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Our first ever trains through the night event took place on June 1st and 2nd 2024. What's it like on our stations in the small hours of the morning with freight trains rumbling by? Here's Jack Arthur Shaw, stationmaster to show you around. Thank you to everyone who came along and supported the event. www.gcrailway.co.uk/unify

An exciting day for both the GCR and the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust as Tornado returns to the line for testing following an extensive overhaul. www.gcrailway.co.uk

An update from our General Manager Malcolm Holmes with news from the line, forthcoming events and an incoming famous guest loco! For more about the Great Central head to www.gcrailway.co.uk

To support the Reunification project text UNIFY to 70970 to give £5 Thank you for your help. If you didn't catch it, here's GCR General Manager Malcolm Holmes and Andy Fillingham from GCR(Nottingham) talking about Reunification on BBC Radio 5 live. We've added some pictures, so if you're new to the project or want to enjoy everything accomplished so far plus a taste for the future, this is for ...

Here's the very latest on the GCR's Reunification project. We've got some big news - we're getting close to submitting our planning application so it's time to share our proposals. The main structure between the canal bridge and the Midland Main Line bridge has been redesigned. Find out more at www.gcrailway.co.uk/unify To donate to the project, text UNIFY to 70970 to give £5 For full terms see...

To find out more about the Great Central Railway visit www.gcrailway.co.uk

The very latest from the Great Central Railway on the epic Reunification project. To read more, head to gcrailway.co.uk/unify

A quick update on the progress of the new carriage shed at Ruddington, northern terminus of the Great Central Railway (Nottingham). To make a donation to the appeal, please go to lnergctrust.org

From the lens of cameraman Mark Stokes come some lovely slow speed shots of locos and trains working around our stations at the Winter Gala 2024. There are some stunning low angles which really give a feeling of powerful locos being carefully managed. Cold weather and strong sunshine combine for an atmospheric display, featuring several different locomotives and a variety of rolling stock inclu...

All the latest from the Great Central Railway including the arrival of two class 153 units and what's happening at the January Gala. To find out more about the railway and book tickets go to www.gcrailway.co.uk

How do you link together two heritage railways? It starts with a vision - but structures need to be designed and contractors engaged. Also before spades go into the ground, you need planning consent. We're on the case with getting our planning application together. Here's Reunification project board member Larry Greenwell to explain more. To find out more and make a donation, go to www.gcrailwa...

All the latest news from the Great Central Railway's ambitious Reunification project, including Fundraising, What's happening now and the signing of a co-operation agreement.

Take a tour of one of the most unusual signal boxes on the Great Central Railway. It was built in the 1940s just 20 years before the line closed and is a vision of how the London and North Eastern Railway expected the future of signalling to look. Last used by British Rail in the 1980s as a shunters mess room, it has been secured for preservation for more than two decades. Now though, work has ...

Head turning, eye popping and saved after 70 years of lying in a field as a holiday home. The North Eastern Railcar is really quite something. A guest at the Great Central Railway for the Last Hurrah Gala in 2023 and staying into 2024 don't miss the chance to ride on the train that was setting the standard way back in 1903... Find out when the autocar is running at the Great Central at www.gcra...

Great Central Railway General Manager's update November 2023 - the autocar returns

Great Central Railway carriage shed at Ruddington - November update report

October update! Ruddington Carriage Shed construction progress at Great Central.

Engineman's morning at the Great Central Railway

Gala guests, Reunification and more - Great Central Railway news, September 2023

Carriage shed at Great Central Railway (Nottingham) - work is underway!

July 23 - Great Central Railway General Manager's update

Great Central Railway General Manager's update for June 2023

9F 92214 tackles 50 wagons on the Great Central Railway!

Rail Tales - part 4. Stories from the early days of the Great Central Railway

Rail tales - part 3. Stories from the early days of the Great Central Railway

Rail Tales - part 2. Stories from the start of the reborn Great Central Railway

Rail Tales - part 1. Short stories from the early days of the Great Central Railway.

Great Central Railway General Manager's update May '23. News from the shed!

Great Central Railway Reunification - the totaliser rises up!