SiteName: Gatwick Airport - Passenger SubwayThe Beehive Sub Brit site visit September 1995 [Source:
Nick Catford]
 Photo:Gatwick
Airport Station in 1995 Photo by Nick Catford As the main entrance to the building had been through the tunnel a new entrance had to be created. The stairway up from the tunnel is still there, as are some 20 meters of the tunnel itself, which has been renovated to give a glimpse of the 1930s flying experience.  Photo:Lookin
east along the tunnel from the terminal Photo by Persons Name Members of Subterranea Britannica in visited the tunnel in September 1995. Entrance to was down a flight of steps from the ground floor of the terminal building. At that time the tunnel was unused and very wet. There was lighting but most of the lights at the eastern end were no longer working. Close to a bend in the middle a heavy beam had been placed across the tunnel, presumably as the walls were becoming unstable at that point. At the eastern end a stairway up to the station was blocked near the top. The overgrown station platforms were still intact at this time but have subsequently been demolished.  Photo:Looking
west along the tunnel from Gatwick from the stwps up to the station Photo by Persons Name
 Photo:The
steps up to Gatwick Airport Station Photo by Nick Catford
[Source:
Nick Catford] 
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