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    Railway tunnel reopens half a century after the last train passes

    Jan 19, 2021 2 minutes
    By Geoff Courtney
    CUMBRIAN RAILWAYS ASSOCIATION
    ADRIAN NAIK

    A RAILWAY tunnel in the Lake District that was closed and filled in nearly 50 years ago has reopened, although its traffic will now be walkers and cyclists rather than trains. It is the 92-yard Bobbin Mill tunnel, known locally as‘Big Tunnel’and a feature on the Cockermouth, Keswick &

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