• Source: Oxendon Tunnels

The Oxendon Tunnels are disused railway tunnels in Northamptonshire, England. The Northampton to Market Harborough line opened in 1859 and had tunnels at Oxendon and nearby at Kelmarsh.
The original tunnel was single-track, and when the line was doubled a second single-track tunnel was built. The "up" line tunnel is 453 yards (414 m) long while the "down" line is 462 yards (422 m). Due to the small bore, the tunnels were known as "the rat-holes" by train drivers.
The former "up" line tunnel at Oxendon is open as part of the Brampton Valley Way, a linear park which runs from Boughton level crossing on the outskirts of Northampton to Little Bowden near Market Harborough, on the former railway trackbed.




See also


Tunnels in the United Kingdom




External links


Northampton & Lamport Railway

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Oxendon Tunnels
• Oxendon
• Kelmarsh Tunnel
• Great Oxendon
• List of tunnels in the United Kingdom
• Brampton Valley Way
• Rail transport in Northamptonshire
• Northampton–Market Harborough line
• Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
• Clipston and Oxendon railway station