Railway tunnel under mine waste near Holman's Shaft
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Railway tunnel under mine waste near Holman's Shaft
Image: © Tony Atkin Taken: 5 Sep 2007
The tunnel used to take the mineral railway line as it passed by Holman's Shaft. The line looped around the east of Caradon Hill on its way to the north Caradon mines and the quarries near Minions. When this loop was built it replaced the more direct inclined plane route past Gonamena.
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Image Location
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50.502633
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