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Summer Family Fun with Kids for a Quid
Summer Family Fun with Kids for a Quid

Join us for our Annual Summer Family Fun Season! Explore, learn, and enjoy a historic railway adventure with the whole family. Kids travel for just £1!

Fish & Chip Trains
Fish & Chip Trains

Come and join us at the Great Central Railway for a delightful experience of an early evening Fish & Chip supper on a steam hauled train!

Our next service departs on 13th July at 6:30pm

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Reunification – The shape of things to come
Reunification – The shape of things to come

New plans, new appeal, new momentum!

Volunteering is for everyone!
Volunteering is for everyone!

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First Class Dining Trains 2024
First Class Dining Trains 2024

Hungry for an unforgettable experience?

Tickets for the 2024 Great Central Railway First-Class Dining Services are now available!

With 2 NEW additions ...

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The Great Central Railway exists today because a group of determined volunteers, back in 1969, following closure by British Railways, wanted the line to be saved to recreate the experience of main line steam for generations to come.

Today we proudly cherish and develop their legacy as a contemporary visitor attraction to educate, entertain and bring value to our local communities.

As the UK's only double track, main line heritage railway, we are the only place in the world where full size steam engines can be seen passing each other – just as it was when steam ruled the rails.

We run trains every weekend of the year*, bank holidays and selected weekdays in school holidays and summer months. (*pre-bookable services only during Santa season)

Passengers are conveyed by the Company's trains in accordance with the Company's "Conditions of Carriage" (as shown on this website). All train services, locomotives, exhibits and other attractions appear subject to availability and are subject to change without prior notice.

'GCR, Great Central Railway' is a registered Trade Mark of the Great Central Railway Plc.

Our next operating day:

This Weekend

Steam and heritage diesel trains are operating this weekend 27th and 28th July 2024, including on the Mountsorrel Branch on Sunday.

This Weekend

Our appeals




Reunification appeal - Reuniting the two halves of the Great Central Railway

Special Events

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