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An historical survey of selected LMS stations : layouts and illustrations. Vol. 1
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Charles
William Marshall 1918 - 1924 (formerly station master at Leagrave)
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William Kingdon 1902 - 1918 (formerly station master at Great Glen)
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curving away from the running lines to some small sheds.
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Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts
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123:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
453:Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts
230:London Midland and Scottish Railway
353:The Directory of Railway Stations,
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684:Leicester and Swannington Railway
1293:Croft railway station, Leicester
876:Leicester–Burton upon Trent line
747:Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway
533:"Kibworth Stationmaster's Death"
478:"1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027"
272:Lester Ireson ca. 1926, ca. 1927
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1111:Syston and Peterborough Railway
1493:1857 establishments in England
1366:Stamford and Essendine Railway
260:John William Jones 1866 - 1902
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1045:Nottingham and Melton Railway
561:"Promotion for Stationmaster"
1483:Beeching closures in England
1280:South Leicestershire Railway
914:GNR & LNWR Joint Railway
732:Glenfield (Leicestershire)
670:Closed railway stations in
426:. England. 21 November 1863
174:in 1857 on what is now the
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624:. England. 13 January 1955
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568:. England. 27 April 1935
394:London: Bloomsbury Books
355:Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
168:Kibworth railway station
1313:Great Central Main Line
952:Leicester Belgrave Road
808:Loughborough Derby Road
622:Leicester Daily Mercury
540:. England. 19 June 1925
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1164:Ketton and Collyweston
904:Braunstone (Leicester)
702:Bagworth and Ellistown
617:"Kibworth Presetation"
596:. England. 31 May 1935
594:Leicester Evening Mail
512:. England. 28 May 1918
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1336:Belgrave and Birstall
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737:Leicester West Bridge
351:Butt, R.V.J., (1995)
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780:Heather and Ibstock
566:Leicester Chronicle
299:Historical railways
44:General information
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922:Harby and Stathern
790:Higham on the Hill
589:"His Sixth Change"
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1351:Ashby Magna
1288:Elmesthorpe
1144:Whissendine
1035:Ullesthorpe
982:East Norton
957:Humberstone
942:Great Dalby
894:Swannington
866:Worthington
775:Hugglescote
760:Donisthorpe
697:Bardon Hill
484:: 660. 1899
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449:"1859-1866"
1457:Categories
1427:52°32′19″N
1260:Great Glen
1202:Rockingham
1063:Widmerpool
1030:Leire Halt
770:Snarestone
717:Merry Lees
628:30 January
600:30 January
572:30 January
544:30 January
516:30 January
488:30 January
459:30 January
430:1 February
419:"Kibworth"
339:References
309:Great Glen
138:8 May 1857
61:Harborough
1430:0°59′37″W
1395:Uppingham
1374:Essendine
1346:Whetstone
1182:Lilbourne
1159:Luffenham
1073:Old Dalby
992:Medbourne
133:Key dates
83:Platforms
1265:Kibworth
1197:Lubenham
1139:Asfordby
1129:Brooksby
1078:Grimston
1058:Plumtree
1053:Edwalton
987:Hallaton
967:Ingarsby
932:Scalford
833:Whitwick
818:Shepshed
755:Overseal
226:grouping
76:SP684939
49:Location
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1331:Rothley
1235:Hathern
1212:Morcott
1149:Ashwell
1124:Rearsby
972:Lowesby
765:Measham
722:Desford
676:Rutland
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182:History
104:History
99:Disused
64:England
1379:Ryhall
1207:Seaton
1154:Manton
1134:Frisby
977:Tilton
856:Wilson
376:5 July
192:London
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