Glenfield Tunnel on BBC Eastmidlands Inside out

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the historic tunnel under West Leicester disused since the mid 60s is featured on BBC1 East Midlands Inside out tonight at 19:30 as part of underground Leicester


Discussion on the tunnel previous here
http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?p=1564391#post1564391

 

[Bushy]

Must have been tunnel evening on Inside Out this evening. Inside Out SE covered the Ramsgate Harbour Tunnel and WWII Shelters. I missed it but will download both on iplayer.

Regards

Bushy

 

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Must have been tunnel evening on Inside Out this evening. Inside Out SE covered the Ramsgate Harbour Tunnel and WWII Shelters. I missed it but will download both on iplayer.

Regards

Bushy

Thanks will take a look
The bit on Glenfield built by the Stephensons is 25 mins 30 seconds in here http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03pr9bw/Inside_Out_East_Midlands_13_01_2014/

"The first part of the line opened on 17 July 1832 with a train hauled by Comet, driven by George Stephenson himself, with driver Weatherburn, from Leicester to the first Bagworth station at the foot of Bagworth incline.[1] The locomotive's 13 feet (4 m) high chimney was knocked down by Glenfield Tunnel, due to the track having been packed up too high. It is said that the train stopped so that the passengers could wash themselves in the nearby Rothley Brook".