Killiecrankie Tunnel

Location type

Tunnel

Name and dates

Killiecrankie Tunnel (1863-)

Opened on the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway.

Description

This is a single bore tunnel of 240 yards.

The viaduct is just north of Killiecrankie Viaduct and south of the former Killiecrankie station. Its portals are castellated, in a similar style as the viaduct.

The line remains open.

Tags

Tunnel

External links

Canmore site record
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67


Chronology Dates

  /02/1998Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
Approval given to enlarge the Killiecrankie Tunnel to take 8ft 6in containers.

News items

28/06/2022No battle over Killiecrankie fencing renewal [Network Rail]

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