Sunday, 2 April 2017

Great Central Railway 2nd April 2017

The Great Central Railway, a preserved line running from Loughborough to Leicester North (Birstall) and due for expansion right through to Ruddington in Nottingham. It is also being extended by th addition of a museum as an outlier of the National Railway Museum in York.

It specialises in Steam locomotives but also has an interesting collection of diesels.

GWR 6990 Witherslack Hall



LMS 47406


BR Brittania Class 70013 Oliver Cromwell


LMS 46521


SR (30)777 Sir Lamiel... one of the Locomotives in steam and running on the day


BR 78018 also in steam and running on the day


Sir Lamiel about to leave for the South from Loughborough Platform 1




78018 arriving at Quorn and Woodhouse station from Loughborough


Men at Work... Quorn station


Deisel multiple unit on the siding south side of Loughborough station


Men at work, Loughborough Station


Loughborough Station Platform 1



the Bookstall between platforms 1 & 2 at Loughborough Station


The recreation of a World War 2 NAAFI at Quorn station


Quorn Station


Loughborough shed side with recovery crane


 Diesels at Loughborough Shed-side









Cardiff Carillion bringin the train northbound into Quorn station