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georgie
11-10-2009, 06:57 PM
had a crackin mooch on an organised tour

seen the control room first hand and the huge fans that control the flow of air
then under the road surface to the tunnel itself
along some escape tunnels to see the cars flying past
also had a look at the service tunnels (central avenue)

well worth paying a visit to this place

a bit of history
http://www.tunnelusers.org.uk/history.htm

and about the tour
http://www.visitliverpool.com/site/the-mersey-tunnel-tour-p199991

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6668.jpg
control room....
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6680.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6684.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6673.jpg
airlock door as you enter the chamber..
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6717.jpg
one of the motors that powers these big fans
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6688.jpg
and the fan in action...
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6701.jpg
looking up a fresh air shaft....
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6724.jpg
one of many escape tunnels...
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6740.jpg
a little section where you could look through the old dock to the foundations of the cunard building
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6732.jpg
going under the road surface to the access tunnels
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6745.jpg
access tunnels....
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6746.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6751.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6755.jpg
central avenue....
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/fortboyardo/mersey%20tunnels/DSCF6756.jpg