The road to the north Woodhead Tunnel, Dunford Bridge
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The road to the north Woodhead Tunnel, Dunford Bridge
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 21 Aug 2008
The north tunnel was twin bore, the first constructed in 1845 and second one added in 1852. The northern of these two tunnels now carries high-voltage electricity cables, and the two-foot gauge railway carries men and materials into it. See http://www.subbrit .org.uk/sb-sites/stations/d/dunford_bridge/index4.shtml
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Image Location
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53.517147
Longitude
-1.766203