Historian wants to reopen Nottingham’s GCR tunnels

A PETITION calling for the disused Great Central Railway tunnels beneath Nottingham to be opened for public tours has attracted about 2000 signatures so far.

Local historian Janine Tanner was given access by Nottingham City Council in 2018 to run three tours of the tunnels which led into Nottingham Victoria station until it closed in 1967.

However, the city council has refused to allow more tours on safety grounds.

She launched the petition calling on the council to allow the tours to restart, saying that the tunnels are part of the city’s history beneath the Victoria shopping centre, yet many people today do not know they exist.