Blea Moor Tunnel
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Blea Moor Tunnel is a major railway tunnel in North Yorkshire, England, carrying the Settle–Carlisle line beneath Blea Moor in the Yorkshire Dales.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway tunnel ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian railway engineering ⓘ |
| builtBy | contractors for Midland Railway ⓘ |
| builtFor | Midland Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Railway tunnels in North Yorkshire
ⓘ
Settle–Carlisle line NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunnels completed in 1875 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | driven from multiple shafts ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1870 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crossesUnder | Blea Moor plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasGradient | significant ruling gradient on approaches ⓘ |
| hasPortal |
north portal
ⓘ
south portal ⓘ |
| hasSignalling | controlled remotely ⓘ |
| hasVentilationShaft | yes ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
about 2404 metres
ⓘ
about 2629 yards ⓘ |
| lineServed | Settle–Carlisle line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Yorkshire
ⓘ
Yorkshire Dales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Settle–Carlisle route between Ribblehead and Dent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Blea Moor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | masonry lining ⓘ |
| near |
Dent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ribblehead NERFINISHED ⓘ Ribblehead Viaduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| northPortalLocation | near Dent Head ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the major engineering works on the Settle–Carlisle line ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1875 ⓘ |
| operator | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Settle–Carlisle railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Blea Moor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayRegion | Northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures | refuges in tunnel walls ⓘ |
| southPortalLocation | near Ribblehead ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| terrain | upland moorland ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail traffic
ⓘ
passenger rail traffic ⓘ |
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