Dissapearing tunnel

Post by **chameleon** » Thu 26 Feb, 2009 9:11 pm

now look what he's been and done - not content with the old ones any more, obviously wants his ownhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7913545.stm

Si · Post by Si » Fri 07 Aug, 2009 6:17 pm

jf wrote: I popped down to the western end of Greenside a few weeks back, it's accessible again as someone has broken off a couple of the fence struts. I didn't venture far inside as I didn't have a torch with me (wasn't a planned visit, just happened to be nearby and curious).I have an old map which can probably help locate the shaft position at the surface. One of them was under my late uncle's garage.

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Fri 07 Aug, 2009 6:58 pm

How to tunnel through the Pennines http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7861863.stm

Glenny3363 · Post by **Glenny3363** » Sat 08 Aug, 2009 9:56 pm

As my brother Si mentioned, the 'Pepper Pot' was behind our late uncles house, behind this house! under his garage!

Glenny3363 · Post by **Glenny3363** » Sat 08 Aug, 2009 9:58 pm

This garage!

Glenny3363 · Post by **Glenny3363** » Sat 08 Aug, 2009 10:04 pm

Here's a view of the same garage from a different angle!! (pic taken today!)

Glenny3363 · Post by **Glenny3363** » Sat 08 Aug, 2009 10:19 pm

Also noticed while ferreting around in the tunnel, these, what appeared to be very new, signs with consecutive numbers on every 20 or so yards. Any one got any ideas?? The white background is reflective, why?

Post by **chameleon** » Sat 08 Aug, 2009 11:19 pm

22 yards maybe? One chain, a unit of (older!) measurement, 10 to a furlong, 8 furlongs to the mile.I think that it was Phill who explained that chains was the usual measurement in railway tunnels.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sat 08 Aug, 2009 11:53 pm

If those markers are the same as in all other tunnels, then there called tablets.All West riding tunnels had the tablets set at 50' intervals, the only exception been Bramhope tunnel, for some reason the tablets in there were set out at every 100'There is supposed to be a fabled gold Soveriegn built into the 1894 new tunnel of Standedge, it seems a lot of people believe it too, the mortar has been attacked over the years leaving big gouges, no ones found it yet tho lol

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Sat 08 Aug, 2009 11:57 pm

Phill_dvsn wrote: If those markers are set the same as in all other tunnels, then there called tablets.All West riding tunnels had the tablets set at 50' intervals, the only exception been Bramhope tunnel, for some reason the tablets in there were set every 100'There is supposed to be a fabled gold Soveriegn built into the 1894 new tunnel of Standedge, it seems a lot of people believe it too, the mortar has been attacked over the years leaving big gouges, no ones found it yet tho lol take me in there with my minelab etrac il find the bugger lol