The Manchester Express broke down in the Summit Tunnel today in 1899.
The tunnel completed in 1841 is 2869 yards in length and at the date of completion was the longest railway tunnel in the world.
It claimed 28 human lives and took two years four months to complete and cost £251,000.
Here at Touchstones we have a photograph collection which includes the Summit Tunnel and many are of the disastrous fire on December 20th 1984 which are in colour and show flames leaping from the ventilation shafts. Please call in to view these if you are able.
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