So it has been such a long time since I have used my faithful old D300 but I had promised to bring it along to Haddon tunnel to show Lenston some new camera settings 
, as it turned out we met up, drank beer and took some photos, it is always nice to catch up with Lenny .....good company, photoings and beer is always a win 
only a short report
so the history i have shamelessly stolen from HughieD and his excellent report..hope he dont mind
Haddon Tunnel is located in the English county of Derbyshire. It was built by the Midland Railway in 1863 as an extension of its Buxton branch-line, into the Peaks, linking the afore-mentioned Buxton with Matlock. The line was born out of the Midland Railway’s rivalry with the London & North Western (LNW) to secure a strategic rail route between London and Manchester. The first section was the 15-mile extension of the Rowsley line into Buxton, authorised in May 1860. The 1,058-yard long tunnel was constructed to hide the railway from the view of the Duke of Rutland where the line passed Haddon Hall. The tunnel is close to the surface and was, in the main, built by the 'cut and cover' method. So much so that towards its southern end, it is now possible to walk alongside the tunnel at track level, such is the shallowness of the fill and gradient of the slope. It included five ventilation shafts with one being the full width of the double-track tunnel. Shortly after the headings met on Tuesday 2nd July 1861, an arch collapsed killing three men and a boy, wounding another so seriously that he died the following day. John Millington, George Buckley, James Bird, James Clarke and the young Alfred Plank are honoured by a simple memorial in the churchyard at Rowsley. The railway paid £100 (equivalent to £8,781 in 2016) compensation to each of their families.
The tunnel was constructed in 1860 to save the grand old Duke of rutland from clapping eyes on the train from his pile in the sticks, Haddon Hall
not sure which end this is but one end is so wet that it is only the brickwork that seals the tunnel that is peventing it from becoming swamped.
the flooded end
and the end that we entered
inside it is just about a Kilometre of nice blockwork, vents and cut ins
some of the vents are just that in the roof but one is practically a break in the tunnel
some gorgeous formations on the deck too
like a scabby old chimney breast
some are adorned with foliage, and other crap
such a pretty place
little or no evidence of sleepers or tracks
El Groupo Shot
Thanks for looking and thanks to Lenston
, as it turned out we met up, drank beer and took some photos, it is always nice to catch up with Lenny .....good company, photoings and beer is always a win only a short report
so the history i have shamelessly stolen from HughieD and his excellent report..hope he dont mind
Haddon Tunnel is located in the English county of Derbyshire. It was built by the Midland Railway in 1863 as an extension of its Buxton branch-line, into the Peaks, linking the afore-mentioned Buxton with Matlock. The line was born out of the Midland Railway’s rivalry with the London & North Western (LNW) to secure a strategic rail route between London and Manchester. The first section was the 15-mile extension of the Rowsley line into Buxton, authorised in May 1860. The 1,058-yard long tunnel was constructed to hide the railway from the view of the Duke of Rutland where the line passed Haddon Hall. The tunnel is close to the surface and was, in the main, built by the 'cut and cover' method. So much so that towards its southern end, it is now possible to walk alongside the tunnel at track level, such is the shallowness of the fill and gradient of the slope. It included five ventilation shafts with one being the full width of the double-track tunnel. Shortly after the headings met on Tuesday 2nd July 1861, an arch collapsed killing three men and a boy, wounding another so seriously that he died the following day. John Millington, George Buckley, James Bird, James Clarke and the young Alfred Plank are honoured by a simple memorial in the churchyard at Rowsley. The railway paid £100 (equivalent to £8,781 in 2016) compensation to each of their families.
The tunnel was constructed in 1860 to save the grand old Duke of rutland from clapping eyes on the train from his pile in the sticks, Haddon Hall
not sure which end this is but one end is so wet that it is only the brickwork that seals the tunnel that is peventing it from becoming swamped.
the flooded end
and the end that we entered
inside it is just about a Kilometre of nice blockwork, vents and cut ins
some of the vents are just that in the roof but one is practically a break in the tunnel
some gorgeous formations on the deck too
like a scabby old chimney breast
some are adorned with foliage, and other crap
such a pretty place
little or no evidence of sleepers or tracks
El Groupo Shot
Thanks for looking and thanks to Lenston
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