Sapperton Tunnel
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Sapperton Tunnel is a historic railway tunnel in Gloucestershire, England, carrying trains through the Cotswolds on the route between Swindon and Gloucester.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sapperton Tunnel canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway infrastructure
ⓘ
railway tunnel ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian railway engineering ⓘ |
| builder | Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedBy | Golden Valley Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Severn basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames basin ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1839 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Isambard Kingdom Brunel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curved alignment
ⓘ
significant gradient ⓘ ventilation shafts ⓘ |
| hasPortal |
eastern portal near Sapperton
ⓘ
western portal near Chalford ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
example of early long railway tunnel in Britain
ⓘ
important route through the Cotswolds ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic railway structure ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 3.2 kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 3500 yards ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cotswolds
ⓘ
England ⓘ Gloucestershire ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute | Swindon–Gloucester railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick lining
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Chalford village
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sapperton village ⓘ |
| nearbyWatercourse | River Frome (Stroud) valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1845 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Western Railway network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swindon–Gloucester main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Chalford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sapperton NERFINISHED ⓘ Stroud district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesUnder | Cotswold escarpment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayRegionHistoric | Great Western Railway Western Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail traffic
ⓘ
passenger rail traffic ⓘ |
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