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.

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.

Main article: Weedon rail crashes

References
  1. Northwest portal: 52°13′15″N 1°03′40″W
  2. Southeast portal: 52°13′08″N 1°03′20″W
  3. "Railway tunnel lengths: Locations beginning Q-Z". Railway Codes.
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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