Thank you, Alex, for this erstwhile forgotten piece of P-Way History. My Darling Mary is recovering from a fall which damaged her pelvis and spine, from which she is slowly recovering: Hence, my time has been elsewhere. Wishing you well, A. All the best. Stay free. Rab 🍻 😎 🕊 -------------------------------------------------------------- *Summit Tunnel* [Credit: Wikipedia, from which your subscribers and others can glean much more background.] Summit Tunnel in England is one of the world's oldest railway tunnels. It was constructed between 1838 and 1841 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company to provide a direct line between Leeds and Manchester. When built, Summit Tunnel was the longest railway tunnel in the world. The tunnel, between Littleborough and Walsden near Todmorden, was bored beneath the Pennines, a natural obstruction to most forms of traffic. The tunnel is just over 1.6 miles long and carries two standard-gauge tracks in a single horseshoe-shaped tube, approximately 24 feet wide and 22 feet high. Summit Tunnel was designed by Thomas Longridge Gooch, assisted by Barnard Dickinson. Progress on its construction was slower than anticipated, largely because excavation was more difficult than anticipated. On 1 March 1841, Summit Tunnel was opened by Sir John Frederick Sigismund Smith; it had cost of £251,000 and *41 workers had died.* [Rest In Peace.] On 20 December 1984, the Summit Tunnel fire occurred. Line: Calder Valley Line Status: Open Opened: 1 March 1841 Closed: 20 December 1984 Reopened: 19 August 1985 Design engineer: Thomas Longridge Gooch Length: 1 mi 1,125 yd (2.64 km) No. of tracks: 2 Grade: 1-in-330 (southwards) ----------------------------------------------------------------- R 👋
@@alrxanderwylie6512 Thank you for your kindness, Alrx. I will surely pass on your regards to Mary. Season's Greetings to Yours and You, from Mine and Me. Rab 👋🎄
Thank you, Alex, for this erstwhile forgotten piece of P-Way History.
My Darling Mary is recovering from a fall which damaged her pelvis and spine, from which she is slowly recovering: Hence, my time has been elsewhere.
Wishing you well, A.
All the best.
Stay free. Rab 🍻 😎 🕊
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*Summit Tunnel* [Credit: Wikipedia, from which your subscribers and others can glean much more background.]
Summit Tunnel in England is one of the world's oldest railway tunnels. It was constructed between 1838 and 1841 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company to provide a direct line between Leeds and Manchester. When built, Summit Tunnel was the longest railway tunnel in the world. The tunnel, between Littleborough and Walsden near Todmorden, was bored beneath the Pennines, a natural obstruction to most forms of traffic. The tunnel is just over 1.6 miles long and carries two standard-gauge tracks in a single horseshoe-shaped tube, approximately 24 feet wide and 22 feet high.
Summit Tunnel was designed by Thomas Longridge Gooch, assisted by Barnard Dickinson. Progress on its construction was slower than anticipated, largely because excavation was more difficult than anticipated. On 1 March 1841, Summit Tunnel was opened by Sir John Frederick Sigismund Smith; it had cost of £251,000 and *41 workers had died.* [Rest In Peace.]
On 20 December 1984, the Summit Tunnel fire occurred.
Line: Calder Valley Line
Status: Open
Opened: 1 March 1841
Closed: 20 December 1984
Reopened: 19 August 1985
Design engineer: Thomas Longridge Gooch
Length: 1 mi 1,125 yd (2.64 km)
No. of tracks: 2
Grade: 1-in-330 (southwards)
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R 👋
Hi Rab great to hear from you so sorry to hear about Mary give her my regards and wish you both Great Xmas and new year thinking of you both
Alrx ☃️🥃
@@alrxanderwylie6512 Thank you for your kindness, Alrx. I will surely pass on your regards to Mary.
Season's Greetings to Yours and You, from Mine and Me.
Rab 👋🎄