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Next Weekend will be the Spring Steam Weekend (March 1/2nd) with a busy timetable and freight trains running. There will be the Boscastle Guided shed tours of the Loughborough engine shed on both days - 10.30am to 3.30pm, with regular 30 min tours every 10 mins. Just walk up to the shed. They...

Hi WesternLancer This is from the GCR website where there is a section on Accessability Wheelchair access As powered scooters are designed for the about-town environment and come in different shapes and sizes, many of them are unsuitable for train travel. Three-wheeled scooters can generally...

It was good to see some of our Windcutter wagons running at the Gala. We will be adding more as we get them through the "Fitness to Run" exams.

Three different freight rakes are running at this event - hauled by several different engines thanks to an intensive timetable.

A good video from the Green Signals team. An exciting project that will be being built over the next few months and years.

Thanks for the update - Looking forward to seeing the tracks laid, the wires up ....and the trains running. Not looking forward to seeing that pristine concrete disfigured with graffiti.

There are three visiting GWR locomotives already at the GCR in preparation for the Winter Steam Gala (Jan 23rd-26th). There will be Boscastle Guided Shed Tours on the Sat and Sunday with the shed also open on Friday I believe. There should be a Windcutter Information/Sales stand at Rothley just...

Rothley Station on the GC would also be fairly close to Newtown Linford. It would be a nice walk across Bradgate Park.

We very much enjoyed my Birthday celebration on the veranda car balcony.

Thanks bspahh for the link - let's hope that many people watch it and text a donation. 2025 should be a great time to see the GCR going Forward.

There is a new GCR video about the current state of the Reunification project (I'm sure somebody can put a link in, my IT skills are rubbish!). There is £2.4M in the Build fund and they expect to do some test bore holes in the next few months with construction of the Urban Viaduct starting...

Some festive fun from the Boscastle team on the GCR.

Good news about the extra train!

A test train (DMU two coach 107) has been run the length of the GCR(N). There will be Santa style weekend services between Ruddington and Rushcliffe Halt. So the North is getting back into operation! The Planning Application Consultation period finishes on 9th December for the Urban Viaduct and...

Glad that you had a good time Jan - and thanks for letting us know.

Glad that you enjoyed your day at the GCR Western Lancer. Thank you also for your shed tour appreciation.

Hi Denis I think the problem is that during Galas they use the sidings at Quorn and so have to fence off a lot of the yard. They also have space set aside for disabled parking in the yard (as access from the field is more difficult). Another factor is that they have to have a good...

It was good to see the updated "N" scale Gap model, showing how the Urban Viaduct will look.

That is a very good looking structure!

There is the "Last Hurrah Gala" on at the Great Central Railway. An intensive timetable with passenger trains, DMU and Goods trains. Details on the GCR website.