The Great Central Main Line : East Leake Tunnel
(sometimes known as Barnstone Tunnel)
East Leake is a very short tunnel which passes under what is now the A6006 and is situated a mile or so south of East Leake station. It had a signal box located close by to control Barnstone sidings which served Normanton Hill Lime Works.
The south portal of the
tunnel as seen in 1964
The tunnel is a little overgrown at both ends but is structurally is good condition and is ready for traffic to pass through it (as it regularly does in the form of EWS trains). The track is single but in good condition. The signal box and sidings have been completely removed.
The same view as the image
above shows how nature has encroached the tunnel.
The north portal of East
Leake Tunnel as seen recently - both ends are a little overgrown.