Recycled Tunnels

Across the UK, there are dozens of former railway tunnels that have been rehabilitated to host foot and cycle paths. They are listed below, along with links offering more information about them and their location.

Headstone Tunnel on Derbyshire's Monsal Trail.
© Forgotten Relics

Some of these tunnels are little more than long bridges, however ten extend for more than quarter-of-a-mile. These provide useful evidence as to how the challenges associated with Queensbury Tunnel's reuse might be managed.

For context, we've added Queensbury and Rhondda - also the focus of a reopening campaign - and some record-holding tunnels in Europe and the US.


Status		Name	Yards	Lit?	Trks	Loc'n	Info
O		Snoqualmie (US)	3963	N	1
P		Rhondda	3443	-	1
O		Uitzi (Spain)	2931	Y	1
O		St Paul's Pass (US)	2924	N	1
P		Queensbury	2501	-	2
P		Merthyr/Abernant	2497	-	1
P		Lissummon	1759	-	1

O		Combe Down	1829	Y	1
O		Tidenham	1188	Y	1
NFP		Neidpath	602	N	1
O		St Leonard's	572	Y	2
O		Headstone	533	Y	2
O		Kelmarsh	520	N	1
O		Litton	515	Y	2
O		Staple Hill	515	Y	2
O		Cressbrook	471	Y	2
O		Oxenden	453	N	1
O		Devonshire	447	Y	1
O		Chee Tor No.1	401	Y	2
O		Ashbourne	386	Y	2
O		Grenofen	374	Part	1
O		Thurgoland New	339	Y	1
O		Shaugh/Leighbeer	308	Part	1
O		Tregarth No.2	297	Y	1
O		Newchurch No.2	290	N	1
O		Heathfield	265	Y	2
NFP		Usk	256	N	1
O		Winscombe Hill/Shute Shelve	198	N	1
O		Landcross	196	Y	1
O		Earlsheaton	179	Y	2
O		Rodney Street	179	Y	2
O		Brinnington	168	Y	2
O		Newchurch No.1	162	N	1
O		Colinton	150	Y	1
O		Trinity	146	Y	2
O		Calke Park	138	N	Tram
O		Windsor Hill Up	132	N	1
O		Rusher Cutting	121	N	2
O		Grosmont Old	119	Y	1
O		Hopton	113	N	1
O		Coppet Hall North	111	N	Tram
O		Firth	110	Y	1
O		Cwm-y-Glo	106	N	1
O		Chee Tor No.2	94	N	2
O		Big	92	N	1
O		Thomas Lane	87	N	2
O		Newport	83	Y	1
O		Instow	83	Y	1
O		Knowler Hill	79	N	2
O		Auchendinny	74	Y	1
O		Coppet Hall South	73	Y	Tram
O		Slade	70	N	1
NFP		Birchall	69	N	2
O		Craigellachie	68	N	1
O		Oakenshaw	67	N	2
O		Loch Oich	67	N	1
O		Eshiels	66	N	1
O		Beamish East	62	N	2
O		St Fillans	62	N	1
O		Rodwell	58	Y	1
O		Newhaven	51	N	1
O		Basfords Hill	51	N	Tram
O		Loanhead	43	N	1
O		Heckmondwike North	40	N	2
O		Bedford Place	38	N	Wagon
O		Long Arch	37	N	1
O		Beamish West	35	N	2
O		Drysdale Street	28	N	Wagon
O		Tregarth No.1	27	N	1
O		Bowling	25	N	2
O		Little	24	N	1
O	Coppet Hall Middle	18	N	Tram

(O) Open, (P) Proposed, (NFP) Not a Formal Cycle Path, (NYO) Not Yet Open Please let us know if we've missed any tunnels that should be included on this list.

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Recycled Tunnels

Status

Name

Yards

Lit?

Trks

Loc'n

Info

(O) Open, (P) Proposed, (NFP) Not a Formal Cycle Path, (NYO) Not Yet Open

Please let us know if we've missed any tunnels that should be included on this list.

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