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Visited today with Ali23, Stealth and Cavking
In 1830, The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway was at the cutting edge of technology. Known affectionately as the 'Crab and Winkle Line' It was the worlds first passenger railway line and travelled a mere 7 miles.
To follow the most direct route from Canterbury to Whitstable, the line had to pass either over or through the high ground at Tyler Hill. The latter was chosen and in 1826 the world's first passenger Railway tunnel was completed, half a mile in length.
Unfortunately not all of it has survived today as in the 1970s even though the university had been told it was safe to build over a 30m section of the tunnel collapsed underneath it, so most of it bar about 150m has now been filled in, we were quite dissappointed it didnt go further.
Any here are my pics
More from Ali when she gets the chance.
In 1830, The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway was at the cutting edge of technology. Known affectionately as the 'Crab and Winkle Line' It was the worlds first passenger railway line and travelled a mere 7 miles.
To follow the most direct route from Canterbury to Whitstable, the line had to pass either over or through the high ground at Tyler Hill. The latter was chosen and in 1826 the world's first passenger Railway tunnel was completed, half a mile in length.
Unfortunately not all of it has survived today as in the 1970s even though the university had been told it was safe to build over a 30m section of the tunnel collapsed underneath it, so most of it bar about 150m has now been filled in, we were quite dissappointed it didnt go further.
Any here are my pics
More from Ali when she gets the chance.