The Great Central Railway began life as the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&L), in itself an amalgamation of three smaller companies. Had it not been for Edward Watkin ...

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 ...

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 ...

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In the 1950s, the old Great Central Railway bridge, in Loughborough, carried locomotives over four tracks of the main line Work to reconnect two parts of a railway line which was divided into two ...

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 ...

Bosses at the Great Central Railway have said they are "deeply grateful" for a £25,000 donation towards a £1million plan to build a new bridge in Loughborough.

And on Christmas Day itself, the Great Central Railway will be serving up a huge six-course feast for passengers. They will be able to enjoy their meal in the First Class carriage as they pass ...

The two sections of the Great Central Railway are set to be reunified for the first time in 55 years - with a vintage Routemaster bus service. Leicestershire’s heritage railway will link up with ...

Leicestershire's Great Central Railway (GCR) is to offer a tantalising glimpse of its long hoped-for 'reunification' with a section of the historic line in neighbouring Nottinghamshire.

The Great Central Railway has celebrated the volunteers who keep the award winning Leicestershire line alive and uncovered a staggering track record. Sixty six of them have each clocked up more ...