🚋 Leicester’s Lost TramsWe had trams before most cities in the UK.Horse-drawn, then electric.A full public transport system running through the streets of Leicester.And we scrapped the lot.No tracks left, no network… just these little shelters tucked away, slowly falling apart.This post’s just a preview — I’ve got a proper video coming soon with the full story.Leicester was ahead of the curve once.Let’s not forget it.#LostLeicester #UrbanDecay #TransportHistory #LeicesterTrams #BeforeItWasCool
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Last one from the weekend for now… Running the layout in the later 1986 guise. A pair of Class 20s on a short engineer’s train amble along the Down Goods, being overtaken by a large logo 47 on a Bristol bound passenger. | Leicester Junction
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🚉 Can you believe this used to be a railway? It’s hard to imagine trains once passed right through here in Leicester — a route now hidden beneath everyday streets and memories of a different time. Once a lifeline for trade and travel, now a quiet reminder of how much the city has changed. #LeicesterHistory #HiddenLeicester #ThenAndNow #LeicesterRailway #UrbanStories | John Ghent Leicester Estate Agent
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The tracks might be gone. But the story isn’t. If we don’t go looking for it, it slowly disappears — not just from the ground, but from memory. Reading about the Great Central Railway is one thing. Standing where it once ran? That’s different. You feel the then vs now. The noise that used to be there. The movement. The life. History isn’t just something to know. It’s something to experience. And if we stop looking for it… we lose more than tracks. 🎥 Watch the full journey on the John Ghent YouT
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Hidden beside the River Soar lies Bede Island, a place many people pass every day without knowing its incredible past. This forgotten part of Leicester was once home to a busy railway yard, playing a vital role in the city’s industrial and transport history. In this video, we explore Bede Island in Leicester, uncovering how trains once moved through this area, why the railway yard disappeared, and how the landscape transformed from an industrial hub into what we see today. From steam engines to
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