Victoria Tunnel (Newcastle)
The Victoria Tunnel is a subterranean waggonway that runs under Newcastle upon Tyne, England, from the Town Moor down to the River Tyne. It was built between 1839 and 1842 to transport coal from Leazes Main Colliery in Spital Tongues to riverside staithes (jetties) ready for loading onto boats for export. The tunnel is 2.4 miles (3.9 km) in length with a maximum depth of 85 feet (26 m) and drops 222 feet (68 m) from entrance to exit. It remains largely intact.
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Victoria Tunnel (Newcastle)
The Victoria Tunnel is a subterranean waggonway that runs under Newcastle upon Tyne, England, from the Town Moor down to the River Tyne. It was built between 1839 and 1842 to transport coal from Leazes Main Colliery in Spital Tongues to riverside staithes (jetties) ready for loading onto boats for export. The tunnel is 2.4 miles (3.9 km) in length with a maximum depth of 85 feet (26 m) and drops 222 feet (68 m) from entrance to exit. It remains largely intact.
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A lit section of the Victoria Tunnel near the Ouse Street entrance
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Gateshead entrepreneur Thomas ...... and closes the following year.
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Management transferred to The Ouseburn Trust.
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The pit closes, the equipment is sold and the tunnel is forgotten about.
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The river end of the Victoria Tunnel is demolished when the Glass House Bridge is built.
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Victoria Tunnel
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