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Page dedicated to the original Great Central Railway and its lost main line to London and the continent.
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October 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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Something different today.

After a brief break at Cleethorpes, 158908 -2H00 - 1320 -Cleethorpes to Sheffield Midland, is kindly filmed at Brigg railway station this afternoon by 🎥 Kev Genney

#brigg #limitedservice #northernrailway
October 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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October 7, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Track replacement has been taking place recently on the Brigg Line, in the tunnel at Kirton in Lindsey.

Here is a picture one of the air shafts, taken when the line was under possession.

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October 5, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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#McRaturday The amazing looking #BRCW Sulzer type 2, 27056, in very fetching BR blue livery complete with white bodyside stripe & red bufferbeam, standing in Loughborough Central station during the September Great Central Railway autumn diesel gala. #GCR @brcwco.bsky.social 4/9/26
October 3, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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Happy #LincolnshireDay
October 1, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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#MidweekPeak Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast*...👹
D123 looking every bit the handsome devil during the recent #GreatCentralRailway diesel gala. Love this livery on the big green Type 4, perfectly matched to those mk1s.
#GCR #Peak #LADY 4/9/26
September 30, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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Brigg Signal Box & Crossing in the snow on the 23rd March 2008.

The line is blocked by sleepers, this picture was taken when Associated British Ports paid for the upgraded of sections of the Brigg Line.
September 29, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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September 27, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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On This Day.

26th September 1998 Brigg.

37042 & 37658 with a mixed freight working.

© Philip Wheldale.
September 26, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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#ThirtyThreeThursday Guest engine at the recent Great Central Railway diesel gala, 33103 'Swordfish' put in some great performances. We rode the trains on Friday but popped back to Quorn for a coffee & cake on Saturday & i got this 📸 of her on the rear of a Leicester bound train #GCR 5/9/26
September 24, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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#OnThisDay 158 years ago Quainton Road was opened by the Aylesbury & Buckingham Railway under pressure from the 3rd Duke of Buckingham, to serve nearby Wotton House. Metropolitan Line trains served this distant outpost until 1936. I snapped this on a Branch Line Society railtour in 2018
September 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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1954 British Railways Eastern Region Passenger Trains Facilities booklet with the regional map prior to widespread closures. The London Transport Central line, transferred from the main line, is still on the map - stations still accepting parcels & goods. #railways #1950s #map

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There is something quite visually appealing about the Philip's railway system maps for British Railways; yes, there can be a fair amount of station name 'clashes' but overall they give a good sense of the network, in this case revised to March 1954, and how it 'sat' in the topographic landscape. This particular version appears in the 1954 issue of the "Passenger Train Facilities" booklet for the Region and it shows the many lines allowing for some early closures but before the swathe of abandonments that the next decade would see. The only downside of such a map is the slight downplaying of other Region's services; in some areas these were quite important yet here, as if they were competing companies, they can be a little understated! Later versions of the map show the 'Great Northern' and 'Great Eastern' lines in separate colours - after the central shackles of the BTC were lifted a little - and another feature is that the lines in east London and Essex transferred to the Central line of London Transport still appear here with stations still open for parcels and freight; operation of such trains in between Central line trains were at the time still to be seen. This is seen in one of two district insets; London and Sheffield. The Region's lines are shown in red, the North Sea in blue and the map is framed in dark blue - the BR totem and regional title in white on a panel, top edge. Passenger Train Facilities : Eastern Region : British Railways : 1954 : A marvellous booklet, issued by the Eastern Region of British Railways in 1954, and giving "a synopsis of facilities for passengers and for the conveyance of luggage, parcels, merchandise, etc., by passenger train". These include fares, services such as catering and hotels, along with a multi-page list of passenger stations, enquiry offices and agencies, their telephone numbers and where applicable, early closing days. There is also a map of the Region's lines. The cover is in dark blue with totem and titling in white; top and lower edge shows a running border of an outline of a steam locomotive and carriages (running left - right at top and right - left at lower).
September 23, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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September 22, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Nottingham Victoria North then and now.
September 22, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Chiltern Railways enters public ownership in Labour nationalisation push
Chiltern Railways enters public ownership in Labour nationalisation push
Operator that runs services between London Marylebone and Birmingham is sixth to be nationalised since 2025 Chiltern Railways has become the latest train operator to enter public ownership as the government closes in on its ambition to renationalise all major passenger rail services. The operator, which runs commuter rail services on the Chiltern mainline between London Marylebone and Birmingham, on Sunday became the sixth to be nationalised under Labour, with the remaining four to follow by the end of 2027. Continue reading...
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September 20, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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Coincidentally and out of the blue I have just received through the post "Robinson 4-6-0s of the Great Central Railway. A modeller's guide" with technical drawings, published by the Great Central Railway Society which I am an original member of. @philipjtaylor.bsky.social
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The Great Central Railway also named a locomotive "Valour" as a mobile War Memorial. @greatcentralrailwy.bsky.social
September 18, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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@rogerprotz.bsky.social @greatcentralrailwy.bsky.social also has one this weekend.
September 18, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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#ThirtySevenThursday Good timing to catch a flock of birds passing overhead as #HeavyTractor 37714 'Cardiff Canton' prepares to depart from Loughborough Central with the goods wagon set during the Great Central Railway diesel gala. #Class37 #GCR 4/9/26
September 17, 2026 at 5:34 AM
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The Great Central Railway also named a locomotive "Valour" as a mobile War Memorial. @greatcentralrailwy.bsky.social
The Great Central Railway also named a locomotive "Valour" as a mobile War Memorial.
September 17, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Chiltern Railways to be nationalised this weekend
The train company will enter public ownership on Sunday, with more trains, extra seats and refurbished stations promised — but a union dispute awaits its new owner.
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September 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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#TwentySevenTuesday The immaculate 27056 at Loughborough Central during the recent Great Central Railway autumn diesel gala. I really love the atmosphere at this station, it's always a pleasure to visit. This #McRat has #Midland history with early spells at CW & TO depots. #GCR #BRCW 4/9/26
September 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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#OnThisDay 175 years ago the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway opened Sheffield Victoria station, replacing an earlier station at Bridgehouses. BR focused services at Sheffield (Midland) and Victoria dwindled, closing in 1970. David Faircloth buff.ly/pQy2rXE
Class 77 electric loco on a passenger service stands at Platform 2 Sheffield Victoria in 1966.
September 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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September 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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September 12, 2026 at 12:29 PM