Motoring Discussion > Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: henry k	Replies: 19

Wed 1 Sep 10 23:09   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - henry k

"People will be able to walk through one of the country's longest underground road tunnels before it opens to traffic ...on an open day on 14 May next year." www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-11156208 Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 1 Sep 10 23:11   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - smokie

I'll wait till it opens thanks. I like the idea of "The steering group..." for a motor tunnel... Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 1 Sep 10 23:15   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - Zero

Well I have walked the length on the top, so I might as well do it through the bottom. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 2 Sep 10 09:31   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - Hard Cheese

>> Well I have walked the length on the top, >> I know that area well pre tunnel, is it relatively unspoilt up top with the only excavtions at the the entrances? >> so I might as well do it through the bottom. >> Oo er ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 2 Sep 10 09:38   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - hobby

I'd quite like to do it, though its a bit far to go... I always regret not walking through the Snow Hill/Moor Street tunnel in Brum before they relaid the railway... Have walked through the old Botanic Gardens railway tunnel in Glasgow back in the 80s - seariously creepy coming across a station in the middle of the tunnel... www.railbrit.co.uk/location.php?loc=Botanic%20Gardens Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 2 Sep 10 12:27   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - Snakey

You may as well walk through the Tyne Tunnel for the speed you get through! Is this new tunnel a toll tunnel then? Never fails to irritate me that the tyne tunnel is the only tolled tunnel in England (I think anyway). Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 2 Sep 10 12:51   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - henry k

>> Is this new tunnel a toll tunnel then? >> No it is a straight through job. When completed the trip south from Tibbets Corner underpass (SW19) to Portsmouth will have no traffic light and just one roundabout ( in the countryside). Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 2 Sep 10 21:47   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - Zero

Its got a pedestrain/equestrian light at the robin hood roundabout...... ;) Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 2 Sep 10 22:15   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - henry k

>> Its got a pedestrain/equestrian light at the robin hood roundabout...... ;) >> Never stopped for it ( never seen it working) I guess too busy watching the cameras just prior to the roundabout Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 3 Sep 10 01:00   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - crocks

I have stopped the traffic there a few times to walk or cycle across. Before the lights were installed it was very risky just making a dash for it. Limited visibility and, although 40mph for most, I believe it is 105mph for footballers. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 3 Sep 10 09:28   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - Boxsterboy

>> I have stopped the traffic there a few times to walk or cycle across. >> Before the lights were installed it was very risky just making a dash for it. >> So you're the blighter who always turns the lights to red whenever I drive down there!! I cannot for the life of me see why they had to install these ludicrous pedestrian/equestrian lights on this busy main trunk road when there is a perfectly good footbridge just yards away!! OK, so the footbridge is not appropriate for horses, but the stables has got the whole of Richmond Park to trott the horses around in - why do they have to cross the road as well? And I dread to think what these lights must have cost us! What next, lollipop ladies on the M25?! They make my blood boil!! [rant over] Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 3 Sep 10 12:50   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - crocks

Calm down now. I've only been there a few times so it must have been my twin brother! Like Henry I've never been stopped by it when driving so you must be very unlucky. The horses need to cross the road to see their friends on Wimbledon Common. The crossing cost around £500,000. I doubt we will see lollipop ladies on the M25. :-) Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 2 Sep 10 13:10   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - Soupytwist

Do the ones under the Thames at Dartford not count as tolled tunnels? Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 2 Sep 10 13:21   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - Leif

>> Is this new tunnel a toll tunnel then? I've tried to find out without success. Colleagues think it is, but they have no proof. There is no sign of toll booths as yet. If there is a tool, I'd bet on a stream of cars making a short cross country dash and creating chaos on the small roads. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 28 Apr 11 16:29   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - Mike H

No, it's not a toll tunnel. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 2 Sep 10 13:37   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - Zero

>> tyne tunnel is the only tolled tunnel in England (I think anyway). apart from the M25 dartford crossing. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 2 Sep 10 21:44   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - Alastairw

Do the Mersey Tunnels count? I think the tolls pay for the Mersey Tunnels Police more than anything. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 3 Sep 10 08:35   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - BobbyG

hobby, fascinating info and pictures on the old Botanic Garden railway. I believe there is a whole load of hidden treasures underground in Glasgow, including the old railway line to Glasgow Cross that is apparently all still there in situ. I also am led to believe that there are various tunnels under George Square and possibly even from the Clyde direct intot he old court? Where my office is in Glasgow, if you are in the basement you can hear and feel the Underground trains. I have often wondered what distance there is between us and the train! Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 2 Sep 10 23:13   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - Avant

"Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel " Why? To see if it's a good place to sell crisps? Reply to this message | Report message       1

Wed 27 Apr 11 20:59   Walkers to examine Hindhead's £371m tunnel - henry k

Tickets sold on day 1. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-13206807 It is still planned to open the tunnel for traffic in July. Reply to this message | Report message