Report - Mapperley Railway Tunnel Nottingham - Jan 2022

[Mr Budge]

Lately all ive explored are Derbyshire mines or railway tunnels (not that that's a bad thing) here's another railway tunnel done with @MotionlessMike ​

headed over this abandoned railway tunnel over in nottingham a couple weeks back, been meaning to visit here for a while and it didnt dissapoint.
The tunnel sits at over 1000m long and along the way just before a major collapse is an air shaft that since its closure has had that much waste thrown down it, It now forms a huge
pile extended up and above the air shaft itself, not sure why this exists but during the 60/70s local councils would thrown there waste/landfill down local mines to get rid of it
but since then this has thankfully been prohibited.

built for the Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension of the Great Northern Railway. This line ran from Colwick Junction in Nottingham to Egginton Junction in South Derbyshire.

Also the old paintings at the portal entrance looked quite interesting does anyone have any history on these as ive not been able to find much about there origins.

Met up with Dr Steven Strange

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[HughieD]

Good set there. As tunnels go, it's pretty decent, isn't it?

 

[Mr Budge]

Good set there. As tunnels go, it's pretty decent, isn't it?

That pile of waste is something else, been enjoying these old railway tunnels recently

 

[adamh149]

Visited Mapperley last week and the second row of fencing has been repaired so it's not possible to enter at the moment.

 

[Webbs0710]

Visited Mapperley last week and the second row of fencing has been repaired so it's not possible to enter at the moment.

The gate in the second row of fencing is currently wide open, as of a fortnight ago, so can walk right on in 👌🏻

 

[Brummie123]

Lately all ive explored are Derbyshire mines or railway tunnels (not that that's a bad thing) here's another railway tunnel done with @MotionlessMike

headed over this abandoned railway tunnel over in nottingham a couple weeks back, been meaning to visit here for a while and it didnt dissapoint.
The tunnel sits at over 1000m long and along the way just before a major collapse is an air shaft that since its closure has had that much waste thrown down it, It now forms a huge
pile extended up and above the air shaft itself, not sure why this exists but during the 60/70s local councils would thrown there waste/landfill down local mines to get rid of it
but since then this has thankfully been prohibited.

built for the Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension of the Great Northern Railway. This line ran from Colwick Junction in Nottingham to Egginton Junction in South Derbyshire.

Also the old paintings at the portal entrance looked quite interesting does anyone have any history on these as ive not been able to find much about there origins.

Met up with Dr Steven Strange

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Great report that. You mean the pictures on the exterior? I walk my dog up there just about every other night.

 

[adamh149]

Visited yesterday and completely accessible at the moment. 👍

Tunnel was pretty wet the whole way to the crap stack.

 

[Bumblebee87]

Lately all ive explored are Derbyshire mines or railway tunnels (not that that's a bad thing) here's another railway tunnel done with @MotionlessMike

headed over this abandoned railway tunnel over in nottingham a couple weeks back, been meaning to visit here for a while and it didnt dissapoint.
The tunnel sits at over 1000m long and along the way just before a major collapse is an air shaft that since its closure has had that much waste thrown down it, It now forms a huge
pile extended up and above the air shaft itself, not sure why this exists but during the 60/70s local councils would thrown there waste/landfill down local mines to get rid of it
but since then this has thankfully been prohibited.

built for the Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension of the Great Northern Railway. This line ran from Colwick Junction in Nottingham to Egginton Junction in South Derbyshire.

Also the old paintings at the portal entrance looked quite interesting does anyone have any history on these as ive not been able to find much about there origins.

Met up with Dr Steven Strange

​

Amazing wire wool photography! I’ve managed to do 3 shoots recently with wire wool. Hoping to do one soon in Ashby Tunnel which I’ve scouted ready.