Asfordby area

Some pictures of the changes in the Asfordby area

Click on the picture for a bigger image - photos are courtesy Paul Frost (Parsons Brinkerhoff) unless otherwise credited

Asfordby shed in 2000 Asfordby shed 2001 Outside Asfordby shed Inside the shed Asfordby tunnel Awaiting developments?
The former coal storage shed at Asfordby which was chosen to become the new depot for Pendolino operation at Old Dalby is pictured during the summer of 2000

Author

The view on a snowy day towards the end of 2001 shows the new access doors and the overhead wiring in place.

 

Outside stand a couple of EWS vans.

 

 

Inside a Pendolino set receives some attention

 

The new connection to the test track outside the north portal of Asfordby Tunnel. The original line to the mine is on the left.

The depot stands empty in November 2005

Andy Royle

Back to Then & Now Index

Back to Main Index