The tunnel was buiilt around 1885 and stands on the abandoned Scarborough-Whitby line
The tunnel was cut so W.H. Hammond, the lord of Raven Hall, didn’t have to see the railway actually crossing his land.
The tunnel is only 279 yards long but has a sharp curve and with the gradient up to Ravenscar being 1-in-39 it proved troublesome for many trains.
Ravenscar Railway Tunnel
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Wouldn’t have fancied being on the footplate going uphill
I love that third photograph. Very nicely done.
I should really have taken another step forward, so my head was in the photo, but I was in a rush and only took the one shot.
How long is the Ravenscar Railway Tunnel when walking throw.
279 yards
Its a sizeable swede. It may not have fit…