Welcome to my photographic look at what's happening to the Steam and Diesel Locomotives at the Great Central Railway, Loughborough. As the different events take place I will be adding these to my website.
GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY
2009
 
9F No 92203'Black Prince' at Woodthorpe on 11.10.09 with 1645 Loughborough - Rothley Brook minerals freight at the Autumn Steam Railway Gala 2009
Sat 10th Oct 2009
Autumn Steam Railway Gala 2009 		WD 90733 and 04 63601 double head 1645 Loughborough - Leicester North service on 4.10.09 at the GCR Parade of 2-8-0's weekend mini gala. First time the WD has worked away from K&WVR
Sun 4th Oct 2009
GCR Parade of 2-8-0's weekend mini gala October 2009 		4 BIG unit No 7059 working in 'push pull mode' with class 33 No 33116 (D6535) at Woodthorpe, GCR on 4.7.09 in charge of the 1630 Loughborough - Rothley Brook service
Sat 4th Jul 2009
4 BIG Weekend at GCR
 
N2 no 1744 in green with gold letters and numbers heads back to the shed at Loughborough, GCR after completing a test run to Leicester and back on 19.6.09.
Fri 19th Jun 2009
A first look at the N2 at the GCR 		LNER Class O4 No 63601 departs Loughborough seen at Beeches Road Bridge on 14.6.09 with 1500 Loughborough - Leicester North service as part of the 2009 War Weekend
Sun 14th Jun 2009
War Weekend 2009 		LNER Class 04 63601 at Woodthorpe, GCR on 10.5.09 with 10.30 Loughborough - Rothley Brook Mineral Windcutters freight at the GCR 40th Anniversary Gala
Sun 10th May 2009
GCR 40th Anniversary Gala
 
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2008
 
GWR no 3440 'City of Truro' at Woodthorpe, GCR on 26.10.08 with the 1515 Loughborough - Leicester North service in lovely autumn light
Sun 5th Oct 2008
October 2008 on the GCR 		Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado safely arrived at Quorn Yard, GCR on 20 .8.08 waits for a tow to Loughborough
Wed 20th Aug 2008
Class A1 60163 Tornado arrives at GCR 		D5185 (25035) is seen at Woodthorpe, GCR on 10.8.08 with 2A30 1415 Loughborough Central - Leicester North service
Sun 10th Aug 2008
August 2008 on the GCR
 
SR 850' Lord Nelson' lets off steam at Woodthorpe, GCR on 19.7.08 while working 1115 Loughborough Central - Leicester North service
Sat 19th Jul 2008
SR 850 Lord Nelson on GCR 		Fairburn tank 2-6-4T No. 42085 departs Loughborough Central Station on 22.6.08 with 1115 2C11 Loughborough - Leicester North service
Mon 23rd Jun 2008
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Fairburn tank No. 42085 at GCR 		BR Standard 7, Britannia Class No 70013'Oliver Cromwell' at Kinchley Lane, GCR on 11.5.08 with 1515 Loughborough Central - Leicester North
Sun 11th May 2008
Oliver Cromwell Rides Again
 
BR Standard 7, Britannia Class,no. 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' at Woodthorpe,GCR on 3.5.08 with its first passenger service,1710 Loughborough Central - Leicester North
Sat 3rd May 2008
70013 Oliver Cromwell runs again on GCR 		DRS 37610'T.S.(Ted) Cassady' with D5185 at Birstall heading for Thurcaston, GCR on 26.4.08 with 1800 Leicester North - Loughborough Central service
Sat 26th Apr 2008
DRS 37610 at GCR 		GWR 4141 pushes 4953 Pitchford Hall along the unloading line at Quorn Yard, GCR on 19.1.08. 4953 had arrived from Tyseley by Low loader and awaits its tender to be unloaded
Sat 19th Jan 2008
4953 Pitchford Hall arrives at Quorn, GCR
 
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2007
 
45305 Alderman A E Draper inside the maintenance shed on 30.12.07 at Loughborough, GCR well into receiving an overhaul
Sun 30th Dec 2007
Cromwell and Draper 		D5185 (25035) tnt Class 8F 48305 at Kinchley Lane, GCR on 19.12.07 with 1410 Loughborough Central - Leicester North Santa Special
Sun 9th Dec 2007 to Mon 31st Dec 2007
GCR Santa Specials 2007 		8F No 48305 with a good head of steam at Woodthorpe, Loughborough on 3.11.07 with 1415 Loughborough Central - Leicester North service in lovely autumn colours
Thu 1st Nov 2007
GCR Steam in Autumn 2007
 
D5401 with yellow front panel is seen at Kinchley Lane, GCR on 14.9.07 with 14.40 Loughborough Central - Leicester North service at Autumn Diesel Gala
Fri 14th Sep 2007 to Sun 16th Sep 2007
GCR Autumn 2007 Diesel Gala 		D5401 poses at Kinchley Lane on an EMRPS photo charter on 4.9.07
Tue 4th Sep 2007
D5401 with yellow front ends 		D8048 leaves Quorn and Woodhouse Yard, GCR by low loader for Ruddington, GCRN for its second visit on 27.6.07
Wed 27th Jun 2007
D8048 moves from GCR to GCRN
 
For honoured guests at the Hitachi launch steam train with Prarie 4141 ran alongside the HST from Quorn to Rothley seen at Kinchley Lane on 3.5.07. Look who is winning!
Mon 30th Apr 2007 to Thu 3rd May 2007
Hitachi HST at GCR
Sat 28th Apr 2007 to Sun 29th Apr 2007
GCR Spring 2007 Diesel Gala 		D5830 at Beeches Road, Loughborough propelling a brake van into the station on 14.4.07
Sat 14th Apr 2007 to Sun 15th Apr 2007
Summer Diesel workings are back
 
D5401 leaves Loughborough Central with 11.00 service to Leicesater North on 24.3.07. D1705 waits with 11.10 parcels to Rothley Brook
Fri 23rd Mar 2007 to Sun 25th Mar 2007
1960's GCR Gala 		37255 with water canons at Kinchley Lane on 19.3.07 on slip testing
Mon 19th Mar 2007
37255 with Water Canons at Kinchley Lane 		D5401 propels 6 blue Network Rail tanks on 15.3.07 towards Loughborough Central from Quorn seen at Woodthorpe
Thu 15th Mar 2007
D5401 arrives at Quorn and Woodhouse
 
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