First steam train special of the year passes through Melton

The special steam-hauled train ran from Norwich to Stratford-upon-Avon and passed through Melton station on Saturday morning.

Local railway enthusiast, Paul Davies, snapped this lovely photograph as the train chugged through Wyfordby.

Paul said: “This was the first steam special this year and it was hauled by a Class 5 locomotive, which in steam days, were very common in the Melton area, several being based at Leicester and Nottingham.”