Published April 22, 2024 | By GCR Admin Great Central Railway reveals dramatic new design and launches appeal for next phase of ambitious ‘Reunification’ project. The Great Central Railway is preparing to submit a planning application for it’s ambitious Reunification scheme. A new image has been released of the urban viaduct section, which will carry the line linking the […]
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Walking—the Sileby to Cossington Round
A beautiful walk – the Sileby to Cossington Round
Walking Âat Barrow upon Soar
Walking in the footsteps of dinosaurs…
Last Surviving Brush Steam Locomotive
Arrives at the Heritage Centre The Mountsorrel and Rothley Community Heritage Centre has welcomed a new exhibit into their Railway Museum. The last surviving standard gauge steam locomotive to be built at Loughborough’s iconic Brush works has recently arrived and has gone on display to the public. The 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive was built in […]
Syston Model Railway Club Homeless
Syston Model Railway Society are urgently looking for a new home after a recent electrical and safety inspection found the club rooms dangerous and unsafe. The Club have enjoyed over 30 years of building model railways at the Old School, Melton Road, Thurmaston but this will now have to be vacated. Various members layouts have appeared in national magazines and […]






