The Summit Tunnel fire occurred on 20 December 1984, when a dangerous goods train caught fire while passing through the Summit Tunnel on the railway line between Littleborough and Todmorden on the Greater Manchester/West Yorkshire border, England. == Background == The tunnel, which is 2,885 yards (2,638 m) in length, was built in 1840–41.
The Summit Tunnel fire occurred on 20 December 1984, when a dangerous goods train caught fire while passing through the Summit Tunnel on the railway line between Littleborough and Todmorden on the Greater Manchester/West Yorkshire border, England. == Background == The tunnel, which is 2,885 yards (2,638 m) in length, was built in 1840–41.
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