Acton Dive-Under
On my way to West Drayton yesterday, I went past the site of the Acton Dive Under, where a short tunnel is being built so that freight trains can get into and out of Acton Yard. This Google Earth image shows the area.
Acton Dive Under
I think that the fenced off area by the bridge over the Great Western Main Line is the work site for the dive under.
This page on the Volkerrail web site gives full details. This links to an excellent pictorial brochure about this project. This page in the brochure shows the track layouts.
I took a few pictures yesterday as the train sped through.
But I didn’t see much! Today, I went to the bridge on Noel Road and poked my camera over the wall.
You can see the short tunnel in some of the pictures and it would be interesting to return with a camera on a stick or a very tall photographer.
I got there on a northbound 440 bus to Lynton Road, which is close to the bridge. Afterwards, I walked to West Acton station to get a Central Line back to London.
What didn’t help either was the fact that the 440 bus is a single-decker.
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