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The Great Central Railway (Nottingham) has opened new convenient conveniences at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre ...
A brand-new fully accessible toilet block, featuring gents, ladies, a family room and a shower, has been opened by Great ...
Great Central Railway is pleased to announce the return of its much-loved 1940s Weekend, taking place from 31 May to 1 June ...
The Great Central Railway, between Leicester and ... described by GCR as the "UK's only main line heritage railway". The £8m project is due to be completed by 2019. Updates on this story and ...
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 ...
Plans for a new viaduct to reunite two halves of a heritage railway line have been announced. The Great Central Railway line ran between Leicester and Nottingham until the 1970s, when old bridges ...
More than 100 railway carriage windows were smashed at the Great Central Railway Heritage Centre in Ruddington on Monday. Two boys aged 14 and 12 have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage ...
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 ...
The Great Central Railway is playing its part in shaping people for a future role in industry with hands-on placements at the heritage railway. The new partnership with Loughborough College is ...
The Great Central Railway is the UK's only double-track, main-line heritage railway. It’s the only place in the world where full-size steam engines can be seen passing each other – just as it ...
this weekend will showcase the potential of a reunited Great Central Railway. In the heart of the country, we are creating a national centre for railway heritage – a unique legacy for ...
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 ...