Belgrave and Birstall railway station was a railway station opened by the Great Central Railway in 1899. It served the villages of Belgrave and Birstall in Leicestershire until its closure in 1963. In
Belgrave and Birstall station in 1962
The bricked-up road-level entrance to Belgrave and Birstall station as seen in 2003
Leicester North railway station is a railway station at the southern terminus of the preserved Great Central Railway. It is located immediately to the south to the site of the old Belgrave and Birstal
Belgrave and Birstall railway station
…opened by the Great Central Railway in 1899. It served the villages of Belgrave and Birstall in Leicestershire until its closure in 1963. In 1991, Leicester North railway station was opened immediately to the south of Belgrave and Birstall railway station by the preserved Great Central heritage railway. Belgrave and Birstall…
Leicester North in 2017
Austerity 2-10-0 No.90775 rests after arriving at Leicester North
The new canopy at Leicester North on 16 August 2009. In the distance is preserved GNR Class N2 Tank 1744, which featured at the official opening ten days previously.
Overview of the station from the public entrance in 2001. Note the new station building and the old Belgrave and Birstall bridge in the background