Bridge 407 looking South prior to opening of the line. Both Up and down lines are in place and the telegraph poles are installed, it cannot be long until traffic starts. The wagon on the Down line in the middle distance belongs to Topham, Jones and Railton, the contractors for this stretch of the line. Today the view from this point is dominated by the SITA landfill site which has buried Bridge 408 in the background. Image courtesy of The Record Office for Leicestshire, Leicester and Rutland. S. W. A. Newton Collection.