In a torrential down pour GLC 394 leans into a curve just west of Lake George, the train is heading for Clare to set out its cars and pick up another GP35 and 65 cars for Cadillac.

Robinson 04 heads a loose coupled demonstration freight at the 2007 Great Central Railway winter gala.

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

In the fog of a bitter winters day D123, heavily delayed at this point, heads towards Leicester North with the first ever diesel train on the GCR at least to utilise an ex Ireland Mk1 steam heat g... (more)

As operations are wound down for another day, 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' sits in the cold yard. This was not a photoshoot, it was illuminated only by the yard lights and improved through HDR techniqu... (more)

D8048 leads a pair of albeit different green BR English Electric Type 1s on a Leicester North service at Quorn

It was foggy as I arrived in Leicester and I could only hope that getting 'up close' might be worthwhile. As the early sun filtered through the mist, 'Taw Valley' hurtled by heading for Rothley an... (more)

One of GCR's 0-6-0 Steam locos, 44422, named 'Douglas' for the Thomas Day, is seen here with a loaded passenger train as the drivers carefully steam into Quorn station.

One of the GCR's Class 101 DMUs, today named 'Daisy' for the Thomas Day, trundles into Quorn station with a morning passenger service. The mechanical signalling and Semaphore signals, which can be... (more)

Preserved Class 27, number D5401 is seen at Thurcaston, north of Leicester, on a Leicester North to Loughborough service.

Chirchward 2-6-2T 4141 is seen at Kinchley Lane on a Loughborough to Leicester North working.

Class 20 pairing of D8048 and D8098 are seen at Woodthorpe on a Loughborough to Leicester North working.

The crew of 'Lord Nelson' look out at the photographer as they sweep through the curve at Kinchley Lane. The locomotive, which belongs to the National Railway Museum and therefore the Nation was a... (more)

Hopefully complementing the previous posting, is this a gentle view of the '8K/O4' with arguably the best rake of preserved wagons in Britain, the 'windcutter' set. She is being expertly driven, w... (more)

John Robinson, CME of the GCR is justly famous, for his '8K' class of freight 2-8-0's (LNER class 04). In addition to the GCR’s requirements, many more were built for the ROD (Railway Operating De... (more)