Carmuirs Tunnel
Location type
TunnelName and dates
Carmuirs Tunnel (1848-)Opened on the Scottish Central Railway.
Description
The Glasgow-Stirling line passes under the Forth and Clyde Canal here by means of this short double track tunnel. The line approaches in a cutting to either side, particularly to the west.
The tunnel, a concrete structure built on the foundations of the earlier twin tunnel masonry structure, allowed additional headroom for line electrification and solved a long running problem of mudslides onto the trackbed from above.
The twin single track tunnels were removed during the 2014-2015 Christmas and New Year period.
Tags
Tunnel tunnels11/06/2020
| Nearby stations Camelon [1st] Camelon Falkirk Camelon [1st] Bonnybridge Larbert Bonnybridge Canal Goods Bonnybridge Central Greenhill Falkirk High Falkirk Grahamston Upper Greenhill Denny Dennyloanhead Alloa Junction Thornbridge Halt | Camelon Junction Rough Castle Tar Works Carmuirs West Junction Rough Castle Guano Works Rough Castle Sidings Denny West Junction Roughcastle Junction Lime Road Goods Rough Castle Brick Works Carmuirs East Junction Alexander Dennis Bus Factory SSEB Bonnywater Electricity Siding Denny Power Station Tourist/other Falkirk Wheel Rough Castle Roman Fort |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 09/11/2002 | Scottish Central Railway Landslip at Carmuirs Tunnel. Both bores partly collapse. |
News items
| 25/11/2002 | Carmuirs tunnel re-opened |
| 10/11/2002 | Line blocked by landslip near Larbert [Railscot] |
