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The three sections between Norton junction and the River Trent ( collectively known as the ' Leicester line ') are mixed in size.

From Norton to Foxton, the route is a narrow canal.

From below Foxton to Leicester it is a wide canal.

From Leicester to the Trent, the route is effectively the River Soar and the locks and bridges are wide.

Another Act of 1931 authorised the widening of the locks at Watford and Foxton, but with Government grants for this section not forthcoming, the work was not carried out.