QUEENSBURY RENOVATION HAS POPULAR SUPPORT

摘要

The good people of West Yorkshire have rallied against the closure of the 1.4-mile (2.3km) Queensbury Tunnel, with 6,000 signing a petition in support. While this does not amount to a pardon for the abandoned 140-year-old structure, hopefully the Department for Transport (DfT) will take notice. The Queensbury Tunnel is a disused railway tunnel that was built between 1874 and 1878 by Benton ft Woodiwiss of Derby, with Henry John Fraser as the Resident Engineer. The tunnel was in use for almost 80 years until it was finally closed in 1956.