Bedford Place Tunnel
Location type
TunnelName and dates
Bedford Place Tunnel (1768-1924)Opened on the Alloa Waggonway.
Description
This tunnel under Bedford Place carried the Alloa Waggonway. It is south of Drysdale Street Tunnel. It carried the waggonway south to the Alloa Glass Works and harbour, latterly the Alloa Wet Dock.
This waggonway, opened by the Earl of Mar in 1768, was a 3 ft 3 in originally wooden waggonway.
It fell out of use in 1924 and is now a footpath.
| Nearby stations Alloa Ferry Alloa [1st] Alloa South Alloa Sauchie Throsk Clackmannan and Kennet Cambus Clackmannan Road Alva Glenfoot Blackgrange Menstrie and Glenochil Forest Mill Kilbagie | Alloa Goods [NBR] Drysdale Street Tunnel Alloa Harbour Alloa Goods [CR] Craigward Malthouse Alloa Harbour Junction Alloa Glass Works Alloa Station Goods Alloa East Junction Bass Crest Brewery Alloa Brewery Alloa Wet Dock Alloa Shed Alloa Shed [CR] Tourist/other Alloa Tower |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
