The Leicester–Burton upon Trent line is a freight-only railway line in England linking the Midland Main Line near Leicester to the Derby to Birmingham line at Burton upon Trent. The line was built by
Site of former Coalville Town station in 1988
The old station at Ashby-de-la-Zouch
A coal train for Drakelow Power Station
A train loaded with granite chippings from the Markfield Stud Farm quarry at Battleflat, near Bagworth.
Coalville Town was a railway station at Coalville in Leicestershire on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line. Passenger business was carried out at the "Railway Hotel" when the line opened in 1833 u
Leicester–Burton upon Trent line
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Remains of Coalville Town station, 1969
Freight train crossing High Street/Hotel Street in the centre of Coalville, July 2016. The building in the background was previously the "Railway Hotel" where passengers could buy tickets for the trains until the Midland Railway opened Coalville station just beyond in 1848.