South portal of the disused Sandsend Tunnel

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South portal of the disused Sandsend Tunnel

Image: © Mat Fascione Taken: 10 Aug 2018

This was the route of the former Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway (WRMU). The line was completed in 1883 and closed in the 1960s. The tunnel mouth is now bricked up.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.515468
Longitude
-0.68264