Base of railway tunnel airshaft, Upper Colwall
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Base of railway tunnel airshaft, Upper Colwall
Image: © Bob Embleton Taken: 14 Apr 2014
The first railway tunnel through the Malvern Hills suffered a partial roof collapse in 1907. This air shaft bears the date 1910. A new tunnel running parallel was then started and opened in 1926. It appears a link from the new air shaft to the tower over the old tunnel has been made. Image] Image]
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Image Location
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