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Ampthill Tunnel

Coordinates: 52°02′01″N 0°30′48″W / 52.03361°N 0.51333°W / 52.03361; -0.51333
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Ampthill Tunnel
Ampthill Tunnel
Overview
LineMidland Main Line
LocationAmpthill, Bedfordshire
Coordinates52°02′01″N 0°30′48″W / 52.03361°N 0.51333°W / 52.03361; -0.51333
Operation
Work begun1865
Opened1868
OwnerNetwork Rail
Technical
Length759 yards (694 m)

Ampthill tunnel is a railway tunnel at Ampthill on the London Midland region between Bedford and Flitwick.

The Sheffield Daily Telegraph reported that the tunnels were 759 yards (694 m) long on completion.[1]

Between June 1893[2] and 1895 a second tunnel was constructed alongside, to allow the widening of the Midland Main Line from two tracks to four.

References

  1. ^ "The New Midland Line between Bedford and London". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 13 July 1868. Retrieved 28 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "The New Ampthill Tunnel". Bedfordshire Mercury. England. 30 June 1894. Retrieved 29 October 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.