On Sunday morning the second deck which carries the line to and from the national rail network was installed. BR Weltrol 900937 built in 1960, a standard gauge well wagon for carrying narrow gauge rolling stock; built 1960. However, it's likely to be only one carriageway at a time to allow further work on the abutments. 8th April 2021. A Trip on the Great Central Railway to Nottingham & Rugby Great Central Railway (Nottingham) - ERIH During the 1890s the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway built its 'London Extension', more than 140 km long, from Annesley in Nottinghamshire through the centre of Nottingham, Loughborough and Leicester to Quainton Road in Buckinghamshi. Printed in archival quality pigment inks on acid-free cotton paper, the printed area is approximately A4 size and is supplied in a card mount which will fit most commercially available 16" x 12" frames. "With costs of raw materials rising, we were delighted to receive such strong and timely support from so many people," continued Andy. Our latest total is one hundred and seventy thousand pounds, towards a latest target of three million pounds to build the factory flyover section. To that end, the LNER GC Heritage Trust (which raises funds and organises the membership club for the northern end of the line) offered to match the first 10,000 pound for pound. Crucially we are now in formal pre planning application consultation with our landlords Charnwood Borough Council - a step we need to take before we move forward with an application for planning permission to build the factory flyover section. On top, two new concrete blocks, specially cast to receive the decks and beams have been fitted. Barton Transport Leyland PS1/1 WAL 782, built in 1948. A team worked from the top - and from underneath using a pontoon and scaffold tower on the canal. Railway Archive - The Last Main Line Archives From The Great Central Railway Examining the history and continued social, environmental and economic impact of the railway's 'London Extension', which ran between London and North Nottinghamshire from the 1890s to the 1960s. Great Central Railway gives green light for 1m - RailAdvent The branch originally served a gypsum mine which was located on the north-western side of the village of Gotham. A small gift every week (say 3 - the price of a coffee) adds up to £12 a month. The work will continue through October. RAILSCOT | London Extension (Great Central Railway) This is a major engineering project that is expected to be completed during 2024 - 2028. Rushcliffe Halt railway station is named after the nearby "Rushcliffe Golf Club". Railway Archive - Grouping to Closure - 1923 to 1969 The MS&LR obtained parliamentary approval in 1893 for its extension to London. (painted army green), BR Palvan 778771 built in 1959. We've new plans to share with you for phases three and four of Reunification - the Factory Flyover. It was in tunnel for much of the way as the city was built up. Great Central Railway Extension to London Contract No. For Network Rail to route freight trains onto the line during the week and GCR(N) to operate heritage trains at the weekend, a length of rail north of East Leake was removed to create two separate railways. Reunification appeal film Two bits are now finished and hundreds of thousands of pounds have been raised for the next section. You don't have to be a railway professional to be part of it. This is a real people power project, putting back a railway which so many didn't want closing in the first place. us all!" We want to start building again as soon as possible so your money goes into bricks, metal and concrete, rather than just fighting inflation. (Undergoing restoration, originally of Tyne Valley with the identity of VTY 543J). phase of our Reunification appeal began in March, so to have already reached more Text UNIFY to 70970 to give 5 We have now raised 320,000 in hand towards the next two phases of the Reunification project, thanks to your unstinting support.That means we've crossed another fundraising milestone - we have more than ten percent of the estimated costs of building phases three and four in place. Crack express trains with restaurant cars ran between Sheffield and London Marylebone over impressive viaducts, calling at large stations. Two new specially designed and manufactured preformed concrete pieces (each requiring 44 tons of concrete) have been lowered into place, one on the northern abutment and one for the southern abutment. (Operational). Overall though, the impression is of a wonderful GCR bridge restored to 'as built' appearance. Great Central Railway (Nottingham) - Alchetron, the free social Great Central Railway REUNIFICATION LATEST - Summer 2021 GCRofficial 11.8K subscribers Subscribe 60K views 1 year ago Over one million pounds raised for the two Factory Flyover elements. Good news everyone. 