Great Central Railway 2009-10 Photographs


 2011 Winter Gala


Another excellent GCR event. Photographs were taken in mixed weather over the Friday and Saturday.
Locomotives running were visitors 3717 'City of Truro', 61994 'The Great Marquess', 14xx 1450, 55xx 5526 and newly repainted 3850.
These were supplemented by resident Black 5 45305, 4953 Pitchford Hall, and the familiar N15 'Sir Lamiel' (not featured here)
5526 Coasts past Woodthorpe           45305 Coasts past Woodthorpe           3850 departs Loughbrough North           3850 heads for Quorn           Crew training on the autocoach with 1450

45305 heads for Quorn           5526 shortly after sunset           3717 + 1450 are readied for the following days duties           5526 and 4953 await their duties           1450 is seen from around an oil tanker

'Saturday' 4953 + 45305 charge to Quorn           3850 prepares to take the goods from the down layby           5526 and autocoach departing Quorn           3850 on the Windcutter rake heading for Quorn           1450 at Cliché Lane

5526 and 3850 pass on the resevoir causeway           3717 on the delayed dining train           61994 heads past the outer signal gantries           A working hall, and a rather less working Hall. Beeches Road Bridge           
2010 Winter Gala


A Superb first event of the year from the Great Central Railway. Eight Locomotives in steam, including the Preservation debut of Jinty No. 47406, and a return to steam for 44767 George Stephenson.
When assembling this gallery, I realised that missing from this page is my photos from the GC through 2009, and I will endeavour to put these up over the coming weeks.
'49268 Simmers at Lougborough           '45231 runs through the maze of tracks at Loughborough           '5690 Leander Simmers at Lougborough           '49268 charges up Quorn straight           'Black Five 45231 heads away from Quoen           'Leander in the last of the light

'a night shoot sees 78019 + 49268 being prepared for duty           '48305 awaits it's duties           'The evening diner prepares to leave           'Saturday Morning, and 49268 charges towards Quorn           'The preservation Debut of 47406           '8F leaving Quorn with the Freight

'70013 pilots 45231 up Quorn straight           'The TPO is seen navigating it's way aroudn Swithland Reservoir           'George Stephenson comes off the viaduct at Swithland           'What is with the BG?           '78019 charges through Swithland Sidings

'Near Lostock in 1968?           '45231 heads towards the Reservoir           'A late running Jinty charges up to Woodthorpe           '78019 through the Signal Gantry

'45231 at Kinchley Lane, after the saga of the Ski-Slope!           'Craig Stichcombe sticks the Regulator 'in the Roof' at Cliche Lane           'the Jinty and the green coach at Cliche Lane           'the 8F is seen at Sunset crossing the Reservoir