Gerrards Cross Tunnel
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Gerrards Cross Tunnel
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Gerrards Cross Tunnel is a 310-metre-long (340 yd) railway tunnel in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, on the Chiltern Main Line. The purpose of the tunnel was to enable a new Tesco supermarket to be built over the railway line. Plans were initially met with anger by local residents, and the council refused planning permission but this decision was overturned by John Prescott. During construction of the tunnel, it partially collapsed on 30 June 2005. No-one was injured in the accident, although a
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrards_Cross_Tunnel
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2024-03-21T16:40:39Z
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