 Landfill site on top of the south end of the former Great Northern Railway's Lees Moor Tunnel, in 2006 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Line | Queensbury Lines |
| Location | Cullingworth, West Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°50′11.9″N 1°55′32″W / 53.836639°N 1.92556°W |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1884 |
| Closed | 1963 |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1,533 yards (1,402 m) |
| No. of tracks | Double track |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
  Lees Moor Tunnel (West Yorkshire) | |
Lees Moor Tunnel is an abandoned tunnel on the former Great Northern Railway line between Queensbury and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The former dual track tunnel is just north of the village of Cullingworth in West Yorkshire and when built was 1,533 yards (1,402 m) long.[1] Due to the pitch black inside and the squealing of the wheels on the 1 in 50 radius curve, drivers nicknamed it the 'Hell Hole'.[2] After closure to passengers, the tunnel was used in experiments involving the effects of smoke inhalation and cancer.
- ^ Bairstow, Martin (1991). The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway - a Guide and a History. Halifax: Bairstow. p. 2. ISBN 1-871944-04-X.
- ^ "Lees Moor Tunnel". Forgotten Relics of an Enterprising Age. July 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2016.