wappy
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Barnsdale tunnel is on the disused Hull and Barnsley Line and is 1,226 yards long with 3 air shafts all capped.The western portal starts in Upton and eastern portal is found adjacent to the northbound service area on the A1 at Barnsdale Bar.
Opened on 20th July 1885, the line through the tunnel closed officially in April 1959, although there had been no regular traffic for several months prior to that. Until 1967, a set of bufferstops remained at the western entrance.
The tunnel remains in a fair condition, has had some patch repairs and repointing.
When walked from the western end to the eastern end just after about half way you find yourself in a strange mist,also nearer the eastern end is a spring called Sharons spring not sure of the history or how it got its name.
First report hope its ok
Western portal
Looking down tunnel
Looking back at western portal
One of the many refuges
Strange stuff coming through walls
Creepy mist appears
Another refuge
New repair patch
First airshaft from western end
Teddy left in refuge
Sharons spring
Opened on 20th July 1885, the line through the tunnel closed officially in April 1959, although there had been no regular traffic for several months prior to that. Until 1967, a set of bufferstops remained at the western entrance.
The tunnel remains in a fair condition, has had some patch repairs and repointing.
When walked from the western end to the eastern end just after about half way you find yourself in a strange mist,also nearer the eastern end is a spring called Sharons spring not sure of the history or how it got its name.
First report hope its ok
Western portal
Looking down tunnel
Looking back at western portal
One of the many refuges
Strange stuff coming through walls
Creepy mist appears
Another refuge
New repair patch
First airshaft from western end
Teddy left in refuge
Sharons spring
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