Recent content by Kell G Nielsen

Maybe the Leicester Central bay layout could one day be recreated at Leicester North. That way there would not be any change of original GCR heritage structures. At the same time double track could be extended to Leicester North, and perhaps extra sidings, if the railway owns enough land for this.

Hi Phil, I too would like to say thanks for providing us with news, which I too think ought to come more regularly from GCR. And apart from this comment, have a nice holyday. Cheers Kell

Thank you very much Cowley

Hi Phil, Ofcourse it will depend on which engines are available at the time. Strong candidates could also be one of the two remaining original GC-engines. The director will hardly be available, but maybe the O4

Thank you Phil, I think you are quite right about the next months being a lot more quiet than especially the latter part of 2017 when it comes to the gap. But we supporters of The GCR are used to being patient. We waited years and years for the reinstatement of "The Bridge", and now it has...

Hi martin, Thanks for your comment and the video. Unfortunately My friends lived in the outer suburbs near Chesham, so I never really went very far north. I wish I had done. The video, which I do remember having seen before, does however bring back fond memories, so thanks for reminding me of...

Thanks Andy, I´ll do that

Hello, I´m Danish, living in Aarhus In Jutland. Many years ago I worked in London and fell in love with the special atmosphere of railway travel in Britain which felt so typically English in the good way. During spring and summer of 1966 I often went to Marylebone Station to get a train (a...