Exploration of constructed tunnel systems, including transport, utility, and service tunnels. Entries detail engineering methods, dimensions, access, and current condition, with attention to structural and environmental factors. Focusing on the Fading Victorian era railway industry and its subsequent smaller tramway systems.
Haymarket Tunnel - Birkenhead
Built in 1847, Birkenhead’s Haymarket Tunnel linked the railway to the docks until closing in the 1990s.
Woodside Tunnel - Birkenhead
Built in the late 1870s, the 880-yard Woodside Tunnel linked Birkenhead’s main line to Woodside Station until its 1967 closure.
Monks Ferry Tunnel - Birkenhead
Opened in 1844, the Monks Ferry Tunnel linked Birkenhead’s railway to the Mersey ferries and, though closed in the 1960.
Walton-On-The-Hill Tunnels - Liverpool
Three disused, well-preserved 1870s railway tunnels. Walton Hill, Breeze Hill and Hawthorne Road, built for freight, operating until 1975.
Botanic Gardens Station - Glasgow
The former Botanic Gardens Station in Glasgow is an abandoned underground station closed in 1939.
Silverdale Tunnel - Staffordshire
Silverdale Tunnel is a 684-yard red-brick railway tunnel in Staffordshire.
Haddon Tunnel - Bakewell
A Victorian-era railway tunnel near Bakewell, England, built in 1863 to carry trains discreetly beneath the Haddon Hall estate.
Bootle Tunnel - Liverpool
Liverpool's disused "Half Miley" Bootle Tunnel, built for dock access under a canal, closed after 1960s rail decline.
Wapping/Crown Street Tunnel - Liverpool
Liverpool railway tunnel known as the world's first tunnel constructed under a city.
Leek Railway Tunnel
An 1849 railway tunnel in Leek, Staffordshire, once carrying coal and pottery.