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by Peter Castell
When it opened in 1832 it was the longest railway tunnel in the world 1796 yards
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Jaap van 't Veen said:

Beautifully captured Peter.
7 years ago ( translate )

Janet Brien said:

Ok. Now this is just TOO COOL. Great shot, great angle, great format, great glimpse into history. Thanks so much for sharing...but...could you tell us more? Hmm...or, maybe this is a personal challenge to find out! I'll be back...
7 years ago

Janet Brien replied to Janet Brien:

HAH! I do love a challenge! It's the GLENFIELD Tunnel and I found a lovely webpage that fills in all the details!

www.storyofleicester.info/a-working-town/glenfield-tunnel

FANTASTIC! :)
7 years ago

Peter Castell replied to Janet Brien:

Well done Janet, I don't always bother putting the location. I used to do the garden for an old lady born 1902 she used to walk from Groby to Glenfield (30 mins) get the train to Leicester then another 15 min walk to school there would not have been any street lights, Leicester is only 4 miles away, it didn't do her any harm she was 103 when she died.
You go about 400yards into the tunnel although the last train was over 50 years ago it still has a sooty smell the temperature is constant at about 10c. When you think about the equipment it was an amazing project
7 years ago

Fred Fouarge replied to Peter Castell:

Wat een Verhaal Peter,,,spannend!
7 years ago ( translate )

Ulrich John said:

Great angle, great perspective, great picture ! And b/w is the right choice !
7 years ago

William Sutherland said:

Phenomenal shot!

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7 years ago ( translate )

Andy Rodker said:

Excellent! And thanks to Janet too for researching and providing the link.
7 years ago

Günter Klaus said:

Wow,das ist eine exellente Aufnahme mit dieser tollen Tiefe lieber Peter,schön hast du das mit SW gewählt :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
2 years ago ( translate )