Clay Cross Tunnel is a 1,784 yards tunnel on the former North Midland Railway line near Clay Cross in Derbyshire, England, now part of the Midland Main Line.
It was designed by George Stephenson with an estimate of £96,000 for construction. The tenders for the work were issued by the North Midland Railway in December 1836. The contractors appointed were Messrs. Hardy, Copeland and Cropper of Watford for the sum of £105,400 . The tunnel was to be 29 feet wide and 25 feet 11 inches high with a bed of broken stone at the base 4 feet deep to form the rail bed. The tunnel was to be arched completely round with brickwork laid in Roman cement 18 inches deep in the roof and walls, and 14 inches deep in the floor. Approximately 15 million bricks were required for the tunnel lining. The greatest depth below the surface was about 48 yards .
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