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The engine, named Bullseye, was placed in the field to draw attention to calls for the return of Blaby Railway Station which serviced the village between 1864 and 1968 before it was closed by British Railways.

The station was originally a stop on the Birmingham to Peterborough line which links the cities to Leicester via Nuneaton and Oakham.

Bullseye, a rare example of a fireless steam engine originally used in factories where flying sparks could be dangerous, was rescued from the field of another farmer four miles away from its current position and was moved on 9 September 2008 with the aid of a 50 tonne crane and two low-load vehicles.

At the time of its placement Mr Thomas said: "The train is waiting for the station to arrive. It closed a long time ago but there is evidence that shows it could be viable again."

Some nine years later the train still waits, as does the village it once serviced.

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