Ampthill Tunnel
Ampthill tunnel is a railway tunnel at Ampthill on the London Midland region between Bedford and Flitwick.
 Ampthill Tunnel | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | Midland Main Line |
| Location | Ampthill, Bedfordshire |
| Coordinates | 52°02′01″N 0°30′48″W |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 1865 |
| Opened | 1868 |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Technical | |
| Length | 759 yards (694 m) |
The Sheffield Daily Telegraph reported that the tunnels were 759 yards (694 m) long on completion.[1]
Between June 1893[2] and 1895 a second tunnel was constructed alongside, to allow the widening of the Midland Main Line from two tracks to four.
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- "The New Midland Line between Bedford and London". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 13 July 1868. Retrieved 28 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "The New Ampthill Tunnel". Bedfordshire Mercury. England. 30 June 1894. Retrieved 29 October 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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