Site of former Humberstone station, 1995
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Site of former Humberstone station, 1995
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 29 May 1995
View eastward on the A47 Uppingham Road at Kitchener Road, Humberstone (Leicester), towards Lowesby and Melton Mowbray. Humberstone station had been just to the left, on the ex-GNR John O'Gaunt - Leicester Belgrave Road line, running roughly parallel here with the A47. This was a branch from the ex-GN & LNW Joint line, Nottingham - Melton Mowbray - Market Harborough. The regular passenger services on this line and on the Leicester branch ceased from 7/12/53, but workmens' services continued until 29/4/57 and Summer Saturday holiday trains ran until 10/9/62. All freight traffic on the branch ceased after 1/5/67, having from 14/12/64 run off a spur from the ex-Midland main line at Humberstone Road.
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