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Looking up Leicester Road towards Cropstone. The Wheatsheaf Inn is on the corner of Mill Street
©Kate Jewell
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©Mat Fascione
Dist:0.4km<br/>Thurcaston Lane as it enters Thurcaston near Leicester.
©Mat Fascione
Dist:0.7km<br/>In 1989, the preserved Great Central Railway ended at Rothley where a locomotive is moving forward to run round its train. Today's GCR proceeds further south to Belgrave & Birstall station (now known as Leicester North).
©Whatlep
Dist:0.7km<br/>The station is on the Great Central Railway.
©nick macneill
Dist:0.7km<br/>Rothley Station on the preserved Great Central Railway.
©DS Pugh
Dist:0.7km<br/>LMS 'Jinty' 47406 is in steam in the sidings. It was soon to take a rake of mineral waggons north.
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.7km<br/>The Edwardian station on the great central railway from Loughborough to Leicester North (8 miles). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothley_railway_station
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.7km<br/>Seen at Rothley yard http://www.rvp-ltd.org.uk/collection.php?vehicle=57451
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.7km<br/>This coach at Rothley in the queue for restoration.
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.7km<br/>A view of an LNER teak carriage waiting in the restoration queue at Rothley. http://www.rvp-ltd.org.uk/collection.php?vehicle=18033
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.7km<br/>For the Locomotive information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Class_D49. This engine is visiting from Scotland, leaving Rothley on the Great Central railway. www.gcrailway.co.uk
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.7km<br/>The Edwardian station on the great central railway from Loughborough to Leicester North (8 miles). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothley_railway_station
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.7km<br/>A wonderfully preserved station on the Great Central Railway.
©nick macneill
Dist:0.7km<br/>A view of the green signal box and lamp hut (from Whetstone). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothley_railway_station
©Ashley Dace

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