Oxendon Tunnels
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Oxendon Tunnels
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The Oxendon Tunnels are disused railway tunnels in Northamptonshire, England. The Northampton to Market Harborough line opened in 1859 and had tunnels at Oxendon and nearby at Kelmarsh. The original tunnel was single-track, and when the line was doubled a second single-track tunnel was built. The "up" line tunnel is 453 yards (414 m) long while the "down" line is 462 yards (422 m). Due to the small bore, the tunnels were known as "the rat-holes" by train drivers. The former "up" line tunnel at O
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxendon_Tunnels
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2022-10-17T16:39:06Z
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