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| Author: | Chris Webster [ Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | BBC:'World's oldest railway tunnel' awarded protected status |
Some interesting railway preservation news from England: BBC: 'World's oldest railway tunnel' awarded protected status Quote: What is believed to be the world's oldest railway tunnel - dating from 1793 - has been given protected status.
Fritchley Tunnel was built as part of the Butterley Gangroad, a horse-operated railway linking the Cromford Canal with quarries at Crich. The Derbyshire tunnel has been scheduled as an ancient monument. |
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