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    Anyone want some history on Standedge?

    Here you go!

    The Standedge Tunnels (Standedge is normally pronounced Stannige) are four parallel tunnels that run beneath the Pennines at the traditional Standedge crossing point between Marsden and Diggle, on the edges of the conurbations of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester respectively, in northern England.
    There are three railway tunnels and a canal tunnel (on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal). The canal tunnel is the longest and oldest of the tunnels, and holds the record as the longest and highest canal tunnel in Britain.[1] All four tunnels are linked by cross-tunnels or adits at strategic locations within the tunnels. The adits allowed the railway tunnels to be built much more quickly by allowing 'waste spoil' (sic) to be removed by boat and reducing the need for shafts for construction.
    Of the railway tunnels, only the tunnel built in 1894 is currently used for rail traffic. Closed in 1943, the canal tunnel was re-opened in May 2001. The Standedge Tunnel Visitor Centre, at the Marsden end of the tunnel, serves as a base for boat trips into the canal tunnel and hosts an exhibition which depicts the various crossings.

    Well, I STILL have our kids dog, so we couldn't do many buildings, we were going to do some landscapes (we being me, Gingerbeardyface, Buddy the derpdog, and Fudgeblokedudetypeguy) but it started to piss it down, my need for doing SOMETHING after having the kids for the weekend was so great we shot from Castle hill to Standegde and went for a nosey!

    Having the dog is OK, he's pretty good, but the idea of our kids dog + train + explaining to our kid was a bit worrying. So We had a pre nosey to going back for lullllllzzzzzz latorz.

    PICCIES!


    In we go.


    Across we wander.


    Me, derpdog and a train (sort of)


    Fudgepacker


    All together.


    Torchlight


    JT the big shadow!

    Thanks folks!

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    Default Re: Standedge Tunnels - August - 2012

    I love Standedge, she's a beaut. Might want to think about taking your kids there though mate. It's Network Rail property and trespass could land you with a criminal record!


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    Default Re: Standedge Tunnels - August - 2012

    Not a bad set those batz!
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    Default Re: Standedge Tunnels - August - 2012

    Quote Originally Posted by MJS View Post
    I love Standedge, she's a beaut. Might want to think about taking your kids there though mate. It's Network Rail property and trespass could land you with a criminal record!
    LOL. Our kid (my sister)'s dog, lol.

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    Default Re: Standedge Tunnels - August - 2012

    hahaaa, maybe I should learn to read. Funny shit though


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    Quote Originally Posted by MJS View Post
    hahaaa, maybe I should learn to read. Funny shit though
    Yeah man, the kids only come on SAFE derps!

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    Nice I had a lovely walk through here, is a good long mooch


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    You didn't enjoy it after when Holloway through the Lucozade at the taxi driver who didn't know where he was going haha


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    Default Re: Standedge Tunnels - August - 2012

    the derpdog looks just like mine :')

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    Good stuff mate
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