Mountsorrel Sidings refers to the railway sidings that served the United Kingdom Mountsorrel granite quarry, located near the Train Sim World featured Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire, and connected to the Midland Main Line.
Mountsorrel Sidings Location
- Mountsorrel Quarry: Mountsorrel is home to a large granite quarry, which is a significant source of construction materials.
- Mountsorrel Railway Route: A network of industrial railway lines, including the Mountsorrel Railway in Europe, served the quarries in and around Mountsorrel.
- Location of Barrow-upon-Soar: The sidings were located on the east side of the Midland Main Line at Barrow-upon-Soar, where the branch from the granite quarry emerged.
- Granite Transportation: The sidings were used to load granite from the quarry onto trains for transportation to various locations.
- Reconstructed line: The railway line was closed in the 1950s, but a section was reopened in 2015 as a heritage line run by the Mountsorrel & Rothley Community Heritage Centre.
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