请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Greenside Tunnel
释义

  1. History

  2. Description

  3. References

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}{{Infobox tunnel
| name = Greenside Tunnel
| image = File:Open Tunnel Mouth on Disused Railway - geograph.org.uk - 442977.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Western portal (2007)
| official_name =
| other_name =
| line =
| location = Pudsey
| coordinates =
| os_grid_ref = SE 21 32
| status = out of use
| system =
| crosses =
| start = {{Coord|53|47|23|N|1|40|12|W}}
| end = {{Coord|53|47|22|N|1|40|43|W}}
| stations =
| startwork =
| opened = 1893
| closed = 1964
| rebuilt =
| reopened =
| owner =
| operator = GNR, LNER, British Rail
| traffic = former railway
| character =
| engineer =
| construction =
| length = {{convert|616|yards|abbr=on}}
| linelength =
| tracklength =
| notrack = 2
| gauge = {{track gauge|uksg}}
| el = no
| speed =
| hielevation =
| lowelevation =
| height =
| width =
| grade =
| map =
| extra =
}}

Greenside Tunnel is a former railway tunnel in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England.

History

Greenside Tunnel was built when the branch line from Stanningley to Pudsey Greenside was extended towards Laisterdyke, resulting in the line known as Pudsey Loop. The tunnel was opened in 1893. Since the railway line closed on 15 July 1964, it has been out of use and has been fenced off. Around 2006, planning permission had been granted to fill in the tunnel and the adjoining cuttings, but work has not started yet.[1][2]

Partial landfill has begun as of spring 2018. A application has been made to Leeds city council for complete full landfill as of October 2018

Description

The tunnel is located west of the site of Pudsey Greenside railway station and of the bridge leading Carlisle Road across the former line, and east of a bridge of Smalewell Quarry track, beneath the Fox and Grapes public house.[3][4] It is {{convert|616|yards|abbr=on}} long,[1] according to some sources {{convert|618|yards|abbr=on}},[2][7] and led a double-tracked railway beneath a hill on the western side of Pudsey town. The tunnel has not been built in a straight line, but with a slight S-shaped curvature that nevertheless allows to keep at least one entrance in sight at any point of its route. A ventilation shaft had been built about {{convert|240|feet|abbr=on}} from its western portal. Its opening was located near today's junction of Westroyd, Windmill Hill, and Smalewell Road, beneath an access road to some garages, but is now capped off.[7]

The eastern portal is located below steep retaining walls on the south side of the approach cutting. Since closure of the line, it has been partly blocked by tipped spoil. The lining consists of masonry side walls with a height of about {{convert|7|feet|abbr=on}}, the roof arch has been constructed from engineering brick. Throughout the tunnel, amply-sized refuges in brick have been provided at regular intervals. The western portal is built from stone with buttresses and wing walls to each side.[7]

References

[1][2][3][4][5]

3 : Tunnels in West Yorkshire|Rail transport in West Yorkshire|Railway tunnels in England

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/11/18 18:00:56