 Southern portal of Burdale Tunnel in July 2005 | |
| Overview | |
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| Line | Malton & Driffield Railway |
| Location | Yorkshire Wolds |
| Coordinates | 54°03′48″N 0°40′47″W / 54.0633°N 0.6797°W |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 1847 |
| Opened | 19 May 1853 |
| Closed | 20 October 1958 |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1,747 yards (1,597 m) |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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Burdale Tunnel is a former railway tunnel on the abandoned Malton and Driffield Junction Railway (MDR) in North Yorkshire, England. Construction of the tunnel began in 1847, but suffered financial difficulties and building was not complete until 1853. The line was closed completely a hundred years later in 1958, but the tunnel was still being used by members of the public, so the portals were bricked up in 1961. During 1970s and 1980s, there were collapses inside the tunnel and in 2009 the restoration of the passenger line could not continue due to the damage.