Ollie8691 0 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Hiya, I'm a student and I've been set the assignment of making a documentary. It can be on any chosen topic and well as you might have guessed, I've chosen the old railway tunnels. My question is which tunnels can you still access today if any at all? Or if need-be get close to. Also I've been told their is one near Canning Circus? But can't find anything about it. Any ideas? Ollie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Do you mean tunnels or caves? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollie8691 0 Posted January 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Tunnels, you know the ones the trains would travel though, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Theres a tunnel running from Derby Rd just above St Barnabas (near canning circus) through to The Park, but nothing to do with railways, can still get in one end of Mapperley Tunnel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,874 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Ollie, this sounds like the Park tunnel. The easiest way to find it is look at the corner of The Ropewalk and Upper College Street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 There is a picture here somewjere in a Trivia Question. "looking up"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottingham%27s_Tunnels#Park_Tunnel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Name the two currently 'active' railway tunnels in Notts... Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Name the two currently 'active' railway tunnels in Notts... Cheers Robt P. 1: Shoulder of Mutton Hill, Kirkby? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Correct...the former GCR Annesley Tunnel, reopened for the Robin Hood Line. Where's t'other? Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Does Stanton on the Wolds tunnel on the test track count? And Radcliffe on Soar tunnel is just in Nottinghamshire? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 No sir... !tony! [for Paulus...] The second answer (at 67 yards), is often said to be the shortest genuine tunnel on Network Rail. Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Red Hill Tunnels (Ratcliffe) are in Leics... Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Nottinghamshire tunnels past & present (Ratcliffe on Soar tunnels are in Rushcliffe therefore are in Nottinghamshire) 1. Annesley Tunnel, Midland Railway now Robin Hood Line, Kirby-in-Ashfield 2. Ashwell Tunnel, Nottingham Suburban Railway, Nottingham 3. Drakeholes Tunnel, Chesterfield Canal, near Wiseton 4. Mansfield Road Tunnel, Great Central Railway, Nottingham 5. Mapperley Tunnel, Great Northern Railway, Nottingham 6. Park Tunnel, between The Park and Derby Road in Nottingham built for horsedrawn carriages 7. Redhill Tunnel, near to Radclife-on-Soar Power Station 8. Sherwood Tunnel, Nottingham Suburban Railway, Nottingham 9. Sherwood Rise Tunnel, Great Central Railway, Nottingham 10. Sneinton Tunnel, Nottingham Suburban Railway, Nottingham 11. Stanton Tunnel, Railway Test Track, Stanton on the Wolds 12. Thorneywood Tunnel, Nottingham Suburban Railway, Nottingham 13. Victoria Street Tunnel also known as Weekday Cross Tunnel, Great Central Railway, Nottingham 14. Watnall Tunnel, (268 yards) Great Northern Railway, Watnall near Kimberley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/973234 Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Is Redhill tunnel the one over the tren leads to the power station? With Castelated sides? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Yes Mick...immediately south of the Trent Bridges... There are two separate bridges and two separate tunnel bores, but alongside. Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 add to list Basford Tunnel (the rathole) only 90yds long but still named with sign, have also seen branch to brickworks route at Thorneywood Station referred to going through a tunnel as opposed to a bridge under Porchester Road Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollie8691 0 Posted January 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Thanks everyone, some very useful infomation given to me. Any idea which are these tunnels you could gain access to? I know alot have been covered in earth. But it would really be amazing to find one that you can look in. Once again, thanks everyone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 At Ratcliffe on Soar there is a 3rd tunnel to the east of the railway tunnels. Maybe to link the power station to the Trent, any ideas? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,629 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Seem to recall the tunnel being used by HGV's during the building of the power station to transport aggregates from the gravel works on the Beeston side of the river, (possibly Butterly aggregates), aggregates were also shipped in from the gravel quarries in the Hilton area which was along the then A50/A38 roads (Hilton gravels)I think Kier was one of the main contractors moving aggregates and concrete along with Hoveringham gravels Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Thanks everyone, some very useful infomation given to me. We would of course appreciate the results of your research feeding back into the forum, if there is content not already covered here. You might even credit our site and its members in your project Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Think a bit late for access to disused railway tunnels Ollie, if you get lucky let us know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Yes, the third tunnel at Ratcliffe is for feed water to the power station. I have walked through it several times! The power station does not discharge it's cooled water back to the river as many of the older stations do - it recycles it to feed water. The tunnel only carries additional feed water or "make up" water to replace that lost to vaporisation so the piping is relatively small. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
firbeck 860 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 We're a bit short on railway tunnels here in Essex, the only ones I can think of are at Audley End, like Haddon Hall, built to shield the excrescence of the railway from the Lord of the Manor and having very ornate portals, apart from the bit that faces the common people of course, I have a lovely home video of 'Britannia' bursting out of this on a steam special to Ely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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