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| 'World's oldest railway tunnel' awarded protected status | 'World's oldest railway tunnel' awarded protected status |
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| What is believed to be the world's oldest railway tunnel - dating from 1793 - has been given protected status. | What is believed to be the world's oldest railway tunnel - dating from 1793 - has been given protected status. |
| Fritchley Tunnel was built as part of the Butterley Gangroad, a horse-operated railway linking the Cromford Canal with quarries at Crich. | Fritchley Tunnel was built as part of the Butterley Gangroad, a horse-operated railway linking the Cromford Canal with quarries at Crich. |
| The Derbyshire tunnel has been scheduled as an ancient monument. | The Derbyshire tunnel has been scheduled as an ancient monument. |
| Crawshaw Woods Bridge, near Leeds, one of the earliest cast iron bridges still in situ over a working railway, has also been given protected status. | Crawshaw Woods Bridge, near Leeds, one of the earliest cast iron bridges still in situ over a working railway, has also been given protected status. |
| Fritchley, which was sealed up in the 1980s, was excavated by archaeologists in 2013. | Fritchley, which was sealed up in the 1980s, was excavated by archaeologists in 2013. |
| It was engineered by Benjamin Outram, and was modernised in the 1840s to accommodate a narrow gauge railway. | It was engineered by Benjamin Outram, and was modernised in the 1840s to accommodate a narrow gauge railway. |
| The line continued to be used by steam engines until 1933. | The line continued to be used by steam engines until 1933. |
| Tony Calladine, from English Heritage, said Mr Outram was "an important figure who greatly influenced the development of railways in Derbyshire and across England". | Tony Calladine, from English Heritage, said Mr Outram was "an important figure who greatly influenced the development of railways in Derbyshire and across England". |
| "He was one of the first to recognise the potential of railways to provide a nationwide transport system which would bind the country together and the Butterley Gangroad was where he first developed the ideas which were soon adopted across Britain," he said. | "He was one of the first to recognise the potential of railways to provide a nationwide transport system which would bind the country together and the Butterley Gangroad was where he first developed the ideas which were soon adopted across Britain," he said. |
| Crawshaw Woods Bridge was designed by Scottish engineer James Walker. | Crawshaw Woods Bridge was designed by Scottish engineer James Walker. |
| English Heritage said the bridge, which has been granted Grade II-listed status, was testament to one of the "Victorian's greatest achievements" - railways. | English Heritage said the bridge, which has been granted Grade II-listed status, was testament to one of the "Victorian's greatest achievements" - railways. |
| Spokesman Nick Bridgland said: "Railways gave the Industrial Revolution its impetus and staying power, transforming the lives of millions, so this bridge is a key reminder of a momentous period in our country's history." | Spokesman Nick Bridgland said: "Railways gave the Industrial Revolution its impetus and staying power, transforming the lives of millions, so this bridge is a key reminder of a momentous period in our country's history." |