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Originally posted for the Guesswehere UK group. It's the No.4 ventilation shaft for the Totley Tunnel, on the Sheffield-Manchester railway. At 3 1/2 miles long, it's the 2nd-longest railway tunnel in the UK (after the Severn Tunnel). It was driven from both ends - the two headings thirling through in 1892. The line opened for freight in 1893 and for passenger traffic shortly after. There are 5 shafts along the length of the tunnel. Nos 1 - 4 are all fairly close to each other at the Totley end; No.5 Shaft is high up on the moors nearer the Grindleford end.

The No.4 ventilation shaft for the Totley Tunnel, illuminated by shafts of the late afternoon sun. The Totley Tunnel is on the Sheffield-Manchester railway. At 3 1/2 miles long, it's the 2nd-longest railway tunnel in the UK (after the Severn Tunnel). It was driven from both ends - the two headings thirling through in 1892. The line opened for freight in 1893 and for passenger traffic shortly after. There are 5 shafts along the length of the tunnel. Nos 1 - 4 are all fairly close to each other at the Totley end; No.5 Shaft is high up on the moors nearer the Grindleford end. See where this picture was taken. [?]

The No.4 ventilation shaft for the Totley Tunnel, on the Sheffield-Manchester railway. At 3 1/2 miles long, it's the 2nd-longest railway tunnel in the UK (after the Severn Tunnel). It was driven from both ends - the two headings thirling through in 1892. The line opened for freight in 1893 and for passenger traffic shortly after. There are 5 shafts along the length of the tunnel. Nos 1 - 4 are all fairly close to each other at the Totley end; No.5 Shaft is high up on the moors nearer the Grindleford end.