Earliest surviving railway tunnel in the world scheduled

Posted on 07/04/2015 by IHBC NewsBlog

Fritchley Tunnel in Crich, Derbyshire has been granted scheduled ancient monument status by Historic England; the tunnel which was built 1793 by Benjamin Outram is believed to be the earliest surviving railway tunnel in the world.

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