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Great Central Railway (heritage railway)

The Great Central Railway (GCR) is a heritage railway in Leicestershire, named after the company that originally built this stretch of railway. It runs for 8¼ miles (13.28 km) between the town of Loughborough and a new terminus in the north of Leicester. It has period signalling, locomotives and rolling stock. There are four stations in operation, each restored to a period in the railway's commercial history: Loughborough Central (the 1950s); Quorn & Woodhouse (Second World War and the remainder of the 1940s); Rothley (Edwardian Era); Leicester North (the 1960s).
by David Dixon

Created: Wed, 5 Jun 2024, Updated: Wed, 5 Jun 2024


35 images use this description:

SK5612 : The "Rothley Rose" dining train by David Martin
2025
SK5417 : The A6004 crossing the Great Central Railways line from Leicester by Tim Heaton
2025
SK5612 : Rothley Station by David Martin
2025
SK5416 : Quorn and Woodhouse Station by Tim Heaton
2025
SK5613 : Steam train at Swithland Reservoir by Mat Fascione
2025
SK5612 : Rothley Station by David Martin
2025
SK5515 : Lone Tree on Farmland near the GCR by David Dixon
2024
SK5419 : Great Central Railway Sidings at Loughborough by David Dixon
2024
SK5612 : Rothley Station by Tim Heaton
2024
SK5710 : Fox Covert by David Dixon
2024
SK5613 : Railway bridges over the road from Swithland to Rothley Plain by Tim Heaton
2024
SK5416 : Quorn and Woodhouse Station by David Dixon
2024
SK5612 : Rothley Station and tearoom by Tim Heaton
2024
SK5711 : Farmland South of Rothley by David Dixon
2024
SK5416 : Quorn and Woodhouse Station (Great Central Railway) by David Dixon
2024
SK5419 : Loughborough Central Station by David Dixon
2024
SK5415 : Great Central Railway Sidings near Quorn and Woodhouse Station by David Dixon
2024
SK5417 : Great Central Railway at Woodthorpe, Loughborough by Mat Fascione
2024
SK5612 : Booking Office at Rothley Station, Great Central Railway by David Dixon
2024
SK5809 : Great Central Railway Trackside near Birstall by David Dixon
2024
SK5416 : Quorn and Woodhouse Station by Mat Fascione
2024
SK5612 : Sheep Grazing north of Rothley Station by David Dixon
2024
SK5416 : Woodhouse Road at Quorn by Mat Fascione
2024
SK5810 : Farmland adjacent to the Great Central Railway near Birstall by David Dixon
2024
SK5612 : Great Central Railway, Rothley Station by David Dixon
2024
SK5418 : Suburban Gardens adjacent to the Great Central Railway by David Dixon
2024
SK5514 : Farmland to the west of the Great Central Railway by David Dixon
2024
SK5419 : Great Central Railway, Loughborough Central Station by David Dixon
2024
SK5419 : Platform 2, Loughborough Central Station by David Dixon
2024
SK5611 : Great Central Railway approaching Rothley by David Dixon
2024
SK5416 : Great Central Railway, Quorn and Woodhouse Station by David Dixon
2024
SK5419 : Loughborough Sidings. Great Central Railway by David Dixon
2024
SK5514 : Pipe bridge across the Great Central Railway by Mat Fascione
2024
SK5710 : View from the Great Central Railway near Thurcaston by David Dixon
2024
SK5612 : Rothley Cabin by David Dixon
2024


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