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Let’s talk!
- Reunification
Booking a speaker for your group? Interested in the biggest heritage railway project in the country? We’re happy to help spread the word! The Great Central Railway Reunification project has got us all talking – literally. Our speakers travel the country from Newcastle to London and beyond, delivering high quality...
Take a tour with Tim
- Reunification
We’re delighted to team up with Tim Dunn, energetic railway historian and television presenter, to help get our epic Reunification project to more people. It’s not just one of the UKs biggest heritage railway projects, its one of the UKs biggest heritage projects full stop. We let him tour the...
Exciting elevations
- Reunification
Here’s a look at the first detailed elevation of the next section of railway we’re building. We call it, ‘The Factory Flyover’ incorporating the crossing of the factory car park and the bridge over Railway Terrace Road. In total it’s another 60 metres of line but it’s the most complicated...
Could You Help Shape the Future of the Great Central Railway?
- General
At the Great Central Railway, we’re on a mission to do something bold. As one of the UK’s leading heritage railways, we’re proud of our past — but even more excited about our future. We want to build on everything that makes this place special and take the next steps...
Remembrance Service at Loughborough Central
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Join us on Sunday 9th November for our Remembrance Service, taking place on the platform at Loughborough Central Station. The service will begin at 10:45am, as we gather to honour and remember those who served and sacrificed. All are welcome to attend and pay their respects.
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First Class Dining on our Accessible Carriage
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At Great Central Railway, we’re proud to offer an Accessible Dining Carriage on all of our First-Class dining trains. Thoughtfully designed with comfort and accessibility in mind, the carriage ensures that everyone, including guests with mobility challenges or wheelchair users, can enjoy a relaxing and memorable dining experience. With elegant...
Loving Leicester North appeal update
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We’re a month into our appeal to raise £30,000 to give our southern terminus a face lift. Leicester North is now more than 30 years old. We need to make some repairs and give it a lick of paint so it’s ready to welcome passengers and support our team of...
It’s time to build again!
- Reunification
We’re ready to get building again with your help. In 2026 we want to get more of the Reunification project in place. The ambitious scheme will rebuild 500 metres of missing railway, which will relink two halves of the heritage line, creating an eighteen mile rail corridor through Leicestershire and...
What’s with the blue mushrooms?
- Reunification
The ground investigation machines might have gone but there’s still more activity to come on the Reunification route. The team left behind 17 boreholes which have each been capped with a blue pipe. They are spread over the 500 metres between the existing embankment in the north and at the...
New Book Release – Great Central Electric
- General
We’re delighted to share news of a brand-new publication by Mark Beckett, Director of the Great Central Railway. Great Central Electric is a fascinating “what if” story that reimagines the Great Central Main Line between Sheffield Victoria and London Marylebone – exploring what might have happened if the route had...
Uncover More at the GCR
Uncover More
Beer, Cider & Gin Festival
1940s Weekend
The Wimbledon Experience
Railwayana Swapmeet
Fish & Chips Express Train
Reunification Evening
- Starting: 28/05/2026
- Finishing: 29/05/2026
- Tickets from: £145.00
English Electric Running Day
Extinct Express
Railwayana Swapmeet