Tunnel Entrance, Stephenson Court, Glenfield, Leicestershire

This is the entrance to a tunnel for the former Swannington to Leicester railway. It was built in 1830-32 by Robert Stephenson. It was one of the earliest railway tunnels in England and, at 1,796 yards long, the longest for a long while. It was opened on the 17th July 1832 by Stephenson's Comet train.

Location

Leicestershire Glenfields

Period

Georgian (1714 - 1836)

Tags

tunnel railway transport georgian (1714 - 1836)