2017
SK7518 : Freightliner train leaving Melton Station
taken 8 years ago, near to Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Freightliner train leaving Melton Station
Headed by Class 66 locomotive 66606. I was surprised to see that the train drivers changed over at this point, miles from any locomotive depot, but there is presumably a good operational reason for the choice
Melton Mowbray Station
Melton Mowbray railway station serves the town of Melton Mowbray and was opened in 1846. It is owned by Network Rail and operated by East Midlands Trains (EMT) train operating company (TOC).
The station is on the Syston and Peterborough Railway, the line is now part of the much bigger Birmingham to Peterborough Line. CrossCountry operate the majority of services as part of their Birmingham to Stansted Airport route. The station lies between Leicester and Peterborough stations.
The station was formerly known as Melton Mowbray Town to distinguish it from the now closed Melton Mowbray North on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway, which closed to regular traffic in 1953.
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- Grid Square
- SK7518, 690 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Alan Murray-Rust (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 3 February, 2017 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 7 February, 2017
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SK 7524 1873 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:45.6567N 0:53.1879W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SK 7520 1874
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
