Press Releases
7th July, 2014 - GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY SECURES ONE MILLION POUNDS OF GOVERNMENT MONEY TOWARDS REUNIFICATION PROJECT
1st July, 2014 - PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED FOR GREAT CENTRALRAILWAY BRIDGE PROJECT
11th June, 2014 - 500 SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE EVACUATED FROM LEICESTER & LOUGHBOROUGH
5th June, 2014 - THE GCR GIANT MODEL RAIL EXPO!
2nd June, 2014 - Great Central Railway's massive one million pound appeal to kick start the creation of an 18 mile railway has now reached half a million pounds!
28th May, 2014 - Railway Museum partnership "to bid again" for lottery funding
22nd May, 2014 - Brian Simpson MEP takes over as chairman of the HRA
23rd April, 2014 - GIANT MODEL RAIL EXPO
10th April, 2014 - THE GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY’S RAILWAYS SWITHLAND GALA RETURNS
31st March, 2014 - Great Central Bridge to the Future Appeal Tops £400, 000 - Work starts to refurbish bridge decks
20th March, 2014 - A Steamy Easter at the Great Central Railway
27th January, 2014 – 9F No.92214 to stay at Great Central Railway for the foreseeable future under new ownership
4th December, 2013 - Great Central wins National Heritage Award
25th October, 2013 - Santa Tickets Selling Fast
14th October, 2013 - Quarter of a Million Reasons to Celebrate
11th September, 2013 - All Aboard the Realale Express!
5th September, 2013 - Special Guests for an October Gala Spectacular
11th August 2013 - Canopy complete
15th July, 2013 - SCHOOL HOLIDAY SALE – PRICES SLASHED AS ‘TEDDY BEARS PICNIC’ COMES TO GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY
10th July, 2013 - EIGHT MILE LONG MODEL RAILWAY & ENGINEERING EXHIBITION
28th June, 2013 - GCR ONE MILLION POUND BRIDGE APPEAL: BEST RESPONSE IN HISTORY OF THE RAILWAY
31st May, 2013 - GCR North and South set to Reunite
20th May, 2013 - 1000 SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE EVACUATED FROM LOUGHBOROUGH
17th April, 2013 - Recognition for local "Young Volunteer of the Year"
16th April, 2013 - Portillo Visits Great Central Railway
15th April, 2013 - GET CLOSER TO FOUR TRACKS OF ACTION
19th March, 2013 - Take a Trip Down Memory Lane this Easter at the Great Central Railway's Vintage Festival
13th March, 2013 - A Royal Banquet with King Richard III
20th February, 2013 - GET CLOSER TO FOUR TRACKS OF ACTION
18th February, 2013 - SPECIAL VISITOR FROM TALYLLYN
6th February, 2013 - A King, a Knight and a Knave
9th January, 2013 - GWR 2-8-0 Number 3803 Joins Spectacular GCR Gala
22nd December, 2012 - Winter Gala Fit for a King
7th December 2012 - National Award for Swithland Sidings Signalling
22nd October 2012 - November steam gala at GCR
16th October, 2012 - Halloween Ghost Trains
13th September, 2012 - Press Release - Loughborough Central canopy restoration work restarts
29th August, 2012 - Press Release - Autumn Steam gala 2012
23rd August, 2012 - Press Release - September diesel gala 2012
24th July, 2012 - Press Release - Jubilee award, Mountsorrel Branch