Network Rail is raising a bridge in Great Glen, Leicestershire, to clear the way for train-powering electric wires to be installed in the future.

Work will begin on Friday 13 January and will finish in summer 2023. It’s part of the multi-million-pound Midland Main Line electrification programme, which is currently working to electrify the railway between Kettering and Wigston.

Location: Great Glen (Leicestershire) (former)

Original line: Extension to Hitchin, Northampton and Huntingdon Railway (Midland Railway)

Photographer: Network Rail

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Date: 01/2023

Image number: 83960

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