28th June 2022 Vital step in ambitious project on course for October 2022 build. Six Wheeler No 373 GCR. The bridge over the A60 is key to the project as one day it will carry two lines. So we're now at 20,000! GCRN operaions terminate at a Stop Board close to the A60 road. (Stored), GCR Suburban composite coach 799. If you want to see this happen, now is a great time to get on board. (Operational, painted BR Black), BR Shark ballast plough 993874 built in 1959. We're very grateful. The GNR viaduct heads off from Weekday Cross Junction towards the right background and to London Road High-level station and Colwick. (painted army green), BR Widefit 784455 built in 1962. Work on the canal bridge has all but drawn to a close with contractors laying water proof coverings on the decks and completing repairs to the brick work. The Friends of the Great Central Main Line is offering supporters of the award winning heritage line a glimpse into the future! Once lifted upright and moved into place the crane then held them while they were bolted onto the east and west side beams. Andy continued, "We're living in difficult and extraordinary times. Andy Fillingham, Chairman of the Friends of the Great Central Main Line said, "Friends has driven forward the fundraising for the Reunification project. blycett.gcr@gmail.com, December News Update! Once part of the Great Central Main Line from Sheffield to London, our route runs from Ruddington (just south of Nottingham) to the northern edge of Loughborough. This piece of the Reunification jigsaw is unique in that its the only one to already have track on it. On behalf of everyone at the GCR, we can't thank you enough. What we'd really like is a commitment to a small monthly standing order gift. Every donation helps. This bridge now links the two separate sections of the NET tramway. British Rail decided to maintain rail connection from Loughborough to Ruddington MoD depot until closure and the GCR main line became an unsignalled BR single-track branch. Thank you very much for your support. Fill it in and post it back and the David Clarke Railway Trust will do the rest. The future, now with pictures! They will carry the new bridge deck, due to arrive in a fortnight and also the bridge collision protection beams - in other words, two big bits of metal which will take the force of any strikes from carelessly driven lorries. The project - particularly the construction of the brand new bridge - has captured the imagination the world over and drawn plenty of support from local stakeholders. We need to raise three million pounds to build the factory flyover section. planned fundraising work, this is a most welcome Christmas gift which has surprised The Great Central Railway in Nottingham - leverton.org With your help, the work will be done by the end of the year! Opened on 15 March 1899, the station was part of the Great Central Railway's London Extension linking Nottingham with Marylebone in London. It's going to take a few more days to process the latest figures and bring you right up to date. While one of the reclaimed Reading bridge decks will still be used to cross Railway Terrace road, the remainder of the new sixty metres of formation are expected to be created using pre stressed concrete bridge beams and decks. October News Update! The transfer of former BR property to Railtrack and then Network Rail hindered attempts to purchase the line. now is a good time to read the new booklet that went out with Main Line and fill in the forms. The first job has been to remove the original Great Central Railway bridge. Barnum Brake Coach No 695 built in 1910. Preservationists had hoped to convert that into a live heritage line, but funding was impossible to obtain except for the length from Loughborough to Belgrave and Birstall, north of Leicester. Want to help us keep building? MATCH FUNDING MAKES IT 20,000! The sidings will be reinstated along with a short section of the branch line following reunification as part of a project to double-track the Nottingham section of the GCR. A quick and simple way to do this is by Texting the word UNIFY to 70970 to give 5. Want to get another piece of the Reunification jigsaw in place in 2022?So do we! From 2003, regular services to Rushcliffe Halt resumed. It's stood the test of time, and more than a few strikes from over height lorries, for 125 years. Another moment when the railway landscape of Loughborough changes.Over a two day operation the new bridge decks and collision protection beams for the A60 road crossing were craned into place. New Great Central Railway Reunification bridge visualised for the first time. That's because many generous people like you are still contributing every month towards Reunification. The scaffold team on the pontoon will help install the bolts which secure the panel. The former Ruddington station is further north and, following the reunification of the two halves of the preserved GCR, could see improvements made to aid towards eventual reopening, the trackbed being owned by the charity, East Midlands Railway Trust, to support the eventual extension of the line. We placed the order for the bridge in April to beat inflation but still need to raise a few thousand pounds more to complete the work. It really is making a difference. The disused nature of the line combined with a solicitor's error led the new occupants to believe that the line was closed, but BR had never listed the line as closed