The 09.52 Birmingham New Street to Leicester CrossCountry service passes the village of Elmesthorpe between Hinckley and Narborough. I am standing atop some concrete steps that straddle a fence at a rare thing, a public foot crossing. The sighting of trains from this direction was not very good given the proximity of the road bridge that carries the B581 over the railway. This nearly caught me out when I arrived with a train from this same direction catching me unawares as I was crossing with the driver giving me an additional blast on the horn!
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