Widmerpool and Folly Hall area

Some pictures of trains in the area between Widmerpool and Folly Hall Curve known as the 'Widmerpool straight'

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A46 A Peak approaches the A46 road bridge in the mid-1960's

Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S.

Class 25 The view south from the overbridge at Folly Hall Lane at the south end of the Widmerpool straight in the mid-1960s sees a class 25 approaching

Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S.

Prototype HST power car 41 001 with a single coach being hauled somewhere on the Old Dalby test track probably in late 1972 and possibly at Folly Hall Lane bridge

Andy Fisher

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