D8098 passes Woodthorpe

60009 pases Loughborough with 6M34 Crawley to Peak Forest

47714 passes Woodthorpe with a Loughborough Central to Rothley service during the Great Central Railway diesel gala

D8098 passes Kinchley Lane with a Loughborough Central to Rothley service during the Great Central Railway diesel gala

50007 passes Kinchley Lane with a Loughborough Central to Leicester North service during the Great Central Railway diesel gala

37314 passes Woodthorpe on the Great Central Railway

The crew of class Q6 0-8-0 63395 keep and eye on the photographer whilst standing in the UP Goods loop at Loughborough Station. Thanks to Simon Hopkins for the lighting arrangements.

BR 78019 departs with the 1015 Loughborough - Leicester North

A short freight train heads northwards from Quorn as the sun sinks into high cloud.

The star visiting loco. at the Great Central Railway's Winter Gala was Q6 63395, once a stalwart of coal haulage in the north east of England. Recreating those days of more than 40 years ago, the ... (more)

Locos. of the O4 class saw service in Europe during both World Wars, but in Britain are remembered mostly for their many years of freight haulage on the Great Central Railway, for which they were ... (more)

The Great Central Railway's 2009 Winter Gala saw more demonstration freight and mail trains than passenger workings! The first freight of the day gets underway from Loughborough.

LNER 63395 with the 2A36 1545 Loughborough - Leicester North service during the Great Central Railways Winter Steam Gala weekend.

SR 30777 'Sir Lamiel' departs with the 2A29 1415 Loughborough - Leicester North service during the Great Central Railways Winter Steam Gala weekend.

BRCW Sulzer Tpye 2 D5401 sits on the siding adjacent to the station at Loughborough awaiting the days last service.