There must be some truth in the rumour that passenger trains must wait at least fifteen minutes at Leicester North before they can depart to Loughborough. You could feel and hear the frustration suffered by the driver on BR Sulzer Type 4 1Co-Co1 diesel electric D123 as he hammered it through the cutting out of Belgrave and Birstall after being held for almost twenty minutes on Sunday 16th October 2022.