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Fireless on the Leicester-Hinckley branch

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  1. Rlangham

    Rlangham Well-Known Member

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    I was travelling home on the Leicester-Hinckley branch a couple of weeks back and on the right hand side of the train (so, northern side of the line) between Leicester and Hinckley, just before the quarry, there was a Fireless locomotive on a piece of railway track just long enough for it, with fencing surrounding it in a field. The look of the ballast and fencing made it look like it was a fairly new instillation (although it was just a few seconds glance). Anyone know the exact location, owner, ID etc? From what I remember it was blue, and an 0-4-0
     
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    Could it not have been a 'Thomas'??
     
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    If it was in the Blaby/County Arms area then it was probably Bagnall 0-6-0F No. 2370 of 1929, formerly of Procter and Gamble and the North Norfolk Railway.
     
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    Sheff Resident of Nat Pres

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    So what's it doing there plse ?
     
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    richards Part of the furniture

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    That's the one, cheers chaps. I think the chances of re-opening a station at Blaby are fairly unlikely though - there's already six stations in between Birmingham and Leicester, on a line that takes just over an hour to travel on
     
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    How small are those wheels?!
     
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