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AIR : Construction Site : Construction Site August 2001

5th August 2001
Noticable changes this month in the station area, which also now has support footers in place
5th August 2001
The tunnel entrance has also had a little more work done on it.
5th August 2001
Closer inspection of the front area of the station.
5th August 2001
Closer inspection of the rear of the station.
5th August 2001
Footers can be seen on both sides of the station.
5th August 2001
Footers are appearing all over the site.
5th August 2001
Footers, footers...... everywhere footers..... we want some steel.
12th August 2001
As if JohnWardley himself was listening.... look what at can now be seen in the car park next to the site. These supports are part of the structure that will make up the station.
12th August 2001
More station steelwork.
12th August 2001
And a little more.........
12th August 2001
I don't know about you, but this looks like station track pieces to me.
12th August 2001
And here is a little more......
12th August 2001
The motors shown here are used to control the trains while in the station.
12th August 2001
More are shown here actually attached to some track pieces.
18th August 2001
On the site, the majority of the footers now are waiting for the supports to be attatched.
18th August 2001
Final preparation of the footers on the lift hill suggest supports will be fitted soon.
18th August 2001
Construction of the station has now begun. Here one of the floors has been constructed, and is waiting to be layed.
18th August 2001
The station is having machinery fitted to the underside of the floors, probably to allow them to raise and lower as in the Nemesis station.
Massive track sections have now been delivered. This is part of the brake run into the station. Unusual colour isn't it.....
18th August 2001
Loads of support steelwork has also arrived.
18th August 2001
More support steel work, which will either form part of the lift hill, or the brake run.
18th August 2001
A close up of the brake run track shows the brakes.
26th August 2001
Station track sections have now been installed.
26th August 2001
Another shot showing the station under construction.
       
 
 
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