Gisburn Tunnel
Gisburn Tunnel is a short railway tunnel on the Ribble Valley line in Lancashire, England. The tunnel is long, just to the east of railway station, curving slightly under Gisburne Park. The tunnel was reputedly built at the behest of Lord Ribblesdale, who didn't want the railway across his land. The line through the tunnel connects , and , and is an important railway route for freight trains. History The tunnel, which is long, is sometimes referred to as either Gisburn Park, or Gisburn Hall Tunnel. It was opened to goods traffic in March 1880, when the railway line from Gisburn station (just to the west of the tunnel) was opened to . Previous to this, the railway had a temporary terminus in Gisburn railway station. Full opening of the line to passengers occurred on 1 June 1880. The extension of the East Lancashire Railway (by that time, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) needed to go through Lord Ribblesdale's estate (Gisburn Park). Ribblesdale refused to allow the railway to cross his grounds in case it frightened his horses, so a cut-and-cover castellated tunnel was built instead, and the course of the railway was altered from the plans so that the