Philip
On Moderation
Just interested to know if the canal tunnel at Netherton near Dudley was initially planned as a railway tunnel? All of the construction features (dimensions; width and height, the brickwork, portal style, blue bricks, ventilation shafts etc) all bear the hallmarks of a railway tunnel and it was constructed in the 'railway age' (1858). I don't know if trains could fit through the tunnel with the canal bed drained, but considering the size of the tunnel even with water in it, I wouldn't be surprised if they could.