Dudley Tunnel

Here I am Rune

Distance 0 miles

Total 777 Locks 28 Tunnels

Running total mileage 1162.8 miles

As is often the case, we had a change of plan today and instead of visiting the Black Country Museum we decided to take a boat trip into Dudley Tunnel. Now for someone who is travelling the network and passing through a number of tunnels (28 so far), paying to go on a trip boat to look at another tunnel might seem unexpected however Dudley Tunnel (or more correctly Tunnels) is somewhat different. Apparently it was built principally as a means of extracting limestone from the mines and it is a honeycomb of caverns, tunnels and chambers. On this occasion we only went in as far as the ‘Singing Gallery’ but at some future date I wouldn’t mind doing the full 2 hour or 6 hour tour (they don’t run them during the winter). I does look as though Dudley Tunnel is probably the one tunnel that you could actually get lost in.

Tomorrow may be the day to visit the Black Country Museum although in between times I’m also trying to fix the washing machine which has, rather alarmingly, started to emit smoke when spinning!

                                                                          Trip into Dudley Tunnel