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383 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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369 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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358 views32662 "Martello" heads the Rothley to Loughborough shuttle at Woodthorpe with "Furness No20" at the back.
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346 viewsAnother of the "Rocket" movements from Loughborough to Quorn at Woodthorpe
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339 views"Planet" approaching Woodthorpe bridge heading to Loughborough from Quorn
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335 views32662 "Martello" being dragged towards Quorn on a Rothley / Loughborough shuttle.
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334 viewsA distance shot of "Rocket" & "Planet" passing midpoint between Loughborough & Quorn taken from thr bridge at Woodthorpe
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332 views"Bellerophon" approaches Woodthorpe heading for Loughborough with the 10.21 from Rothley
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332 viewsLMS Jinty 47406 brings back the 13.00 service from Leicester about to pass under the A6 heading into Loughborough.
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330 viewsFurneswsw N020 heads towards Quorn on a Rothley / Loughborough shuttle with 32662 "Martello" on the back
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328 views"Furness No20" being dragged back to Loughborough at Woodtorpe by Bellerphon
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327 viewsLMS Jinty 47406 approaching the bridge at Woodthorpe on the 12-15 service to Leicester.
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327 views2-2-0 "Planet"heads into Loughborough seen passing Charnwood park on one of its hourly journeys.
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326 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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326 viewsLMS Jinty 0-6-0 - 47406 returning to Loughborough with the 3-00pm serv ice from Leicester at Woodthorpe
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325 viewsN7 - 1744 on the 11-15 service from Loughborough to Leicester seem approaching Woodthorpe
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