181 Saturday 9th July 2023 Standedge Tunnel

 This  was  Simon's  choice of  trip, a  ride  along  the  barge  going  into  the  Standedge  canal  tunnel. We  took  the  train  to  Manchester  then  one  to  Marsden. We  then  waited  for  the  barge  shuffle  between  Marsden  station  and  the  visitor  centre  at  Tunnel End.


This  sign  amused  us.


We  had  quite  a  long  wait  and  were  on  the  point  of  giving  up  and  walking  the  towpath  when  the  shuttle  appeared.


It  then  did  a  turn  in  the  water.


Simon  sat  down  and  chatted  to  the  navigators.



It  was  a  very  peaceful  journey.




We  boarded  the  barge  for going  into  the  tunnel.


Simon  took  one of  the  outside  seats


We  weere  soon  heading  into  the  tunnel


It  got  darker  pretty  quickly


Simon  voluntarily  took  the  shower  where  it  passed  through  a  curtain  of  water. The  brickwork  inside  was  amazing.


All  too  soon  we were  out  again



We  took  the  shuttle  back  to  the  train  station  for  the  journey  home.



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