5/5 Carol W. 2 years ago on Google • 460 reviews
This
area
and
tunnel
featured
highly
as
part
of
my
childhood
in
the
70's.
I
used
to
spend
many
a
happy
hour
hopping
from
one
sleeper
(not
present
now)
to
the
next
as
my
grandfather
and
I
got
closer
to
the
tunnel.
I
recall
a
huge
temperature
(this
still
happens
and
is
enchanting)
drop
as
you
neared
the
tunnel,
which
at
this
time
was
not
bricked
up
and
we
would
see
how
far
we
could
walk
into
it
seeing
a
small
square
of
light
in
the
very
far
distance.
Now
the
concrete
steps
lead
to
a
footpath
and
Leicester
Road.
These
steps
used
to
be
wooden.
You
could
walk
along
the
upper
paths
to
reach
the
top
of
the
tunnel.
At
the
bottom
on
the
right
hand
side
near
the
road,
used
to
stand
the
disused
station
and
waiting
room
which
I
remember
was
similar
in
design
to
the
Great
Central
Loughborough
waiting
room.
My
father
(92)
remembers
playing
above
the
tunnel
in
his
childhood
and
he
and
his
friend
would
jump
into
the
freight
trailer
(
not
advised)
to
travel
to
Desford
and
then
walk
home.
He
and
his
friend
would
walk
into
town
through
the
tunnel
(again
not
advised)
and
on
one
occasion,
wearing
a
brand
new
suit,
and
walking
from
Leicester
noted
the
light
disappear
and
had
to
huddle
in
the
cut
outs
that
are
throughout
the
tunnel
as
the
train
went
by.
Needless
to
say
they
were
covered
with
soot,
new
suit
ruined
and
scared
to
face
going
home!
You
can
reach
the
gated
area
and
experience
the
temperature
change
to
view
the
tunnel
over
locked
gates
by
using
the
footpath
on
Loxley
Road.
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