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Title: Summit Tunnel - LYR00285
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Title
Summit Tunnel - LYR00285
Description
LYRS 3650 - West portal with tunnel platelayers gang. At the time of its completion in December 1840 at 2885 yards (2663m) it was the longest railway tunnel in the world, but still well short of Standedge canal tunnel at 3.25 miles. As with most early tunnels there were casualties including several fatalities in its construction.
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Source
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society
Date
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Rights
PHDA - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
LYR00285.tif
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Summit Tunnel - LYR00285,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/12936.
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