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Posted: 13 Sep 2023

Taken: 10 Sep 2023

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HWW Midland Railway Glenfield Leicestershire 10th September 2023

HWW Midland Railway Glenfield Leicestershire 10th September 2023
Glenfield railway tunnel wall. Opened in 1832 by Robert Stephenson for the Leicester & Swannington Railway to bring coal & granite into Leicester. At that time it was the longest rail tunnel in the world at 1796 yards! It was taken over by the Midland Railway in 1846 & closed to passengers in 1928 & goods traffic by BR through to Leicester West Bridge in 1966.

This is the 3 1/2 mile milepost inside the tunnel.
HWW to everyone.

Erhard Bernstein, Edna Edenkoben, Ernst Doro, Peter Castell and 12 other people have particularly liked this photo

23 comments - The latest ones
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
HWW, Pete! Reminds me of Harry Potter.
7 months ago.
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied to Stephan Fey club
:-)))
7 months ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
Is it cast iron with enamelled text and background?
7 months ago.
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied to GrahamH club
Cast iron with black edging and text and white painted background Graham.
7 months ago.
GrahamH club has replied to Loose_Grip/Pete club
Thanks Pete.
7 months ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
A perfect Wednesday picture Pete.
HWW
7 months ago.
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
Thanks. Needs a bit of repointing!
7 months ago.
 Karl Hartwig Schütz
Karl Hartwig Schütz club
HWW Dir!
7 months ago.
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied to Karl Hartwig Schütz club
Thanks.
7 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Love the light enhancing textures there, HWW Pete
7 months ago.
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied to Xata club
The texture caught my eye too.
7 months ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
A great capture of this historical artefact Peter. By my calculations, this is then the halfway point. Great use of side flash here but come to think of it- the flash would be to one side on a vertical shot. Well done

HWW, enjoy the week. Herb
7 months ago.
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied to Herb Riddle club
Thanks Herb. Flashlight rather than camera flash Herb.
7 months ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Very historic and nicely captured Pete, HWW !
7 months ago.
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied to Roger (Grisly) club
Cheers Roger.
7 months ago.
 Dinesh
Dinesh club
Beautiful image -- thanks for the explanation HWW Best wishes
7 months ago.
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied to Dinesh club
Thanks Dinesh.
7 months ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A nice detail in great light ! HWW and a good evening, Pete !
7 months ago.
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied to Ulrich John club
Thanks Ulrich, enjoy your week.
7 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
beautiful find
HWW
7 months ago.
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied to Annemarie club
Thank you Annemarie.
7 months ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
It would have made a great tram route to Glenfield Ratby and Groby, I used to know an old lady in the village she used to walk form Groby to Glenfield get the the train to West Bridge then walk to the school that is now age concern it didn't do her any harm she made it to 103 I can remember seeing goods trains, the West Bridge wharf covered a huge area
7 months ago.
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied to Peter Castell club
Trams in Leicester. Much talked about but little done! That's an impressive journey she made as a child and in life to live to 103.
7 months ago.

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