Barnsdale Tunnel, Yorkshire, Mar14

[The Wombat]

First explore en route to Sheffield. Also visited the Doctor’s House, and one other fail. Still, 2 out of 3 is good, and the site that defeated us will get a return visit in the future.

First tunnel I’ve been able to take the DSLR down, and despite how dark it is in there, I’m quite pleased with some of the results for a first attempt.

The Hull & Barnsley line passed through the Barnsdale tunnel in a very straight 1226 yards in length, and was opened in the 1880's. The last passengers passed through in 1932, although goods trains worked through here until 1959. The three airshafts have been capped.

capped airshaft

The Wombat

Eastern portal

Thanks for looking

 

[silverainbow]

Very nice, I do like a train tunnel, We have a nice dis used one local to us was part of the old colliery railway system that took the coal from the pit to the main line to be distributed across the rest of the country, Always feels so eerie walking along it specially at night !

 

[Urbansnooper]

Very nice, I do like a train tunnel, We have a nice dis used one local to us was part of the old colliery railway system that took the coal from the pit to the main line to be distributed across the rest of the country, Always feels so eerie walking along it specially at night !

This one is eerie in the daytime, its 1200m long and is always dark in there

 

[skeleton key]

Im with Silver some of the old train tunnels out there are pretty cool and great feats of engineering.

Nice shots and good to see

 

[Lara]

Lovely old tunnel is that, nice share

 

[shaddam]

love old tunnels like this, cheers =]

 

[Silent Night]

cool stuff mate I like it

 

[The Wombat]

Many thanks everyone

 

[seaside_rambler]

Looks good that, few near me that I keep saying I will go look at! Nice shots

 

[Nelly]

Great stuff. Excellent lightning.