Mark Beech Tunnel, southern portal
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Mark Beech Tunnel, southern portal by Robin Webster as part of the Geograph project.
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Mark Beech Tunnel, southern portal
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 24 May 2011
Although the tunnel passes under the village of Markbeech, the railways have chosen a two word version of the name for the tunnel, unless their sign writer got it wrong. It is 1342 yards long - with the same proviso! It appears to be fitted with an antenna relay to enable radio reception within the tunnel. The faint white patch on the brickwork to the left of the portal must have been a sighting aid for a semaphore signal close to the tunnel mouth. The tunnel and line as a whole were built for double track, but it is now single over much of its length. This has enabled a comfortably wide inspection walkway fenced off from the track to be made through the tunnel - the end of the blue fence may be seen.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.158436
Longitude
0.107329