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  1. www.itv.com › news › walesDisused railway tunnel could be Europe's longest underground ...

    Jul 15, 2021 · Now, campaigners are hoping to connect communities in the Rhondda and Afan valleys by reopening the tunnel as a route for walkers and cyclists. It is the longest disused tunnel in Wales at 3,443 ...

  2. www.walesonline.co.uk › news › wales-newsInside the second disused rail tunnel in the Valleys that ...

    Jul 15, 2018 · If reopened it will be the second longest of its kind in the world and the longest in Europe. Abernant Tunnel, Eastern Portal (Image: Scott Lewis) Inside the Abernant Tunnel (Image: Scott Lewis)

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  4. www.rhonddatunnelsociety.co.ukRhondda Tunnel Society – Reconnecting the Rhondda & Afan Valley

    Once completed, please send your application form and cheque to: Membership at Rhondda Tunnel Society, 1 Station Road, Treorchy, CF42 6UA. Rejoin the Society Press the Rejoin button and you will be forwarded to MemberMojo.co.uk who are handling our online membership applications (will reopen a new window).

  5. www.walesonline.co.uk › news › wales-newsPlans to turn a disused rail tunnel into the world’s longest ...

    Jul 19, 2022 · Members of Rhondda Tunnel Service have long been working to re-open the tunnel but have labelled these new proposals as unrealistic. The group have been working to re-open the tunnel as a cycling ...

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  6. nation.cymru › news › two-mile-long-victorian-tunnelTwo mile-long Victorian tunnel controlled by Highways England ...

    Nov 5, 2021 · Campaigners are hoping to connect communities in the Rhondda and Afan valleys by reopening the 3,443 yard tunnel built in the 1880s as a route for walkers and cyclists. If it secures enough money to be developed, it will be the longest cycling tunnel in Europe and the second-longest in the world.

  7. road.cc › content › newsWelsh Assembly Members back plans to reopen abandoned railway ...

    Feb 13, 2015 · The tunnel – the longest in Wales – was closed as part of the Beeching cuts in 1968. The Rhondda Tunnel runs from Blaencwm in the Rhondda to Blaengwynfi in the Afan Valley. Formed in September 2014, the Rhondda Tunnel Society’s initial aim was to replace the tunnel's original cover stone above the entrance of the tunnel at Blaencwm.

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  9. nationalhighways.co.uk › rhondda-tunnelProject profile: Rhondda Tunnel - National Highways

    The tunnel was temporarily closed in 1968 due to safety issues, and in 1970 passenger services were stopped permanently due to the cost of repairs. In 1980 the disused tunnel was blocked up at both ends to prevent unauthorised people entering it. (The site of the Blaencym end of the Rhondda Tunnel. Image courtesy Rhondda Tunnel Society.)