Black Five 5231 at Loughborough station
GCR class 11F No:506 'Butler Henderson' on shed
Ex Norwegian Railways class 21c No:377 'King Haakon 7' is open for visitors at Loughborough.
377 was built in Sweden in 1919
No:377 King Haakon at Quorn
Heritage Railways
Great Central Railway 1 of 5
Situated in north Leicestershire the GCR line has the distinction of including the only double track section in preservation.
The line runs between Loughborough and Leicester North, a distance of 8¼ miles, 5¼ miles of which is double track.
Five pages
1973 - 2003: 2005-2007: 2008-2011: 2012-2013: 2015 - 2020
1973
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Black Five 5231 at Loughborough station |
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GCR class 11F No:506 'Butler Henderson' on shed |
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Ex Norwegian Railways class 21c No:377 'King Haakon 7' is open for visitors at Loughborough. 377 was built in Sweden in 1919 |
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No:377 King Haakon at Quorn |
1986
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LNER Class B1 No:1306 'Mayflower' passes the grandstand at Quorn during the GC's 'Transpo 86' celebrations |
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GWR Hall class 6990 'Raveningham Hall' |
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SR West Country class No:34039 'Boscastle' undergoing restoration in the shed at Loughborough |
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Class 11F No:506 and N2 arriving at Quorn |
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Class 11F No:506 Butler Henderson' passing the grandstand |
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BR Standard class 8P 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' at Loughborough. The loco had just been named by its namesake but only had one nameplate fitted |
2003
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GWR Hall class 6990 'Raveningham Hall at Loughborough |
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GWR Hall class 6990 'Raveningham Hall at Loughborough |