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Old 19th March 2015, 11:18
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'World's oldest railway tunnel' awarded protected status

What is believed to be the world's oldest railway tunnel - dating from 1793 - has been given protected status.

Fritchley Tunnel was built as part of the Butterley Gangroad, a horse-operated railway linking the Cromford Canal with quarries at Crich.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-31951751
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