free hit counter
Great Britain - Ingarsby Tunnel - Oct 20 | Oblivion State Urban Exploration

Post a thread

Post a thread in one of the forums

Browse the forums

Browse threads and contribute to reports

Contact Staff

Contact the team

Great Britain Ingarsby Tunnel - Oct 20

BikinGlynn

OS Full member
OS Full member
Joined
Jun 3, 2019
Messages
784
Reaction score
990
Points
93
50598135271_8df5e98e03_c.jpg


2 hours... seriously thats how long it took me to "sort things out" after this one, but more about that later.

Visited here with @Down and beyond & THAT light as demonstrated in my first pic & what a laugh it turned out to be.

50597391428_0dd23b37f9_c.jpg


Not much to tell about the history really, this is just another railway tunnel opened in 1882, and closed in 1964.
516m long, the tunnel has been filled at the second air vent & though we didnt check the far portal the other side of this but am assuming this is also filled.

50598134391_a9e70ffb71_c.jpg


Original cable hangers are still visible on the walls

50597391028_9e4697207c_c.jpg


50598134936_1934966b88_c.jpg


Some calcium build up mid tunnel

50598134781_e1ae290256_c.jpg


So we get to the backfill at the far end & decide to have a nosey at the top of this, why? the best feature bay far & missed by most lays at the top. there is some superb stalactites forming & a lovely ribbon of curtain stalactites, but this is where things wend a bit bad!

Stalactites are formed by water ingress right? well so is mud. Down and beyond goes up first & skirts round the worst of it, I go up then move across to get a better pic & I get stuck. I mean proper fkin stuck.
Iv always thought "Im strong enough to get out of mud / quick sand situation" but when there is simply nothing to push against other than more mud it dosent matter how strong u are.
Picture the scene, I have my camera & tripod in hand, torch in other hand my 600mm zoom round neck (took this to look for rarities on the walk to tunnel) & camera bag over other shoulder & Im stuck fast!
Fortunately Down & Beyond was still free & able to do shuttle runs till all our kit was safely down to terra firma. I then had no choice but to decant out of my wellies & stand past my knees in it in my socks. At least I could now move without the suction of my wellies. It then took the both of us some time to dig them out with our bare hands!

It was hysterical fun but also a bit scary thinking that that could happen somewhere a lot less accessible so a lesson learnt. as my initial statement the rest of the day was spent meticulously cleaning camera & equipment,

Anyway this is what all the hassle was for, photo credit for some of these is with Down & Beyond too.

The bank of doom

50597390498_dc8f4c2a9f_c.jpg


50598134061_ca35767128_c.jpg


50598133926_f8e8d14cec_c.jpg


50598253542_b8d3c53a87_c.jpg


50598133716_b5ee47b32a_c.jpg


Thanks For Looking
 

hamtagger

OS Full member
OS Full member
Joined
Jan 30, 2014
Messages
3,517
Reaction score
1,062
Points
113
Location
Lincoln
Cool set of pictures and you're lucky to still not be down there attached to your wellies haha :LOL:
 

V6-200-MAN

OS Member
OS Member
Joined
Jul 28, 2020
Messages
7
Reaction score
6
Points
3
Tunnles are such a fascination - they are almost sacred places - brilliant. I took these of Mickleover tunnel in the 1970's - sadly now infilled
 

Attachments

  • Mickleover tunnel portal.JPG
    Mickleover tunnel portal.JPG
    217.7 KB · Views: 221
  • Mickleover tunnel.JPG
    Mickleover tunnel.JPG
    116.3 KB · Views: 169

BikinGlynn

OS Full member
OS Full member
Joined
Jun 3, 2019
Messages
784
Reaction score
990
Points
93
Tunnles are such a fascination - they are almost sacred places - brilliant. I took these of Mickleover tunnel in the 1970's - sadly now infilled

There is so many tunnels laying dormant & are great starter explores that I used to take my lad to many years back
 
Top