Great Central Way
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Great Central Way
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 14 Oct 2007
At this point the Great Central Way, following the trackbed of the old Great Central Railway, passes under the Leicester - Coalville line. The cutting has been partially infilled creating a nasty incline for the participants in the Leicester Marathon in the latter stages of the event. The Great Central was once an important main line between London and Sheffield, but trains ceased to run here in 1969 after a lengthy period of decline; in the latter years traffic consisted only of a sporadic local passenger service between Nottingham and Rugby. The railway across the top, however, is still in use, albeit nowadays only for freight.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.621175
Longitude
-1.150001