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DMU work update
The Renaissance Railcars vehicle which has been at Peak Rail's Rowsley shed, for major body work is almost ready to return. Number 51427 has been repaired and repainted and looks splendid. For the...
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‘DISCONNECTED!’ Book signing at the Winter Gala
DISCONNECTED! Broken Links in Britain’s Rail Policy A new book by Chris Austin & Richard Faulkner “The Beeching closures and those of the 1970s and 1980s left a lot of gaps in Britain's railway...
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Class 20 Thunderbird
Class 20 D8098 received an unexpected turn of duty on Sunday 24th January. Due to a technical problem it was decided that Class 20 D8098 would haul the DMU cars for the final diesel service of the...
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Mountsorrel Progress
The old barn rebuilt and incorporated into the Heritage Centre - Steve Cramp Since the Grand Opening of the branch in October, 2015 work has concentrated off the railway itself to various projects...
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Southern Weekend – 6th and 7th February
34053 Sir Keith Park and U class 31806 are staying at GCR for a second weekend of action. Click here for further details.
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Great Central & More – Steam, Rail & Ale – Rail Holiday
Our rail holiday partner, Railtrail Tours, have recently been awarded the 2015 British Travel Awards silver award in the category ‘Best Rail Holidays Company’ Amongst their extensive programme of...
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Weekend Shed Tours 13th & 14th February
Volunteer members of the Boscastle team will be offering informative tours of the Loughborough Locomotive Shed (not normally open to visitors) on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th Febuary. Tour times are...
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Retirement of Long Standing GCR Volunteer
Long standing GCR volunteer Noel Bedder may be performing his last tour of duty on the railway as a guard on the dining train on 19th December, 2015. Noel has been a guard on the GCR for several years...
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Prestigious Award for the Mountsorrel Railway
As the Mountsorrel and Rothley Community Heritage Centre rapidly approaches completion, the restored quarry line railway has won a prestigious national award from the Heritage Railway Association. At...
View ArticleTrain service changes – Saturday & Sunday
Due to essential maintenance work, the 9.30am DMU service from Loughborough (and the 10.10 return from Leicester) has been cancelled on both Saturday and Sunday this weekend (13th & 14th Feb). The...
View ArticleNo Griddle Car service this weekend
We regret that the Griddle Car will not be operating in our trains this weekend for operational reasons. We apologise for any inconvenience. As an alternative, why not dine at one of our Cafes which...
View ArticleButler Henderson Café closed Friday 12th February
Butler Henderson Café will be closed on Friday 12th February for one day due to contract work taking place at Quorn. Normal service will resume on Saturday 13th February. We apologise for any...
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Football Trips on the GCR in 1901
The Great Central Railway was noted for its enterprising promotion of its train services. While Andrew Morley was trawling though some old files he came across the attached poster promoting train...
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Mountsorrel Progress
The old barn rebuilt and incorporated into the Heritage Centre - Steve Cramp Since the Grand Opening of the branch in October, 2015 work has concentrated off the railway itself to various projects...
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Weekend Shed Tours 13th & 14th February
Volunteer members of the Boscastle team will be offering informative tours of the Loughborough Locomotive Shed (not normally open to visitors) on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th Febuary. Tour times are...
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Easter Bunny Express – 29th to 31st March (Week one)
Week one of the Easter Bunny Express
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