Visiting
Nearby in Rotherhithe, the original Brunel Engine House is open to visitors as the Brunel Museum. It was built to house the drainage pumps for the tunnel and has now been restored. Until the East London Line was closed in 2007 for major refurbishment and upgrade, the museum organised tours through the tunnel by train.
The final opportunity for pedestrian access to the tunnel was for two days in March 2010 as part of London's "East" arts festival.
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