Box Tunnel reopens after Network Rail electrification work

A 170-year-old rail tunnel near Bath has reopened following six weeks of work to prepare it for electrification.

Six miles (9.6km) of track, which passes through the historic Box Tunnel, had to be lowered to allow enough space for electrical equipment overhead.

Train services between Chippenham and Bath have resumed as a result.

According to Network Rail, the tunnel opened in June 1841 and has become one of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's most celebrated structures.

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