Stowe Hill tunnel
Stowe Hill Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the West Coast Main Line just south of the village of Weedon, Northamptonshire, England. The tunnel runs in a straight line underneath the A5 main road between Weedon and Towcester from about northwest[1] to southeast.[2] The tunnel has a single bore with twin tracks and is 491 yards (449 m) long.[3] The next station southbound is Wolverton and northbound Rugby. The tunnel was opened in 1838 as a part of the London and Birmingham Railway.
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Northbound Virgin Pendolino leaving Stowe Hill Tunnel at appx 125mph
1915 and 1951 accidents
The tunnel was close to the site of two train derailments in which a total of 25 people died, though was unconnected with the cause of either.
References
- Northwest portal: 52°13′15″N 1°03′40″W
- Southeast portal: 52°13′08″N 1°03′20″W
- "Railway tunnel lengths: Locations beginning Q-Z". Railway Codes.
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View from the Grand Union Canal in the east located just south of Weedon with the West Coast Main Line and Stowe Hill tunnel in the south-east
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