Groby, Granite Railway 1832
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Public footpath
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Robert Stephenson was engaged by the Earl of Stamford to engineer a railway line to carry granite from the Earl's quarry in Groby village. Groby Granite Railway opened in 1832 to connect with the Leicester & Swannington Railway near to Ratby. Wagons loaded with granite were transferred onto the L&SR for transport to Leicester West Bridge wharf and onwards by barges on the Old Grand Union Canal.
The line was closed in 1966 and is now a well-used footpath linking the 1980's estate to the village centre.
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