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Leicestershire families are being offered a new summer adventure that gets children on board for £5 each. The Great Central ...
The Great Central Railway, based in Loughborough, said the work will help reunite the eight-mile section of the track it operates down to Leicester with a separate section in Nottinghamshire.
Great Central Railway (GCR) launched an appeal to raise funds to fix a bridge in Loughborough, which would allow both halves of the lines to be unified in an 18-mile (28.97km) track. Work to ...
The Great Central Railway and Taylor’s Bellfoundry will be among the 12 locations taking part in the Loughborough Heritage Open Weekend later this month. On Saturday, September 14, and Sunday ...
Then head for Loughborough. the Great Central Railway is celebrating 40 years of operation, on a stretch of track that was intended to link up with the first Channel Tunnel.
A heritage railway is due to celebrate 50 years of operation by running a 50-wagon freight train. The Great Central Railway (GCR), based between Loughborough and Leicester, will mark the milestone ...
Railway enthusiasts have started a £500,000 fundraising appeal for the repair of part of the Great Central Railway station in Loughborough. The steel and glass canopy above the platforms is Grade II ...
A historic railway centre has launched an "emergency appeal" to help it continue operating amid the coronavirus crisis. The Great Central Railway, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, is a heritage ...
The two sections of the Great Central Railway are set to be reunified for the first time in 55 years - with a vintage Routemaster bus service. Leicestershire’s heritage railway will link up with ...
The four stations are Loughborough Central, Quorn & Woodhouse, Rothley, and Leicester North Station/Greenacres. Adult day runabout tickets are available from £20 online, and £22 when bought at ...
The Great Central Railway has submitted its planning application to Charnwood Borough Council for its Reunification scheme. It aims to reconnect two separate heritage railways, creating an ...