Former railway yard, Leicester

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Former railway yard, Leicester by Malc McDonald as part of the Geograph project.

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Former railway yard, Leicester

Image: © Malc McDonald Taken: 27 Feb 2011

The post in the centre of the photo and the brick sheds behind it are relics of a railway yard which once occupied this site. The sheds were the wagon repair shop for the Great Central Railway, which opened in 1899.

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

Image Location

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Latitude
52.62439
Longitude
-1.146984