{"id":1309582,"date":"2023-12-21T11:20:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T11:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/abandoned-car-test-track-with-underground-bunker-experimental-traffic-lights-left-to-rot-for-decades\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T11:20:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T11:20:05","slug":"abandoned-car-test-track-with-underground-bunker-experimental-traffic-lights-left-to-rot-for-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/abandoned-car-test-track-with-underground-bunker-experimental-traffic-lights-left-to-rot-for-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"Abandoned car test track with underground bunker &amp; experimental traffic lights left to rot for decades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- newscabal uk text -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     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href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/where\/berkshire\/\">Berkshire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"283921\"><a href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The abandoned facility lies the heart of a forest\" height=\"492\" width=\"836\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Abandoned-car-test-track-with-underground-bunker-amp-experimental-traffic.jpg\" data-credit=\"Auto Shenanigans\" data- data-img=\"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Abandoned-car-test-track-with-underground-bunker-amp-experimental-traffic.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=836\"  role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article__gallery-count-value\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"><span class=\"article__media-span\">The abandoned facility lies the heart of a forest<\/span><span class=\"article__credit\">Credit: Auto Shenanigans<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"283922\"><a href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"It comes with sweeping corners and high-speed straights\" height=\"557\" width=\"960\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1703159823_425_Abandoned-car-test-track-with-underground-bunker-amp-experimental-traffic.jpg\" data-credit=\"Auto Shenanigans\" data- data-img=\"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1703159823_425_Abandoned-car-test-track-with-underground-bunker-amp-experimental-traffic.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960\"  role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article__gallery-count-value\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"><span class=\"article__media-span\">It comes with sweeping corners and high-speed straights<\/span><span class=\"article__credit\">Credit: Auto Shenanigans<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Established 90 years ago and officially opened in 1966 with a view of improving and modernising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/motors\/\">motoring<\/a>, the site&#8217;s long straight roads, sweeping banked corners, traffic signs and experimental junctions helped determine the UK&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/road-laws\/\">road network<\/a> &#8211; but most of it has now been left to the elements. <\/p>\n<p>Jon explained: &#8220;The government thought it was sensible to set up an automotive test facility where they could test all manner of things from road surface construction methods to road sign design and junction layouts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The facility <span id=\"fe13c461-9d5f-4734-9897-28477d16085a\" class=\"suggested-link\">features<\/span> a huge circular area that was used as a make-shift roundabout to test traffic efficiency, as well as a short section of test track designed for speeds of up to 155 mph. <\/p>\n<p>Jon explains that a report released in 1971 gives an insight into the various experiments conducted at the facility, including everything from experimental noise barriers which are now installed on roads across the country, to a bizarre hover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/network-rail\/\">train<\/a> that could travel at speeds of over 200mph. <\/p>\n<p>An on-site duel carriageway even had a bunker running underneath it that was used to record or photograph tyres being driven at speed to analyse tread wear. <\/p>\n<p>Towering over the site is a creepy observation tower which overlooks the facility and was likely used to study various experiments from afar. <\/p>\n<p>In the 1990s the site&#8217;s organisation was privatised and much of the site was used for vehicle safety and crash testing for manufacturers. <\/p>\n<p>In 2012, the local council redeveloped the area, with over 1,000 houses constructed on a large portion of the site &#8211; while the rest remains dis-used and overgrown. <\/p>\n<p>This comes after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/motors\/25121212\/volvo-abandoned-barn-restoration-car\/\">very rare high-performance Volvo that was bought brand new and then abandoned for 24 years<\/a> was rescued from a barn. <\/p>\n<p>Elswhere, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/motors\/25107326\/cleaning-car-motors-detailing-mercedes-youtube\/\">a classic Mercedes has been saved from being scrapped<\/a> after lying abandoned for 20 years. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"283923\"><a href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The site was used to help create road signs that are still in operation today\" height=\"550\" width=\"830\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1703159824_931_Abandoned-car-test-track-with-underground-bunker-amp-experimental-traffic.jpg\" data-credit=\"Auto Shenanigans\" data- data-img=\"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1703159824_931_Abandoned-car-test-track-with-underground-bunker-amp-experimental-traffic.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=830\"  role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article__gallery-count-value\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"><span class=\"article__media-span\">The site was used to help create road signs that are still in operation today<\/span><span class=\"article__credit\">Credit: Auto Shenanigans<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"283924\"><a href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An obsersation tower rises above the trees\" height=\"560\" 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