Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is seeking a design team for the transformation of Abernant Tunnel into a new active travel route [Deadline: 24 June 2024] The winning team selected for the ...

Disused railway tunnels lie dormant across the Welsh landscape, but there are some who want to breathe new life into them.

Over the past few years there has been a lot of talk about reopening the old tunnels that run through Rhondda, along with this tunnel also known as either the Abernant tunnel or Merthyr Tunnel ...

Is it full steam ahead for reopening Wales' disused railway tunnels for walking and cycling?

A 1.4 mile hidden railway tunnel between Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare in South Wales could be opened up for cyclists to ride through a mountain. It would be the longest of its kind in Europe.

Morlais Tunnel in Merthyr Tydfil was built in 1879 and was one of several infrastructure projects to be commissioned in the area towards the end of the 19th century.

They will help to secure funding to open up old railway tunnels for cyclists and walkers.

Plans for the “first steps” of a major project to re-open the Rhondda Tunnel and turn it into Europe’s longest walking and cycling tunnel have been submitted. An application has been ...

Morlais Tunnel in Merthyr Tydfil was built in 1879 and was one of several infrastructure projects to be commissioned in the area towards the end of the 19th century.