Shildon Tunnel

Shildon Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Tees Valley line between Shildon, and Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. Although designed to have two tracks, the line is single-track through the tunnel and on to Bishop Auckland. It was opened out in 1842 by the Shildon Tunnel Company to avoid a railway incline over the 100-foot (30 m) hill that the tunnel bores through, and later sold outright to the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR). By at least 1880 rolling stock was wider and the tunnel could not accommodate two trains passing through at the same time; the two tracks were reduced to a single track in 1967 after many years of single-train occupancy.

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Location: 54.6358, -1.6453, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Durham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in County Durham

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  Kirklevington Hall Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Grotto And Icehouse ⓘ
  grotto in Forcett, Richmondshire, England, UK

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  Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes ⓘ
  mine in Middleton-in-Teesdale, United Kingdom

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  Cornish Hush Mine ⓘ
  mine in Wear Valley, United Kingdom

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  Horden Colliery ⓘ
  coal mine in the UK

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  Murton Colliery ⓘ
  coal mine in Murton

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  Seaham Colliery ⓘ
  County Durham colliery

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  Tuthill Quarry ⓘ
  Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham

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  Witton Park Colliery ⓘ
  coal mine in the UK

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  Mainsforth Colliery ⓘ
  Colliery in UK

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  Mining Art Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bishop Auckland, England, UK

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  Hog Hill Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Shildon Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  The former Throstle Nest Bridge, now the Arnold Road Subway ⓘ
  bridge in Darlington, UK

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1872-01-01T00:00:00Z

1872 Mainsforth Colliery

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

2017 Mining Art Museum

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North entrance of Shildon Tunnel (crop)

North entrance of Shildon tunnel

North entrance of Shildon Tunnel (crop)

North entrance of Shildon tunnel

Ventilation shaft over the Shildon Tunnel

Ventilation shaft over the Shildon Tunnel

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1927	United Kingdom	country, island country, sovereign state, colonial power	Wikidata
site	bunker		Durham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Kirklevington Hall Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	cave		Grotto And Icehouse	grotto	Wikidata
site	mine		Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes	lead mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Cornish Hush Mine	lead mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Horden Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Murton Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Seaham Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Tuthill Quarry	protected area, quarry	Wikidata
site	mine		Witton Park Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine	1872	Mainsforth Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Mining Art Museum	art gallery, mining museum	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Hog Hill Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Shildon Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		The former Throstle Nest Bridge, now the Arnold Road Subway	subway	Wikidata
commons	image		North entrance of Shildon Tunnel (crop)		Commons
commons	image		North entrance of Shildon tunnel		Commons
commons	image		North entrance of Shildon Tunnel (crop)		Commons
commons	image		North entrance of Shildon tunnel		Commons
commons	image		Ventilation shaft over the Shildon Tunnel		Commons
commons	image		Ventilation shaft over the Shildon Tunnel		Commons