Sunday, 24 February 2008

Standedge


Tunnel End - the Marsden portal of Standedge Tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. Standedge Tunnel is the UK's longest canal tunnel at 5210 metres (3.24 miles). Convoys of boats are towed through by an electric tug.

See Google Aerial View of this location.
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4 comments:

  1. Ashtonian27 February 2008 at 00:11

    Electric tug?
    Are you kidding?
    Aren't you supposed to lie on your back and 'walk' the boat through the tunnel?

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  2. Anonymous27 February 2008 at 00:27

    Well, it is more than 3 miles long!

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  3. Meg5 March 2008 at 13:39

    How long does it take to go through the tunnel? I'm guessing at average speed of 3mph it takes abt an hour and all in pitch dark!!
    My Nan used to talk about legging it through Standedge tunnel- I;m sure she wasn't the one doing the 'leggin' LOL

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  4. Anonymous5 March 2008 at 14:58

    The tunnel is extremely narrow in places so the average speed is not much above 1 mph, so it takes 2 to 3 hours to get through!

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