Knowlesands Tunnel

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The south portal of Knowlesands Tunnel, looking towards Bridgnorth

Knowlesands Tunnel (Bridge 32) is the shorter of the two tunnels on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, being just over 40 yards long. It is located between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade, just north of milepost 149, between Bridgnorth Down Distant and Down Outer Home signals.

In common with other portions of the original Severn Valley Line it was built to accommodate a double track at a later date, so has much more clearance than other tunnels. Insufficient traffic materialised to justify the widening to a double track. The main B4555 Bridgnorth-Highley road passes over the railway at this location, but the railway is not visible.

On 5 November 2000 torrential rain caused a major landslip at the Bridgnorth end of the tunnel with 3 lengths of track left hanging in space and the embankment spread across the field below. Contractors completed the reinstatement later that month[1].

See also

Towards Kidderminster
List of infrastructure
Towards Bridgnorth

References

  1. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 134