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There are lots of secret MOD tunnels as well. Some of them run out of London across the country with rail tracks to nuclear bunkers that were to be used when nu

by junto 13y ago

There are lots of secret MOD tunnels as well. Some of them run out of London across the country with rail tracks to nuclear bunkers that were to be used when nuclear war broke out. To put the scale of it in perspective, one if the tunnels runs to a bunker in Wales south of Aberystwyth.

jdsnape 13y ago
Do you have a source for that last example? Seems like it would be a bit difficult to keep a tunnel of that scale secret.
- Alphasite_ 13y ago
  It's not really a a secret if he knows about it.
- alexkus 13y ago
  It doesn't exist. There is a tunnel in Aber that was used to store valuables (Crown jewels, etc) during WWII, but it's certainly not a tunnel all the way from London. Source: http://www.everythingaberystwyth.co.uk/aberystwyth-fact-of-the-week-5/ http://www.everythingaberystwyth.co.uk/aberystwyth-fact-of-t...
- junto 13y ago
  I was dubious too, but I trust the source of that information. The bunker in question isn't on any of the lists you'll find on the Internet. The bunker is also very well hidden. I can't find the entrance on Google Maps, but I'm very sure of the location within a few kms.
  - gushie 13y ago
    It does exist. I heard from another source that they filmed the Apollo Moon Landings inside it...
ra 13y ago
London to Aberystwyth is about 380km. I seriously doubt there's a tunnel.
- junto 13y ago
  Like I said in another thread, I also found that unlikely, but I trust the source.
TranceMan 13y ago
A List of all known "Cold War" Nuclear Bunkers and Subterranean Complexes in the UK. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/873564/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/873564/posts
- junto 13y ago
  I don't believe it is known. It is still in use. See my other comment.
groupthinker 13y ago
There's another, called Burlington, on the Great Western mainline - after you go through Chippenham en route to Bristol, there's a point in the long tunnel, which leads to the bunker station. It was where the government were supposed to scurry off to in event of nuclear war. Enough space to support thousands.
csmuk 13y ago
Despite common assurances otherwise, this is possibly the case. It's not beyond engineering technology of the era. When people purchased bunkers post-cold-war, they were confronted with "permanent sealed" doors that cannot be opened within the bunkers. These are welded shut and the ports on the door filled with concrete so that it filled whatever was behind. You can go and see these at Kelvedon Hatch in Essex and could previously see these at Ash Radar Station in Kent (before thebunker.net bought it). Each of these doors is closest to the "London side" of things. When they were built, people spoke of the ground vibrating for months at a time in various places along the routes apparently as well (although I can't find a source for that -it might be well just be rumor). They would be very small tunnels (pedestrian/small vehicle) sort of like cheesy James Bond bad guy monorail sized outfits but it's not beyond the realms of possibility. Those who worked on them though are sworn to secrecy or are dead so we'll probably never know. That is until someone has the balls to fight their way through the welded and filled doors which would take weeks and be extortionately expensive due to the diamond belt saws needed I've been assured.
- junto 13y ago
  I'm fairly sure that this bunker is still in use. Since someone reading this might have similar interests, I have a question. I have recently seen a document, which I think must have been part of the Snowden leak, but I'm struggling to find it again. It s a map of all of the listening points from the Tempora program. They were all common first names, differently sized boxes on the map. If anyone knows what I'm talking about then I'd love a copy.
  - csmuk 13y ago
    http://www.secret-bases.co.uk/secret5.htm#data-centres http://www.secret-bases.co.uk/secret5.htm#data-centres ^^ start here. I'm sure there are maps somewhere.
    - ksrm 13y ago
      I visited SYGDC in Tankersley a few years ago. It's even more impressive on the inside. Don't remember seeing any doors marked "TEMPORA" though.
m1 13y ago
If you're not prepared to reveal the source or anymore information about the tunnel to Wales -- what was the point of this comment?

by junto 13y ago

jdsnape 13y ago

Do you have a source for that last example? Seems like it would be a bit difficult to keep a tunnel of that scale secret.

Alphasite_ 13y ago
It's not really a a secret if he knows about it.
alexkus 13y ago
It doesn't exist. There is a tunnel in Aber that was used to store valuables (Crown jewels, etc) during WWII, but it's certainly not a tunnel all the way from London. Source: http://www.everythingaberystwyth.co.uk/aberystwyth-fact-of-the-week-5/ http://www.everythingaberystwyth.co.uk/aberystwyth-fact-of-t...
junto 13y ago
I was dubious too, but I trust the source of that information. The bunker in question isn't on any of the lists you'll find on the Internet. The bunker is also very well hidden. I can't find the entrance on Google Maps, but I'm very sure of the location within a few kms.
- gushie 13y ago
  It does exist. I heard from another source that they filmed the Apollo Moon Landings inside it...

ra 13y ago

London to Aberystwyth is about 380km. I seriously doubt there's a tunnel.

junto 13y ago
Like I said in another thread, I also found that unlikely, but I trust the source.

TranceMan 13y ago

A List of all known "Cold War" Nuclear Bunkers and Subterranean Complexes in the UK. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/873564/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/873564/posts

junto 13y ago
I don't believe it is known. It is still in use. See my other comment.

groupthinker 13y ago

There's another, called Burlington, on the Great Western mainline - after you go through Chippenham en route to Bristol, there's a point in the long tunnel, which leads to the bunker station. It was where the government were supposed to scurry off to in event of nuclear war. Enough space to support thousands.

csmuk 13y ago

Despite common assurances otherwise, this is possibly the case. It's not beyond engineering technology of the era. When people purchased bunkers post-cold-war, they were confronted with "permanent sealed" doors that cannot be opened within the bunkers. These are welded shut and the ports on the door filled with concrete so that it filled whatever was behind. You can go and see these at Kelvedon Hatch in Essex and could previously see these at Ash Radar Station in Kent (before thebunker.net bought it). Each of these doors is closest to the "London side" of things. When they were built, people spoke of the ground vibrating for months at a time in various places along the routes apparently as well (although I can't find a source for that -it might be well just be rumor). They would be very small tunnels (pedestrian/small vehicle) sort of like cheesy James Bond bad guy monorail sized outfits but it's not beyond the realms of possibility. Those who worked on them though are sworn to secrecy or are dead so we'll probably never know. That is until someone has the balls to fight their way through the welded and filled doors which would take weeks and be extortionately expensive due to the diamond belt saws needed I've been assured.

junto 13y ago
I'm fairly sure that this bunker is still in use. Since someone reading this might have similar interests, I have a question. I have recently seen a document, which I think must have been part of the Snowden leak, but I'm struggling to find it again. It s a map of all of the listening points from the Tempora program. They were all common first names, differently sized boxes on the map. If anyone knows what I'm talking about then I'd love a copy.
- csmuk 13y ago
  http://www.secret-bases.co.uk/secret5.htm#data-centres http://www.secret-bases.co.uk/secret5.htm#data-centres ^^ start here. I'm sure there are maps somewhere.
  - ksrm 13y ago
    I visited SYGDC in Tankersley a few years ago. It's even more impressive on the inside. Don't remember seeing any doors marked "TEMPORA" though.

m1 13y ago

If you're not prepared to reveal the source or anymore information about the tunnel to Wales -- what was the point of this comment?