Inver Tunnel

Location type

Tunnel

Name and dates

Inver Tunnel (1863-)

Opened on the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway.

Description

This is a single bore 350 yd tunnel north of Dunkeld station and the Inver Viaduct. The northern tunnel mouth is directly to the south of the A9, the railway emerging from the tunnel and plunging into a concrete box bridge crossing the line.

Also referred to as the Hermitage Tunnel or Dunkeld Tunnel.

(Alternative length: 538 yds.)

Tags

Tunnel

Aliases

Dunkeld Tunnel Hermitage Tunnel

Facilities

Listing: B


Books


Bradshaw's Guides Scotlands Railways West Coast - Carlisle to Inverness: 5

Highland Railway Album: No. 1

Highland Railway Album: No. 2

Highland Railway Carriages and Wagons

Highland Railway: People and Places - From the Inverness and Nairn Railway to Scotrail

The Highland Railway

The Highland Railway : The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands - Vol 2