This is Not a Railway Tunnel & the Hidden Burbage Waterfall 

It's a cute little culvert isn't it? I'll be back to do more around there soon I'm looking forward to it

Nice one, thanks for the extra info Richard.

Many thanks for the tip on the book, 'The Coal Mines of Buxton'. I'll try and track down a copy of that!

Thanks Richard … is there a link for this book at all…

Thanks Richard I walked it ages ago with my dog asty Dave woods

I imagine this one was rather good. I think I need to make a series on this line soon

I agree, I wonder how soon its going to need to be repaired or the whole thing ripped up.

Was going to comme t the same. I've seen erosion like this before. Those stones that look like a bridge are just held in place by compression and sheer luck. The entire thing would have been stepped at the time of construction.

Thanks Tim. I think I'll be back to do a fair bit around there soon

It wasn't built "just to run a river underground"; it was to allow the river to flow under a huge railway embankment. When that was built to carry the railway over the valleys carved out by glaciers (which only melted about 10,000 years ago), they had to allow the River Wye a path underneath it, as you can't just switch a river off.

I agree si.r You are correct the bridge is a fluke -it is one of the surviving cataracts,as damaged dressed stone can be seen downstream of this point , R

Thanks very much Martin take care 😊

Although not all blue bricks are true engineering class, so best to call them blue brick.

Thanks very much indeed. Really kind

I was very happy with this one. Found it with only a single close up picture to go by

The landowners don't like anyone walking on their land between there and Burbage tunnel. An on-going problem with getting this length formed as a through walk way as part of the HPR railway trail.

@@swipewrite oh definitely a stile and footpath sign

Thanks very much. I often see it posted on Facebook as Burbage Tunnel so I thought I'd clear that up 😊

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Thanks Frank ☺️

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Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you

Pleased you enjoyed it Sarah thank you

I have.... You too? Thanks for having time to comment

Ahhh good point about the little bridge bit. I imagine that water is wild after heavy rain

Hi Ant, looking at the mini bridge at the base of the waterfall I would suggest that this is all that remains one of the cataracts built with setts that have been damaged over the years as there was evidence of dressed stone work below the base of the "falls" that has been washed down .Don,t ever stop what you do I love it !. Stay safe . R

@@rodgermoss8975 thanks for the information and watching ☺️

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Very true, so many nods towards the past with landscape and history such as this. It's a fascinating area

Thanks as always Andrew

Thanks Butch there's a fair bit to do around here I'll be back soon

Glad you enjoyed it Jess thank you

Very kind thank you 🙂

Glad you enjoyed it thank you 😊

Thank you 😀

Very kind thank you

It's a good one isn't it? Found it just by a single picture. Yes I thought that about the stone slabs

I know it's crazy isn't it

That bit of railway came up from the canal basin at Whaley Bridge, along the side of the lower of the two Goyt Valley reservoirs (you can still walk that bit) and up a big incline pulled by a stationary engine. The reservoir for this steam engine is still there, next to a small car park. This incline is now the road which then goes over the top of the newer, upper reservoir - the original road was lost when the upper reservoir was filled in the 1960s. The railway then has a flat bit with tight curves - some of which had repeated new earthworks made to ease their radius - up to the 'other' end of Burbage tunnel. You can walk this bit too. All this hassle with the canal junction, incline, fixed engine, and tight curves was got rid of when the C&HP line was joined up with the main line at Buxton, meaning this bit was redundant (incidentally - it had been there a while, C&HP was the first line in the area as I remember). All the quarry traffic from further up the line could now get out via the main line at Buxton.

Thanks very much indeed 😊

To reduce maintenance and inspection costs - if nothing is passing beneath it it's not required. Why pay for an inspection regime and ongoing maintenance when you can reduce any risk of it collapsing by filling it in? Money is tight these days (despite us paying more tax than ever...thanks Tories!).

I'd like to think the tunnel is possible I'm sure it's bricked at both ends

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Very kind thank you for watching

I'm so pleased I found it I had next to no information

Enjoy 😊

Yes that's a good explanation and makes sense 😊

I thought that, they could have gated it if to protect livestock

Worth commenting though 😉 I'm not one to risk my life perhaps go inside yourself

All a pleasure, thank you for watching