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Headstone tunnel

I am in the inside of the tunnel here at the Monsal head Viaduct end. At 487 metres long (1579ft) it can seem quite long and until recently, a very dark if not scary experience to walk through. Until Beecham’s butchering of our railway systems in the 1950’s this used to run Midland railway trains from Buxton to Bakewell. Now it is used by walkers and cyclist on this much loved Monsal Trail. It is lit up during the day but the lights are turned off after dark.
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12 comments

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Beautifully framed Herb.
6 months ago

Malik Raoulda said:

Remarquable et admirablement partagée et bien renseignée.
Bonne et heureuse journée paisible.
6 months ago ( translate )

Günter Klaus said:

Das sind großartige Aufnahmen mit verschiedenen Ansichten lieber Herbert,hast du ganz toll umgesetzt :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
6 months ago ( translate )

Herb Riddle replied to Günter Klaus:

Thanks Güni. Very happy that you enjoyed this.

Regards. Herb
6 months ago

Keith Burton said:

Great framing here Herb.............and perfectly exposed for both the inside and outside of the tunnel. The walkers stand out nicely, and what we can see of the surrounding landscape looks very inviting.

I love the first PiP..........it's beautifully composed with super leading lines. The lighting is spot on and I love the patterns on the tunnel walls. The detail is excellent too. My favourite of this set.

The second PiP gives a great insight into how dark the tunnel can get!

Great work sir! **********
6 months ago

Herb Riddle replied to Keith Burton:

Glad you liked these Keith. I did wonder about making the first PiP the main one but the quality at full screen was wanting as far as I was concerned. A fine tunnel that we have been all the way through but some years back now.

Regards. Herb
6 months ago

Ulrich John said:

Tolles framing, Herb !
6 months ago ( translate )

J.Garcia said:

Wonderful images, Herb
Great PIP 1
6 months ago ( translate )

TOZ said:

Three great Images Herb will have to visit been looking on the map and on google might go down for the day some time.
All the best Gordon
6 months ago

Don Sutherland said:

Superb capture.
6 months ago ( translate )

tiabunna said:

Lovely images of this tunnel, Herb.
6 months ago

Gudrun said:

A brilliant frame and the dark parts still have detail!
6 months ago