Fawley Tunnel

A fenced-off entrance to the tunnel

Fawley Tunnel is a 3-metre (9.8 ft) diameter, 2-mile (3.2 km) long tunnel under Southampton Water between Fawley Power Station and Chilling near Warsash.[1] It was constructed between 1962 and 1965 to carry two 400 kV circuits as part of the National Grid.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ian, West. "Geology of Fawley Power Station Excavations". Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "The Scope for Undergrounding Overhead Electricity Lines" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2012.

Coordinates: 50°49′34″N 1°18′50″W / 50.826°N 1.314°W / 50.826; -1.314


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