East Portal Bolsover Tunnel
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East Portal Bolsover Tunnel
Image: © Richard Bird Taken: 10 Oct 1990
This tunnel, which was subjected to considerable subsidence from mining, eventually closed for this reason. It was 1 mile 865 yards long and on the old line from Chesterfield towards the East Coast. Situated in an extremely deep cutting it emerged by the village of Scarcliffe.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.211896
Longitude
-1.260398