Burdale Tunnel
 Southern portal of Burdale Tunnel | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | Malton & Driffield Railway |
| Location | Yorkshire Wolds |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1853 |
| Closed | 1958 |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1,747 yards (1,597 m) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Burdale Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the abandoned Malton and Driffield Junction Railway.
History and description
Burdale tunnel lies near the village of Burdale, North Yorkshire, England, between the former Burdale and Wharram railway stations, and was built to take the rail line through the hills of the Yorkshire Wolds.
Construction began in 1847 with the sinking of seven vertical shafts, but the tunnel, which was 1,747 yards (1,597 m) in length, was not completed until 1853. The MDR closed in 1958, and the tunnel portals were bricked up since 1961. In the late Seventies, a collapse occurred just north of the tunnel's second ventilation shaft - around half-a-mile in. The mid-80s saw another fall block the tunnel towards its southern end, creating a sealed section in the middle.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Burdale tunnel. |
- "Burdale Tunnel", www.forgottenrelics.co.uk