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The Victoria Tunnel is a subterranean wagonway that runs under Newcastle upon Tyne, England, from the Town Moor down to the River Tyne.It was built between 1839 and 1842 to transport coal from Leazes Main Colliery in Spital Tongues, to riverside staithes (jetties), ready for loading onto boats for export.
The Victoria Tunnel was built to transport coal from Spital Tongues Colliery, opened in 1836, to the river Tyne. 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi (4 km) long and up to 85 ft (26 m) deep, the tunnel was built by 200 men between 1839 and 1842, and came about as a result of the owners, Latimer and Porter, being refused permission to build a surface wagonway across ...
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Carries northbound traffic on the A19, original tunnel: 1967: Tyne and Wear: Tyne Tunnel (Eastern bore) Road: 1,600: 1,750: Carries southbound traffic on the A19: 2011: Tyne and Wear: Victoria Tunnel: Wagonway: 1842: Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear Metro Tunnels Railway Carries the Tyne and Wear Metro through the Central Core of the system. 1980 ...
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Tyne Tunnel; V. Victoria Tunnel (Newcastle) This page was last edited on 3 April 2018, at 05:46 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
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