Sough Tunnel ? 1968
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The photograph on this page of Sough Tunnel ? 1968 by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Sough Tunnel ? 1968
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 11 Aug 1968
The summit of the line between Manchester and Blackburn, opened in 1848. The tunnel is just over a mile long, the far end being just visible in the picture. This is the northern portal at Sough. The line has since been reduced to single track.
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Image Location
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53.683726
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-2.445856