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Class 2P 41078 leaving the northern portal of Asfordby Tunnel sometime in
the 1950's with a local Melton-Nottingham service
Peter Groom via
Phantasrail Galleries |
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A Down freight hauled by a Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 mixed traffic locomotive emerges from the northern portal of Asfordby Tunnel in April 1958
Peter Groom |
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Taken from above Asfordby Tunnel looking north in
early 1966. ECS can be seen In the background stabled in Holwell sidings with
the Works on the right
Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S. |
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On the lineside and looking south, a Brush Type 4
emerges from Asfordby Tunnel with 1D44 1325 St Pancras-Nottingham on 9th April
1966.
Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S. |
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A Peak with a northbound express about to enter
Asfordby Tunnel in 1966
Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S. |
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1D44 1325 St Pancras-Nottingham climbing towards
Asfordby Tunnel from Melton Junction on 19th March 1966
Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S. |
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1C50 emerges from Asfordby Tunnel bound for St
Pancras in 1966
Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S. |
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1D44 1325 St Pancras-Nottingham climbing towards
Asfordby Tunnel on 19th March 1966. Picture taken from the occupation bridge -
note the A606 Nottingham to Melton road in the left background
Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S. |
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'Adelante' unit 180101 stands in the run-round loop at the former mine complex at Asfordby in May 2000 awaiting departure from the test track
Author |
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An unidentified Pendolino set
peeks out of the shed at Asfordby sometime during 2002
Andrew Briggs |
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No less than three class 57's lead by 57302
are seen here hauling the penultimate Pendolino set out of Asfordby on 18th
March 2005
Bob Dunn
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57302 is seen outside the shed and had arrived to
collect the penultimate Pendolino set on 18th March 2005
Bob Dunn
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Another view of the three locos at Asfordby
Bob Dunn
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The last Pendolino to be tested at Old Dalby
is dragged out of the shed by the diesel shunter on 22nd September 2005
Bob Dunn
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Jubilee Line 'seventh cars' built by Alstom
in Spain are seen here stored at Asfordby on 22nd September 2005
Bob Dunn
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LUL Jubilee Line 'seventh cars' stand in the autumn
sunshine outside the shed at Asfordby in November 2005.
Andrew Royle |
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66729 heads the first SSL train round the south
chord approaching the depot at Asfordby on 26th February 2009
C Ward |
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A closer look at the eight car train as it rounds
the curve
C
Ward |
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37606 brings up the rear of a Serco test train
approaching Asfordby Tunnel on 6th December 2008 with 37605 on the front. The
train has just crossed to the test line at Asfordby Ground Frame, which is on the
right hand side hidden from view.
Ben Wheeler |
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31105 propels its Serco test train northwards
towards the tunnel on 16th March 2009
Ben Wheeler |
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31602 between Melton and Asfordby GF on 23rd June
2009 - looking south Neil Booton |
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31106 at Asfordby Jcn ground frame on 17th August
2009 - looking south Neil Booton |
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Former Anglia Railways class 47714 on arrival at
Asfordby on 14th September 2009 Neil
Booton - with permission |
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Former Anglia Railways class 47 714 is shunted by
08834 at Asfordby on 14th September 2009. The loco was previously at the GCR and
has been acquired as motive power for the shunt moves with the SSL stock from
Asfordby to Old Dalby Neil Booton - with
permission |
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NMT sits on the chord as Asfordby waiting to
commence a calibration run on the test track on 30th June 2010 Neil Booton |
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The TRU approaching Asfordby tunnel having travelled
from the RTC on 10th February 2010 Neil
Booton |
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A 4-car LOROL class 172/0 heads for the test track
from Asfordby depot on 26th March 2010 Neil Booton |
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Activity at Asfordby on 14th May 2010
Neil Booton |
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20305 heads the SSL trip from Derby and is seen
approaching Asfordby on 22nd November 2010
Neil Booton |
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TRU between Melton Jcn and Asfordby on 24th March
2011 Neil Booton |
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SSL trip arriving at Asfordby on 11th January 2012
Neil Booton |
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31105 with UTU test train outside Asfordby on 23rd
January 2012 Neil Booton |
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321352 outside the depot on 3rd March 2016
Iain Wright |
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