Bowshank Tunnel
Wide view of the Waverley trackbed on the approach to Bowshank Tunnel, 4 miles to the north of Galashiels, on 24 October 2014. In addition to the tunnel itself, work is also taking place on the bridge over the Gala Water near the tunnel's south portal. The complex project had its problems, though none so devastating as that which befell many of those in the 300-strong navvy encampment located here in February 1849, as the original construction works were drawing to a close, at which point the camp suffered a fatal cholera outbreak.
Location: Bowshank Tunnel
Original line: Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
Photographer: John Furnevel
Contact photographer: John Furnevel
Date: 24/10/2014
Image number: 75278
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