 V DC speed hielevation lowelevation height convert 23 ft 2 abbr on grade Image Sunset Tunnel West 1.jpg thumb The western portal of the Sunset Tunnel. The Sunset Tunnel is a tunnel in San Francisco, California , used by the N Judah Muni Metro line. It opened on 21 October 1928 in a ceremony presided over by Mayor James Rolph , ref cite web url http www.sfgenealogy.com sf history hgtun.htm title City s Tunnels ref and lies directly beneath Buena Vista Park and the steep hill that the park is located on. The western entrance to the tunnel is located near the intersection of Carl and Cole Streets in Cole Valley . The eastern entrance is at Duboce and Noe Streets, in the Duboce Triangle, San Francisco, California Duboce Triangle neighborhood adjacent to Duboce Park . Access to the tunnel is restricted to San Francisco Municipal Railway light rail trains only. Despite the limitations of entering the tunnel, this tunnel is not well protected, and is constantly vandalism vandalized and graffiti strewn. The length of the tunnel from portal to portal is 4,120 ft 1,256 m . See also Twin Peaks Tunnel References references Muni Category San Francisco Municipal Railway Category Railroad tunnels in California Category Tunnels ... more details
the western section of the tunnel from Majorstuen via Valkyrie plass station Valkyrie plass to Nationaltheatret station Nationaltheatret in 1928. In 1966, the Oslo Metro opened, including the tunnel ... about an inch clearance between the tunnelwall and the trains. The upgrade would also include ...Infobox rail line box width auto name Common Tunnel nativename Fellestunnelen image Gr nland T bane 2010 ... on map infobox rdt Common Tunnel The Common Tunnel lang no Fellestunnelen , sometimes called the Common Line lang no Fellesstrekningen , is a convert 7.3 km adj on sp us long tunnel of the Oslo Metro ... six lines of the metro use the tunnel, which runs from Majorstuen station Majorstuen to T yen station T yen . The section has six stations, including the four busiest on the metro. The tunnel ... the western and eastern lines. By 1993, the western end had been upgraded to metro standard, Valkyrie plass was closed, and the first trains ran through the whole tunnel. The section from T yen to Brynseng station Brynseng , although not completely located within the tunnel, is considered part of the Common ... Line . At T yen, the line splits into the Lambertseter Line and the Grorud Line . The tunnel ... network, showing that all lines run through the Common Tunnel The Common Tunnel is a convert ... considered part of the tunnel and the Common Line. At T yen, the Grorud Line branches and continues past Carl Berners plass station Carl Berners plass as part of the same tunnel. ref name rs13 Harvtxt ... the Common Tunnel. Each service has a 15 minute headway , which is increased to 30 minutes in the late ... Norwegian ref The tunnel is the bottleneck of the metro, with a capacity for 24 trains per hour in each ... at all stations except Gr nland. Majorstuen acts as an interchange between the western lines, while ... Elektriske Sporvei to usethe Briskeby Line to reach the city center. Alternatively, a tunnel ... p 11 ref Applications for a tunnel were sent to the municipality in 1901. ref name roa11 However, disagreements ... more details
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