and could have resumed operations at any time. Excitingly, more standing orders have been set up too. Fabrication of the two new steel and concrete U decks will commence as soon as the final design work is completed by HBPW Consulting of Retford and the steel (which has already been design-specified) arrives at the fabricators, Carver Steel in Harworth, Doncaster. A brand new bridge over the A60 road in Loughborough is set to be built in October as part of the GCRs ambitious Reunification project. We want to protect the Factory Flyover funds we've raised, so we're asking now for a one-off donation / new Standing Order for the A60 bridge work. : 32 On 1 August 1897, the railway's name was changed to Great Central Railway.Building work started in 1895, and the new line, 92 miles (147 km) in length, opened for coal traffic on 25 July 1898, for passenger traffic on 15 March 1899,: 132 and for goods traffic on 11 April 1899. Every time a new standing order donation is established, the pace of the project picks up. FoGCML are now offering a quality art print of an original pencil and watercolour painting by GCR volunteer signalman Alan Godber.A rebuilt Royal Scot Class 4-6-0 heads north over Loughborough viaduct in the summer of 1963 with a train for Nottingham Victoria. How can I help? Email blycett.gcr@gmail.com to order. Already millions of The recent magazine articles and appeal leaflets in the national press have brought in brand new donations and new supporters giving by standing order. (painted army green), BR Palvan 782111 built in 1960. This means there will be an extra few inches of headroom between the tarmac and the bottom of the bridge. We had half a million pounds banked before the fund-raising drive - and now we have seven hundred and fifty five thousand pounds in the fund!It's a massive leap forward - we now have 25% of the amount needed to build phase three and four of Reunification, 'The Factory Flyover'. So what's the new total? Located close to the tunnel was another set of sidings, which although removed could be reinstated in the future for extra storage. That means we now have an incredible 1.4 million banked and ready to spend. The History of the Great Central Railway On this website references to the "old" or "original" Great Central Railway refer, in the main, to the London Extension of the GCR which ran from Annesley, just north of Nottingham, through Nottingham Victoria, Leicester and Rugby to London Marylebone. [7][8] The line remained closed for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.[9]. Donations can be made online here. 2 began. Order now, via email to blycett.gcr@gmail.com (payment by bank transfer available). Our team is made up of all sorts of people, each with a pair of boots and the enthusiasm to build something remarkable. The money being raised will go towards completing two more - the crossing of a road called Railway Terrace and a factory car park. It really counts and will help us move forward with Reunification. London Extension (Great Central Railway) Line closed from Rugby Central to Quainton Road. Broadcaster, journalist and long time GCR supporter Tom Ingall has written a book chronicling our story so far. Posted on 10th February 2021. Give as little as twelve pounds a month and it adds up to a significant donation over a year. We hope to raise 110,000 so work on this vital bridge can proceed as promptly as possible. Coming on the 1st of March we'll have some major news about the fundraising total so far and plans for the future of the Reunification project and a remixed project film to enjoy! The second picture shows the new ballast retention plates installed on the west (down) side of the bridge to keep the formation in place and stop debris falling onto the beams or into the canal. Any support you give can really make a difference. Great Central Railway leading the fundraising effort said "At the start of December we had raised Each panel was brought back to site in two halves and then bolted together into a single piece weighing six tons. That means these two phases are now more than a third funded. Replacing it with a twin track structure, will allow freight trains from the national rail network to use the line again as well as paving the way for heritage trains to run between Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire as part of the Reunification project. As always, your donations count. Thanks to sponsorship from the Friends group, high quality computer visualisations of the new bridge have now been produced, by HBPW of Retford, the consulting engineers for the scheme. In 2021, the "Great Central Railway (Nottingham)" was renamed as the "Nottingham Heritage Railway". Text UNIFY to 70191 to give 10 The Great Central Railway in England was formed when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening in 1899 of its London Extension. Download an appeal leaflet here. It's crossing the site of the original GCR station at Finmere in Oxfordshire. We can go Forward only because you support us. Your donations are making this work happen and driving forward Reunification. ChrisB Advanced Nottstalgian Members 150 334 posts