Four Abandoned Tunnels on the North Staffordshire Railway

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We took a walk along the part of the abandoned North Staffordshire railway from Market Drayton to Stoke. Along the way our goal was to find the Four Abandoned Tunnels that once housed passengers and goods alike.

The Four Tunnels where:
1) Keele Tunnel.
2) Silverdale Tunnel.
3) Newcastle Tunnel
4) Hartshill Tunnel.

NB.
1) We have since learnt that the Bridge under Keel Park is a tad tunnel like. Probably 50 yards. Forgive us, we missed this.
2) We have been given further info from Andrew Phillips regarding Newcastle and Hartshill:
"There was lots of issues caused by subsidence, and the long tunnel (Newcastle) was braced with old rails from the London Underground. Even before that, the single track tunnels had restricted clearances that had caused damage to rolling stock and poor ventilation led to unpleasant conditions for engine crews." Source: The Stoke to Market Drayton Line by CR Lester.

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