The winning team selected for the estimated £180,000 contract will carry out a desktop study looking at options to refurbish and convert the abandoned 2.29km-long railway tunnel which once linked ...

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.

A Merthyr council spokeswoman said they were exploring the possibility of opening the tunnel as part of developing the town as a visitor destination, and also connection to the wider trail network.

Looking towards Merthyr, this end starts like a twin line tunnel and progressively gets narrower, only to open up again where there are two buildings - April 20, 2010 (Image: Ceri Jones) 3 of 31 Share ...

They will help to secure funding to open up old railway tunnels for cyclists and walkers. ... Neath Port Talbot and Merthyr Tydfil, to try to make the ambition a reality.

Three years after a study earmarked five disused Welsh railway tunnels for reopening as cycling and walking routes, one is now in use and work is under way to open two much larger projects by 2021 ...

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.

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.