New push to make England's longest cycle tunnel a reality
by Helen Pidd North of England editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#3C4Y5)
Campaigners say they could enhance West Yorkshire's health and economy by converting an old railway line
A campaign has accelerated to turn a disused railway line in Yorkshire into England's longest cycle tunnel - instead of using 3m of public money to close it for ever.
The 1.4 mile (2.3km) Queensbury line, which runs 377ft (115 metres) below a hill between Halifax and Keighley in West Yorkshire, was closed in 1956 as rail travel declined and private car ownership increased.
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