The 'Leicester Gap' - Part 2 (1987 before resignalling)

This video provides a historical look at the resignalling project on the Midland Main Line near Leicester in 1987. It captures the state of signalling boxes between Irchester South and Glendon North Junction shortly before their closure, which completed the Leicester MAS scheme. The footage highlights the infrastructure changes that followed the earlier phase of resignalling work in 1986. Key locations include Leicester, Kettering, and Wellingborough. The video includes references to British Railways, Northern, and Southeastern as operators, though no specific train stock or headcodes are identified.

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