The Old Dalby Test Track is a railway test track in the United Kingdom used for testing new designs of train. It lies between Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire and Edwalton on the course of the former Midland Railway's route between Kettering and Nottingham that had previously closed to passengers in 1968. The line is 13.5 miles (21.7 km) in length.
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