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116 viewsAs I arrive at Woodthorpe bridge , 2-2-0 "Planet" shoves its coaching stock back to Quorn for its next hourly journey to Loughborough.
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99 viewsStroudley Terrier No 32662, "Martello" leads "Bellerophon" with a local train being tailed also by Furness No.20 on the late running 3.21 from Rothley to Loughborough.
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88 views32662 "Martello" heads the Rothley to Loughborough shuttle at Woodthorpe with "Furness No20" at the back.
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84 viewsAnother of the "Rocket" movements from Loughborough to Quorn at Woodthorpe
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75 views32662 "Martello" being dragged towards Quorn on a Rothley / Loughborough shuttle.
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74 views"Planet" approaching Woodthorpe bridge heading to Loughborough from Quorn
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72 views"Bellerophon" approaches Woodthorpe tailed by "Furness No20" heading for Loughborough with the 10.21 from Rothley
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71 viewsFurneswsw N020 heads towards Quorn on a Rothley / Loughborough shuttle with 32662 "Martello" on the back
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68 views"Bellerophon" approaches Woodthorpe heading for Loughborough with the 10.21 from Rothley
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67 views"Furness No20" being dragged back to Loughborough at Woodtorpe by Bellerphon
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66 views"Rocket" & coaches approching Woodthorpe bridge with one of its hourly dashes (Ummmm) between Loughborough & Quorn
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66 viewsLMS Jinty 47406 approaching the bridge at Woodthorpe on the 12-15 service to Leicester.
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65 viewsN7 - 1744 on the 11-15 service from Loughborough to Leicester seem approaching Woodthorpe
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65 viewsN7 - 1744 approacing Woodthorpe Bridge this time displaying a "Leicester North" plate on its smokebox.
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65 viewsA lucky shot of "Rocket" & "Planet" passing each other lineside at Charnwood park albeit both engines running backwards to their various destinations.

According to the timetable, this wasnt meant to happen but late running of one of the services and just being in this location at the right time, I managed to pul off this snap.
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64 viewsLMS Jinty 47406 returning towards Loughborough have just passed under Woodthorpe bridge
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