> The interweb says that there are four shafts, but I can only see three. Does
> anyone know if shaft 4 (the northernmost one) is still there?

> The general opinion amonst the fanshafting mafia is that Shaft 4
> disappeared in its original form fairly recently. However, it is
> possible there is still some form of opening, but cleverly concealed
> at surface level. It's very visible down below, however.

> On 20 Sep, 02:17, "John Rowland"
> journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>

>> The interweb says that there are four shafts, but I can only see three.
>> Does anyone know if shaft 4 (the northernmost one) is still there?

>
> The general opinion amonst the fanshafting mafia

>On Thu, 20 Sep 2007, BRB Class 465 wrote:
>

>> On 20 Sep, 02:17, "John Rowland"
>> journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>

>>> The interweb says that there are four shafts, but I can only see three.
>>> Does anyone know if shaft 4 (the northernmost one) is still there?

>>
>> The general opinion amonst the fanshafting mafia

>
>Of course! Fanshaft loonies! How could i have left them off my list?

> The interweb says that there are four shafts, but I can only see
> three. Does anyone know if shaft 4 (the northernmost one) is still
> there?
> Incidentally, on the shot here
> http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=skh2gsgzw40z&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir...
> you can see that the Rotherhithe Tunnel Southern Approach has its own
> bridge over the East London Line.

> John Rowland wrote:

>> The interweb says that there are four shafts, but I can only see
>> three. Does anyone know if shaft 4 (the northernmost one) is still
>> there?
>> Incidentally, on the shot here
>> http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=skh2gsgzw40z&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir...
>> you can see that the Rotherhithe Tunnel Southern Approach has its
>> own bridge over the East London Line.

>
> Incidentally no. 2...
>
> When you're coming out of the tunnel at the Rotherhithe end, the
> road splits into 3 lanes just before the roundabout , and the right
> one is bizarrely marked "ROTH TUN'L". I imagine this is supposed to
> say "ROTH STN" or some such.

> John Rowland wrote:

>> The interweb says that there are four shafts, but I can only see
>> three. Does anyone know if shaft 4 (the northernmost one) is still
>> there?
>> Incidentally, on the shot here
>> http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=skh2gsgzw40z&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir...
>> you can see that the Rotherhithe Tunnel Southern Approach has its own
>> bridge over the East London Line.

>
> Incidentally no. 2...
>
> When you're coming out of the tunnel at the Rotherhithe end, the road
> splits into 3 lanes just before the roundabout , and the right one is
> bizarrely marked "ROTH TUN'L". I imagine this is supposed to say "ROTH...

> The other fact I like about the Rotherhithe Tunnel is that alongside
> the 34,000 vehicles that use it daily there are 20 brave pedestrians
> who walk through it! I've no idea if the pavement through the tunnel
> is officially shared by pedestrians and cyclists, but certainly no-one
> will begrudge those cyclists who do take this subterranean route for
> cycling on the pavement (which is what they do) given the very narrow
> of the roadway.
>
> Both cycling and walking through that Tunnel are some of the more
> bizarre entries on my hypothetical 'things I haven't yet done in
> London' list.

>
> Blimey, you mean it's legal to walk through it? Always assumed it was
> strictly motorway-tunnel-style "no pedestrians, cyclist, horses or
> stuff that's on fire".
>
> Gotta try that [note to MI6: the walking, not the being on fire] next
> time I'm heading sarf of the river...