TQexplorer
25-08-2010, 12:33 AM
Greenway Estate is near Paignton, Devon and has been an important property for 500 years standing at a crossing point of the river Dart. Full history at National Trust HERE (http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-greenway/w-greenway-history.htm)
As the railway approached Greenway House in the late 1800's, a link was needed through the estate to reach the ferry. The owner at the time had fought a proposal for a railway to run across his land down to Greenway Quay from where passengers could travel on to Dartmouth by boat. A compromise was agreed though, with the building of the 495 yard Greenway tunnel that runs under Greenway, and today transports tourists along the steam railway from Paignton to Kingswear.
My camera phone is what it is, I'm sorry, and when I can of course I'll update it, for now though I hope you find the pic's interesting at least, as I couldn't find anything on this tunnel in the searches. :smile
Approach to the tunnel from the Paignton end...
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/a.jpg
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/a1.jpg
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/b1.jpg
Looking back to the Paignton end...
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/f.jpg
Soot covered lightbulbs from the steam trains...
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/c-1.jpg
Poor shot of the top of a refuge arch...
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/b.jpg
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/d-1.jpg
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/d.jpg
Looking towards the Kingswear end...
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/e.jpg
As the railway approached Greenway House in the late 1800's, a link was needed through the estate to reach the ferry. The owner at the time had fought a proposal for a railway to run across his land down to Greenway Quay from where passengers could travel on to Dartmouth by boat. A compromise was agreed though, with the building of the 495 yard Greenway tunnel that runs under Greenway, and today transports tourists along the steam railway from Paignton to Kingswear.
My camera phone is what it is, I'm sorry, and when I can of course I'll update it, for now though I hope you find the pic's interesting at least, as I couldn't find anything on this tunnel in the searches. :smile
Approach to the tunnel from the Paignton end...
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/a.jpg
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/a1.jpg
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/b1.jpg
Looking back to the Paignton end...
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/f.jpg
Soot covered lightbulbs from the steam trains...
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/c-1.jpg
Poor shot of the top of a refuge arch...
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/b.jpg
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/d-1.jpg
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/d.jpg
Looking towards the Kingswear end...
http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af312/TQexplorer/Greenway%20Tunnel/e.jpg