Funtley Deviation (Fareham)

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The Funtley Deviation was a 2-mile (3.2 kilometres) long stretch of additional track built in 1906 to supplement a precarious tunnel north of Fareham. It was closed in 1974 and is now a nature walk with a small car park at the Highland Road end. In the late 19th century the central part of the tunnel collapsed and the decision was made to build a double-track bypass line to the west through a cutting (to reduce the incline) on more stable ground, which rejoined the main line at Knowle Junction near Funtley. The collapsed section of the original tunnel was dug out, braced, turned into a cutting and re-opened in 1903 as part of construction work on the Eastleigh track next to the Meon Valley line from Fareham to Alton (also an LSWR line). To this day there are actually two Fareham tunnels, separated by a short open-air section in a deep cutting. The bypass line was closed in 1974 when the site for the new M27 motorway crossed the deep cutting of the bypass or deviation line. When the Gosport line was closed, goods traffic levels had fallen.

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Coordinates:   50°52'1"N   1°12'15"W

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