Report - Deepdale & Miley tunnels, Preston, August 2018

[stranton]

The branch from Preston to Longridge opened in 1840 & is 6 1/2 miles long,
there's 3 tunnels from west to east Deepdale 160yds, Miley no. 1 272yds & no. 2 383yds
there's a 100yd cutting with retaining walls between the 2 tunnels held by concrete or wood braces because of subsidence.
The air shaft between no. 1 & no. 2 has been capped with concrete forming a continuous tunnel of 655yds.
There's refuges on both sides of the tunnel,
the branch closed in 1980 & a single track remains in situ on the left side of the tunnel.

west
cutting, retaining walls

this stagnant water requires waders rather than wellingtons

Deepdale tunnel

cutting, retaining walls between tunnels
with loads of rats

Miley tunnel

capped air shaft

refuge

west

visited with @Choo Choo m8ty
thankyou for doing this with me

 

[coolboyslim]

No worries m8ty. Deffo a fun one this. But good God it stank and them damn rats. Nice report m8ty

 

[stranton]

Thanks for sharing!

no worries

 

[stranton]

No worries m8ty. Deffo a fun one this. But good God it stank and them damn rats. Nice report m8ty

the stench & rats (lots of them)

 

[UrbandonedTeam]

We did this with wellies yikes.. what diseases do we have?

 

[stranton]

We did this with wellies yikes.. what diseases do we have?

unlikely even if you've breached them

 

[stranton]

leptospirosis, (weils disease) risk with all tunnels & draining.