Devonshire Tunnel
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| Combe Down Tunnel in 2005 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | Somerset and Dorset [Joint] Railway |
| Location | c. 2.0 miles from Bath Green Park |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1874 |
| Closed | 1966 (railway) |
| Owner | Wessex Water |
| Technical | |
| Length | 880 yards (800 m) approx. |
| No. of tracks | Single |
| Grade | mostly 1 in 50 (2%) ascending towards Midford (away from Bath)[1] |
Devonshire Tunnel is on the now-closed Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway main line, between Midford and Bath Queen Square, below high ground and the southern suburbs of Bath, England, emerging below the northern slopes of Combe Down village.
It opened in 1874.
Gradient
The tunnel had a gradient of 1 in 50, on a line where the Ruling gradient was also 1 in 50.
References
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