Gender:Male Location:derby The station was also operated by the Great Central Railway and became part of the LNER in 1923 and then British Railways in 1948. The Great Central was the last Victorian Main Line railway to reach London. You can make donations via this website by clicking here, FIRST 10,000 RECEIVED FOR A60 BRIDGE APPEAL. Reunification - Great Central Railway The Great Central would also still require expensive tunnelling beneath Nottingham and Leicester. Two parts have already been completed, the new A60 bridge is the third. We start just south of the city centre at Arkwright Street, and travel North, above ground where possible. Beyond that is the connection to Network Rail and the Midland Main Line (MML) at Loughborough South Junction. The bus collection is available to view during the railway's open days. Your gift means the A60 bridge can be completed without dipping into the other funds saved for future phases of the project. A million pounds has now been raised to fund a further two stages of the Great Central Railway's ambitious Reunification project. Even though we can't meet our supporters face to face we're doing our best to keep in touch on social media, including premiering a brand new film all about the Reunification project on YouTube. The Great Central Railway (Nottingham) (formerly known as Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre) is a heritage railway and Transport Museum on the south side of the village of Ruddington in Nottinghamshire. They will be used in the construction of the Reunification scheme, giving the new project a real connection to the past. Posted on 4th June 2020. It all takes us ever closer to constructing the next phases and ultimately to trains running on an eighteen mile heritage line." Whatever you give, can be matched. (Operational, painted BR Black), BR Bogie Bolster 943545 built in 1953. "Seeing the completely refurbished canal bridge has given us all a huge psychological boost" said Andy Fillingham, chairman of the Friends of the Great Central Main Line who are leading the fundraising effort. The GCR(N) aim to re-open the former station at East Leake in the longer term. The two original abutments will be used again for the new bridge but to accommodate a new design, are being lowered. Posted on 4th December 2020, 'The ideal Christmas present' say fundraisers. The railway fraternity at the time greatly mourned these closures and made attempts to privately operate them in some form. We hope to see you soon at the railway for an exciting year. If you're considering donating, (or if you'd like to pass some time!) This latest We're sorry for the disruption to road traffic. We looked at the remains of the GCR's Weekday Cross viaducts with Huntingdon Street and Sherwood Rise tunnels. More heritage railway to enjoy in the future - RailwayBlogger In the 1990s, work on what had become the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Ltd was concentrated mainly at Ruddington. The latest phase of the Great Central Railway's Reunification appeal has reached one hundred and fifty thousand pounds. [10][11] The GCR is currently seeking donations for the next two stages the "Factory Flyover" to which over 1.25 million has been raised by donors so far. The "London Extension" of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway opened in 1899, by which time the company had changed its name to the Great Central Railway. The Great Central Railway (GCR) was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 on the completion of its London Extension. The original station near the centre of the village of East Leake is currently disused and exists only as an island platform with the stairwell of the station's subway bricked up. Andy Fillingham, Chairman of the Friends of the Great Central Main Line - the membership club of the The new bridge will also have crash protection built in. We'd like to thank our main contractor VolkerLaser for their hard work delivering this latest piece of the Reunification jigsaw. In recent weeks some preparatory work has taken place to widen a small access road by the side of the bridge. Two have been completed including a new bridge has to carry trains over the Midland Main Line at Loughborough and the full refurbishment of an existing bridge over a canal. Phases three and four, which involve crossing a road and a car park will be constructed together to save costs. We're based at Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, next to Rushcliffe Country Park. Great Central Railway (Nottingham) rebrands as Nottingham Heritage Railway 9th August 2021 Robin Jones News , Steam High Speed Train Class 43 power car No. A cyclist crossing the river below on the road towards Stanford on Soar returns a wave from someone travelling in the first coach. GC Railway (Nottingham) operate every Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays from Easter through to October, and also Saturdays during school holidays, and during December ('Santa Specials' during weekends before Christmas and on Christmas Eve, and post Christmas services on 27/28 December).

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