A three-car Class 120 DMU gets into its stride as it leaves Leicester passing Knighton South Junction working the 11.37 Leicester to Birmingham New Street service. The Midland Region had a relatively small allocation of these handsome Swindon-built units based at Etches Park that were used on various routes. The short five-chain Knighton tunnel can be seen in the background as can the 1936 LMS Knighton South Junction signal box. The line branching off to the left leads to Stenson Junction via Coalville which is still in use today as a freight-only route.
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