Rodwell railway tunnel on the Rodwell Trail

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The photograph on this page of Rodwell railway tunnel on the Rodwell Trail by John Lucas as part of the Geograph project.

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Rodwell railway tunnel on the Rodwell Trail

Image: © John Lucas Taken: 14 Oct 2020

The short tunnel carried the railway under Wyke Road. The substantial tunnel was widened in the early 1900s when the Great Western Railway doubled the track through here. The double tracked Rodwell station site is just the other end of the tunnel and the platforms survive.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.604579
Longitude
-2.462456