Cromer Tunnel.
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The Cromer Tunnel was built in 1906 to take the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway underneath the G.E.R line from Norwich to the now long closed Cromer High Station. It provided the M.G.N Railway with access to Cromer Beach Station which was much more better sited in the town. It is the only standard gauge Tunnel in Norfolk , with most of the county being flat. There was a very steep cutting down to the tunnel which I decided not to negotiate as it was full of rubbish, fridges etc. SOrry for the quality of the shots, never realised there was muck on my lense!
Interesting looking tunnel that and nice to see the two different bridges. Be good to see inside but I don't blame you for not going down...it looks quite perilous to me! 
Good stuff, Blacky!
Good stuff, Blacky!
Blieve me Foxy it was very perilous. There was a small track down but it was VERY steep and would have been easy enough to get down but I would not have fancied my chances getting back out! Ha HA! There was a lot of shite in the cutting. I did actually go all the way back again to go down the track but my nerves got the better of me!
That tunnel does look way cool! Shame it doesnt get less steep further down or something. I've got a sled you can borrow, and I'm sure we could tow you out lol
ts only a very short tunnel at 61 yards but yes the cutting was very steep. Easy enough to get down but at 17 stone not all that easy to get out! I should have taken someone with me and then I could have gone and taken some shots which would have been the first EVER of the inside of that particular tunnel. If I had someone to watch my back I would go in.
I might be digging myself a hole here BS but what the heck! By any chance are these near a seafood factory that i knew as "Cromer Crabs"? I distinctly remember delivering a truck load of them one night to Hunstanton then Cromer & asking my mate to hold tight whilst i went to look at a tunnel.
I might be digging myself a hole here BS but what the heck! By any chance are these near a seafood factory that i knew as "Cromer Crabs"? I distinctly remember delivering a truck load of them one night to Hunstanton then Cromer & asking my mate to hold tight whilst i went to look at a tunnel.
Yes Badoosh you are right. although they have moved to another site in the same town the original Cromer Crab Company are right next to the tunnel. Well done
Wow, thanks bud. I'm gobsmacked this is the place. That was back in '91-'92 & my mate was like "Where the hell have you been?" . Yeah but i needed to know lol. It only took 17 years to find out thanks to you!
Wow, thanks bud. I'm gobsmacked this is the place. That was back in '91-'92 & my mate was like "Where the hell have you been?" . Yeah but i needed to know lol. It only took 17 years to find out thanks to you!
You are welcome my friend. Just a quick a quick question then... when you told your mate to hang tight whilst you went for a look... did you actually go down onto the trackbed?
Yep, sure did & i vaguely remember coming back covered in mud lol. It was about midnight, a lighter for finding my way & didn't get very far but i always wondered what the place would have looked like in daylight, etc. Man, that has brought back a few memories!
Well you certainly beat me old mate. I just got shots of the exterior and was shit scared to go down the cutting as I was scared I might not get out again. I will have to make sure the wife is watching my back as last time I was soloing!. Same thing with Withcall last time, I am so desperate to walk the whole 971 yards.Yep, sure did & i vaguely remember coming back covered in mud lol. It was about midnight, a lighter for finding my way & didn't get very far but i always wondered what the place would have looked like in daylight, etc. Man, that has brought back a few memories!
Well you certainly beat me old mate. I just got shots of the exterior and was shit scared to go down the cutting as I was scared I might not get out again. I will have to make sure the wife is watching my back as last time I was soloing!. Same thing with Withcall last time, I am so desperate to walk the whole 971 yards.
Don't get me wrong, when i said not far it was literally yards due to a few minutes sapre wiating for the guys to arrive so we could offload. I'm sure you'll do the full length at some point, especially the latter
Don't get me wrong, when i said not far it was literally yards due to a few minutes sapre wiating for the guys to arrive so we could offload. I'm sure you'll do the full length at some point, especially the latter
I am actually going back here very soon to tackle the deep cutting. I could not leave this thread without an internal shot!!
Yeah thanks Badoosh although with such a short Tunnel I am pretty sure there will not be all that many! Also not a lot of Calcification I dont think.
Cromer Tunnel. The inside.
Earlier today me and the Family bombed up to Cromer for me to finally conquer the huge cutting down to The only standard gauge tunnel in Norfolk. I needed someone to keep on eye on me as the way down was very steep and a good 60 foot scramble down on the arse. Once down though it was well worth it ... The Pics... Mrs Shuck watching my descent in case I buggered over! I aint very good with heights!
A small Tunnel but in remarkeby good shape.
Signalling Posts....
Permanent Way Workers Refuge...
Looking out of the East Portal towards the roadbridge....
... Another Refuge...
Signalling Post...
Road Bridge from the Tunnel.
As Far as know these are the first pics that have ever been taken of the inside of The Cromer Tunnel. I have been living in Norfolk for well over 30 years and seen an awful lot of Railway pics and never seen any of the inside of this particular tunnel.
Earlier today me and the Family bombed up to Cromer for me to finally conquer the huge cutting down to The only standard gauge tunnel in Norfolk. I needed someone to keep on eye on me as the way down was very steep and a good 60 foot scramble down on the arse. Once down though it was well worth it ... The Pics... Mrs Shuck watching my descent in case I buggered over! I aint very good with heights!
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You did it! Well done! And well done to Mrs Shuck for keeping an eye out for you. 
Excellent job, Shucky. Enjoyed seeing your pics.
Excellent job, Shucky. Enjoyed seeing your pics.
You did it! Well done! And well done to Mrs Shuck for keeping an eye out for you.
Excellent job, Shucky. Enjoyed seeing your pics.
Cheers Foxy... It was well worth getting down onto trackbed level. The tunnel is tiny but worth the
effort.
