The Greenside Tunnel: 11 photos as crowds flock into reopened tunnel for first time in two decades

These are the first pictures from inside a disused rail tunnel that has been gated off for over two decades which was opened to the public on Saturday and Sunday for tours.

The Greenside Tunnel sits between Tyersal and Pudsey, and was closed in the 1960s as part of sweeping changes to the country’s rail system.

There have been calls for the structure to be re-opened as a public greenway, and as reported by Chris Young it could soon become hugely significant for the region – the former rail line has been touted as one possible route for the planned tram system linking Bradford with Leeds.

Greenside Greenway member Mary Johnson-Green shared these amazing pictures from the event: