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Hi everybody.
Question - When is a railway tunnel NOT a railway tunnel.
Answer - When it`s a coal mine.
This is the ultimate form of recycling.
1901 - Railway and tunnel opened.
1930 - Tunnel and line abandoned.
193x - Middle section of tunnel collapsed.
1983 - Mining of coal started in the southern end of the tunnel.
1991 - Mine closed and the entrance sealed.
It`s a long old history and you are better off going over to Subbrit`s site to read all about it(link below)
Subterranea Britannica: Sites: draycott_cross_colliery
The way in to this place is not for the faint of heart - It`s just one massive death trap just waiting too F*** you up
If you get hurt in here YOU AIN`T GETTING OUT.
Picture time.
After a good old walk you get to the mine workings and the juicy bits.....
----------------------------------------- Oh yes ----------------------------------
In the background you can see where the tunnel has collapsed.
Through a blocked off section you get to an incline, still with a rail cart at the top and looking down the incline is the rest of the flooded section..
Right this has gone on long enough, if you want to see more (You know you do) head on over to my FlickR site at:-
https://www.flickr.com/photos/newage2/albums/72157704653099172
Thanks for looking and as usual all comments are most welcome.
Cheers Newage
Question - When is a railway tunnel NOT a railway tunnel.
Answer - When it`s a coal mine.
This is the ultimate form of recycling.
1901 - Railway and tunnel opened.
1930 - Tunnel and line abandoned.
193x - Middle section of tunnel collapsed.
1983 - Mining of coal started in the southern end of the tunnel.
1991 - Mine closed and the entrance sealed.
It`s a long old history and you are better off going over to Subbrit`s site to read all about it(link below)
Subterranea Britannica: Sites: draycott_cross_colliery
The way in to this place is not for the faint of heart - It`s just one massive death trap just waiting too F*** you up
If you get hurt in here YOU AIN`T GETTING OUT.
Picture time.
![46921772074_d56b2e23e8_b.jpg 46921772074_d56b2e23e8_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/251/251952-46921772074-d56b2e23e8-b.jpg)
![33768391218_f4acfa1a07_b.jpg 33768391218_f4acfa1a07_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/251/251953-33768391218-f4acfa1a07-b.jpg)
![47592957502_ceebc052c0_b.jpg 47592957502_ceebc052c0_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/251/251954-47592957502-ceebc052c0-b.jpg)
After a good old walk you get to the mine workings and the juicy bits.....
----------------------------------------- Oh yes ----------------------------------
![33768395938_cf6703cf9c_b.jpg 33768395938_cf6703cf9c_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/251/251955-33768395938-cf6703cf9c-b.jpg)
![33768394108_c8074bd493_b.jpg 33768394108_c8074bd493_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/251/251956-33768394108-c8074bd493-b.jpg)
In the background you can see where the tunnel has collapsed.
![47592962852_e73f25ced9_b.jpg 47592962852_e73f25ced9_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/251/251957-47592962852-e73f25ced9-b.jpg)
Through a blocked off section you get to an incline, still with a rail cart at the top and looking down the incline is the rest of the flooded section..
![47592963782_e2c8797413_b.jpg 47592963782_e2c8797413_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/251/251958-47592963782-e2c8797413-b.jpg)
Right this has gone on long enough, if you want to see more (You know you do) head on over to my FlickR site at:-
https://www.flickr.com/photos/newage2/albums/72157704653099172
Thanks for looking and as usual all comments are most welcome.
Cheers Newage