Sugar Loaf Tunnel
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Yet another perfect afternoon for a country walk and this time we decided to hike across to the Sugar Loaf Tunnel at High Hunsley in East Yorkshire which was part of the Hull & Barnsley Railway. Many sections still exist especially in rural locations but as todays exercise demonstrated redevelopment is taking place in many areas and what remains of the Hull & Barnsley Railway is disappearing fast.
The first photo below shows the approach to the western entrance of the Sugar Loaf tunnel and the arched bridge over the old railway line probably used by the farmer to reach his field once the railway had been constructed. The natural chalk hill had a cutting made through it which cut off one section of the field and this photo was taken from the cutting where the line was originally.
The second photo shows the western entrance of the tunnel which still exists and is unobstructed except for the tunnel itself being full of modern demolition rubble. Although fly tipping is a nasty result of the governments' land fill tax this rubble restricts access to the inside of the tunnel and acts as a barrier to prevent people walking through as the bricked roof of the tunnel is slowly collapsing and such a collapse on people inside could prove fatal.
The third photo shows the arched bridge taken from the western tunnel entrance.
The forth view is from the top of the tunnel looking down onto the cutting showing the arched bridge and route of the old line westwards towards South Cave.
The fifth photo shows the cutting at the western side taken from the top of the arched bridge.
The sixth photo is of the eastern tunnel entrance. We walked over the chalk hill and down the other side to capture the eastern view before it is lost to chalk excavation forever.
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The first photo below shows the approach to the western entrance of the Sugar Loaf tunnel and the arched bridge over the old railway line probably used by the farmer to reach his field once the railway had been constructed. The natural chalk hill had a cutting made through it which cut off one section of the field and this photo was taken from the cutting where the line was originally.
The second photo shows the western entrance of the tunnel which still exists and is unobstructed except for the tunnel itself being full of modern demolition rubble. Although fly tipping is a nasty result of the governments' land fill tax this rubble restricts access to the inside of the tunnel and acts as a barrier to prevent people walking through as the bricked roof of the tunnel is slowly collapsing and such a collapse on people inside could prove fatal.
The third photo shows the arched bridge taken from the western tunnel entrance.
The forth view is from the top of the tunnel looking down onto the cutting showing the arched bridge and route of the old line westwards towards South Cave.
The fifth photo shows the cutting at the western side taken from the top of the arched bridge.
The sixth photo is of the eastern tunnel entrance. We walked over the chalk hill and down the other side to capture the eastern view before it is lost to chalk excavation forever.
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