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What if the Great Central Railway never really disappeared… 🚂👀 I set out on foot to trace the old line from where Great Central Station once stood in Leicester — now The Lanes — following what’s left of the route today. Much of it is gone, built over or forgotten… but not all of it. This isn’t a history lecture. It’s boots-on-the-ground exploring — uncovering hidden bridges, alignments, and those “how is this still here?” moments hiding in plain sight. 🎬 Trailer below ▶️ The full video is on

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Crazyyyy! It hasn’t even been 24 hours and so many of you guys loved the video about me tracing the ghost of the Great Central Railway on foot 🚂👣 I started where Leicester’s Great Central Station once stood — now The Lanes — and followed the line through what’s left today 👀 Most of it is gone. Demolished, built over, forgotten… but not all of it 🧱🏗️ Some clues are still hiding in plain sight — bridges, strange alignments, and moments that make you stop and think, “wait… this used to be rail

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