£1M Boost for Reunification!
The GCR’s plans for reunification have received a fantastic boost with a £1M award from the Leicester and Leicestershire Economic Partnership (LLEP). More details will follow in Main Line No.160 now in...
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ONE MILLION POUND GOVERNMENT GRANT FOR REUNIFICATION
GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY SECURES ONE MILLION POUNDS OF GOVERNMENT MONEY TOWARDS REUNIFICATION PROJECT MONEY WILL ALLOW NEXT STAGES OF WORK TO CREATE AN EIGHTEEN MILE HERITAGE RAILWAY TO GET UNDERWAY The...
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Further Carriage Shed Progress
Graham Wignall was on hand today to record further progress on Railway Vehicle Preservation’s Carriage Shed at Swithland Sidings. With further roof cladding and part of the north end wall in place the...
View ArticleNO GRIDDLE CAR SERVICE – Tues 15th & Wed 16th July
Please note, due to circumstances beyond our control, there will no griddle car service on the steam train on Tues 15th & Wed 16th July. Apologies for any inconvenience caused – refreshments can be...
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Grand Union Canal Bridge Inspection
It has certainly been a week of good news and progress on the project to build the Bridge to the Future across the Midland Main Line. Following hard on the news that the GCR had received a grant for...
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Canal Bridge Inspection – Day 2
Inspection of Bridge No.331 over the Grand Union Canal north of the Locomotive Shed on the GCR moved into its second day today. Graham Wignall was on hand to record the activity. XEIAD staff used a...
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The Tin Shed Rises Again
Brian Screaton and Tom Chaplin report on the completion of the renovation of the old Tin Shed at Quorn & Woodhouse As part of the Biffa Award-funded works at Quorn & Woodhouse the Tin Shed has...
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Track Laid into Carriage Shed
Graham Wignall was able to photograph more activity at the RVP carriage shed today. Members of the GCR’s Permanent Way team, led by Nick Tinsley, were on hand to bring more sleepers and rail into the...
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Leyland Society Annual Meet
Leyland vehicles of all shapes and sizes assembled in the station yard at Quorn & Woodhouse today and were photographed by Graham Wignall. They were there for the Leyland Society Annual Meet and...
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Teddy Bears’ Picnic – July & August
Visit the event page to find out more, it’s just £25 for a family of 5!
View ArticleArea Group Programmes for 2014/15 published
The 2014/15 programmes of slide, video and film nights for the Leicester and Northants Area Groups have now been published on the Friends Area Groups page on the website. As usual there is a wide...
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No.78019 Gains Boiler Extension
Great news on the locomotive front. The boiler ticket for BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0 No.78019 has been extended by nine months to the end of May, 2015. This means it will be able to have its last turn...
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Volunteers needed at GCR Carriage and Wagon Works
The Carriage & Wagon Department urgently need volunteers to assist with maintaining and restoring our rolling stock at our Carriage and Wagon Works, Rothley. Such work would be of interest to...
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Teddy Bears’ Picnic – July & August
Visit the event page to find out more, it’s just £25 for a family of 5!
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A chance to ride behind a weathered No.78019
Following on from the news that BR Class 2 No.78019 has had an extension to its boiler ticket there is now an opportunity to ride behind the locomotive in its temporary weathered condition. The...
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Week-end Shed Tours 9th & 10th August
Volunteer members of the Boscastle team will be offering informative tours of the Loughborough Locomotive Shed (not normally open to visitors) on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th August. Tour times are on...
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Main Line No.160 on Schedule
Main Line No.160 has now been sent to the printers and is on schedule to be delivered to members for the publication date of 1st September, 2014. Because of the amount of activity on the GCR which has...
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Meet Peppa & George! – 23rd to 25th August
Meet Peppa Pig and George from 23rd to 25th August. Click here for more information.
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Boiler Repairs on 78018
Boiler repairs on BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0 No.78018 have continued. David Mathews, who had previously cut out sections of the outer wrapper on the backhead, has now made the patches to be welded into...
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Major Book Donation to the Emporium
The Emporium has benefited for a major donation of books from Gordon Rush. Covering all aspects of railways the books total 2700 and are valued at more than £7,000. This will be a major boost for the...
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