Talk:Waterloo Tunnel

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Mix up between Victoria and Waterloo Tunnels?[edit]

Something is wrong here. This article, and the one for Victoria Tunnel (Liverpool), state that the Victoria Tunnel (2475m) runs from the docks to the short cutting gap, and the Waterloo Tunnel (862m) runs from the cutting gap to Edge Hill.

However, in actual fact, the shorter of the two tunnels is the one at the west (docks) end, and the longer one runs through to Edge Hill (east). The gap is located adjacent to Byrom Street (A59).

The trouble is, I don't know which tunnel is which by name, so I don't know whether it is the relative locations, or the lengths that I should switch round!!

Quackdave 11:19, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

All references appear to agree that the Victoria is the longer, and Underground Liverpool gives it as being at the Edge Hill end, so I have amended the locations.

Quackdave 21:46, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Huh?[edit]

This passage

The tunnel passes beneath its Northern Line (Merseyrail) about a quarter of a mile North of the site of the former Liverpool Exchange railway station and encroached into the tunnel, this would require the lowering of the rail bed within the tunnel to provide full gauge access.

makes absolutely no sense. There appear to be several nouns and possibly an entire sentence or two missing. What passes over what? What is encroaching upon what? What would require the bed to be lowered? 216.231.46.147 00:48, 14 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It has mixed up the Wapping and Waterloo tunnels. The Northern Line from the south approaching Central was lowered and cut into the top section of the Wapping Tunnel. The tunnels are at 90 degrees to each other. Trains re-using the Wapping Tunnel would need to have the tunnel floor lowered to get under the obstruction in the Wapping tunnel.

There is no obstruction in the Waterloo tunnel.

The Victoria Tunnel is from Edge Hill to the Byrom St cutting. The tunnel running from the cutting is named the Waterloo tunnel. It is all the one tunnel. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.65.126.148 (talk) 02:43, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]