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| Whitehaven Tunnel, Whitehaven | ||
| Whitehaven Tunnel | ||
| site name:- | Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway | |
| locality:- | Whitehaven | |
| civil parish:- | Whitehaven (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | railway tunnel | |
| coordinates:- | NX975186 | |
| coordinates:- | NX977176 (approx) | |
| 1Km square:- | NX9718 | |
| 10Km square:- | NX91 | |
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 BPJ98.jpg South portal by Corkickle Station. (taken 30.6.2008)  BPL93.jpg North portal at Whitehaven Station. (taken 15.7.2008) |
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| hearsay:- |
A difficult tunnel, needing lots of maintenance. It was relined over a period of years,
a major job, 1932-58. |
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| Length 1322 yards. |
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