Box Tunnel
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Length | 2. 945 km |
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Construction started | November 1836 |
Line | Great Western Main Line |
Locations | Box Hill |
Wiltshire | |
England | |
Operating speed | 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) |
Work begun | December 1838 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1138018 |
About Box Tunnel
Box Tunnel passes through Box Hill on the Great Western Main Line between Bath and Chippenham. The railway tunnel is 1. 83 miles in length, straight, and descends on a 1 in 100 gradient from its eastern end. The west portal is Grade II* listed and the east portal is Grade II listed.