Pwll Du Tunnel
The Pwll Du Tunnel was the longest horse-powered tramway tunnel to be built in Britain at 1,875 metres in length. It started in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, and was originally a coal mine, running northward almost horizontally into a hillside.
- Adit
- …is also known as “Pwlldu Tunnel Eastern Portal”
- Description: horse-drawn tramway tunnel at Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Ogof Draenen and Gilwern Hill.
Ogof Draenen
Cave
Ogof Draenen entrance is located at Pwll Du, north of Blaenavon, Monmouthshire.
550 feet north of Pwll Du Tunnel
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pwll Du and Clydach.
Pwll Du Tunnel
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Latitude
51.79829° or 51° 47′ 54″ north
Longitude
-3.09513° or 3° 5′ 43″ west
Open location code
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In Other Languages
“Pwll Du Tunnel” goes by many names.
Pwll Du TunnelWelsh
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