Thank you. The Reunification project has captured imaginations. The GNR north of the tunnel was the Leen Valley Extension Railway. 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. Thank you for your superb support! site - ERIH Home I want to go there! preserved part of the Great Central to create an eighteen mile heritage railway. BR Bogie Rail Sturgeon A 994271 built in 1956. Visit us While we aren't currently running passenger services, you're invited to visit Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, our base. It features a road transport building, locomotive sheds, GCR signal box (ex Neasden), miniature and model railways, cafe, visitor centre, toilets and car park. Join the adventure. Barton Transport Leyland PS1/1 WAL 782, built in 1948. Take a ride on a DMU along the Great Central Railway in the late 1960s. This page was last edited on 2 February 2023, at 20:59. line and the wider East Midlands economy. A brand new book detailing the progress so far on the Reunification project has sold hundreds of copies Thank you for every donation you make. The details of the stock are below. than ten percent of the funding required is extraordinary. : 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. The more of us getting behind the plan, the sooner it will be completed and we'll unlock the economic benefits." We've now finished two sections of the Reunification project, creating an eighteen mile heritage railway across the East Midlands. If we pull together, the A60 bridge will be REUNIFICATION READY in a few short months. Download our Money Match March brochure here which you can use to make a one off donation or set up a standing order. The transfer of former BR property to Railtrack and then Network Rail hindered attempts to purchase the line. Give as little as twelve pounds a month and it adds up to a significant donation over a year. When we can finally announce where we have got to, its going to be a big push towards Reunification. In the early 1990's a group of transport enthusiasts set up the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Ltd with the aim of redeveloping the derelict Ruddington Ordnance depot as part of a country park project. Save for some finishing off work the new A60 bridge is all but ready to play its part in bringing two halves of the Great Central together. Whether this is your first visit to the Reunification mini-site, or if we're a regular stopping off point for you, we hope you'll find plenty of interest as the biggest project in railway preservation moves 'Forward!''. GCR suburban 1905 No.793, not part of the RST collection but under the wing of the GCR 567 Group is currently stored at Swithland Sidings just been examined and found to be in very poor condition. On Sunday morning the second deck which carries the line to and from the national rail network was installed. If you're new to the idea, find out more about the ambitious scheme here. With grateful thanks for all your support the funds available for building phase three and four continue to climb. 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. planned fundraising work, this is a most welcome Christmas gift which has surprised Priced at just 25 or 30 including postage and packing (signed for delivery), all profits are going to DCRT and are ring-fenced for the Reunification Project. We'll also reschedule all our talks. It was also considered that British Gypsum was unlikely to bring in any more bulk materials from coal-fired power stations by rail. The new bridge will cost more than a million pounds and has been part funded by public donations and the David Clarke Railway Trust, the charity supporting the Great Central Railway. Please see the details below. History [ edit] New name [ edit] A purchase order has been placed with VolkerLaser, who are the preferred contractors. Not only does Reunification unlock an eighteen mile railway just as importantly for the Great Central Railway in the south it allows access to the Midland Main Line, opening up the possibility of incoming charter trains, more frequently visiting large locomotives and easy access for companies who want to test vehicles and train staff. The two side panels with their distinctive criss cross metal work were the first pieces of the bridge to be removed when repairs to the bridge began in December 2018. It has period signalling, locomotives and rolling stock. These weigh 20 tonnes. A purchase order has now been placed with VolkerLaser who are the preferred main contractors. Both sides of this bridge carry trains in the future. To order the Reunification book for 10 (plus 2.50 postage and packaging) please email This included adding a new concrete retaining wall to the GCR railway embankment. (painted army green), BR Widefit 783257 built in 1962. Ruddington Fields is the main station on the line and the home of the Great Central Railway (Nottingham). The Great Northern Railway The money raised by the appeal so far will be used to complete planning work and obtain permissions so construction crews can begin immediately when the fundraising target is reached. 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. Want to get another piece of the Reunification jigsaw in place in 2022?So do we! Now you can also donate by text if you prefer. The new height restriction signs have also been installed on the bridge confirming there is now an extra three inches of headroom over the tarmac. (Operational, painted BR Black), BR Grampus open wagon 991831 built in 1958. The Great Central would also still require expensive tunnelling beneath Nottingham and Leicester. That means these two phases are now more than a third funded. There are stations open to the public at Ruddington Fields (within the main centre site) and at Rushcliffe Halt. Thank you again and we look forward to seeing you back at the railway and bringing you up to date in person. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}525313N 10943W / 52.887N 1.162W / 52.887; -1.162. Thank you for your support. (Stored), GCR Suburban composite coach 799. In a detail typical of the high standards to which the London Extension was built, the abutments of the girder bridges that crossed . The loco sheds of the Great Central Railway at Loughborough are just visible across the MML, about one mile (1.6km) away. Great news and a major step forward for Reunification. The railway continues towards Loughborough, passing close to the hamlet of Stanford-on-Soar. On Saturday evening as darkness fell the first of the decks - the one which will carry the GCR 'through line' was fitted. With your help, the work will be done by the end of the year! The Great Central Railway, between Leicester and Nottingham, was left with a 500m gap after infrastructure, including bridges, were removed. Donations can be made online here. As always, your donations count. The west side panel lies in the down formation waiting for its turn. We currently expect it to cost just under 3 million, so we're around half way in fundraising terms. What a milestone! It's estimated three million pounds will be needed to complete them. With enough of us giving like that we'll build up the fund all the sooner. now is a good time to read the new booklet that went out with Main Line and fill in the forms. Well, we're going to have to keep you in anticipation a little longer, but with good reason. Meanwhile, there are lots of exciting things happening behind the scenes on the project, all of which bring us closer to building again. Every donation you give us helps on the way. On behalf of everyone at the GCR, we can't thank you enough. (Operational), Mk1 RSO (Restaurant Second Open) 1012 later Cinema Coach 150353. Our depot at Ruddington Fields is home to numerous heritage vehicles, some ready for action, some ready for restoration. This means there will be an extra few inches of headroom between the tarmac and the bottom of the bridge. Needless to say it is an ideal Christmas present. The branch originally served a gypsum mine which was located on the north-western side of the village of Gotham. This is a major engineering project that is expected to be completed during 2024 - 2028. The good news is, as we begin fundraising for this Factory Flyover section (as we're calling it) we already have one hundred thousand pounds in the kitty! 1 - album of photographs showing the construction of the first stage of the GCR's extension into London, from the Kirkby Tunnel through Nottingham to the Leake Tunnel, where contract no. Stored with poor body and major work needed on the frames. (Operational, painted BR Black), BR Dogfish ballast hopper wagon 993230 built in 1957. Whatever you give, can be matched. Donations for the A60 bridge replacement can be made online here or via cheque through the post made payable to the 'David Clarke Railway Trust', to DCRT, Lovatt House, 3 Wharncliffe Road, Loughborough, LE11 1SL. Passenger trains further south continued to run on a regular basis to the proposed "Loughborough High Level", although no station facilities exist here. 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. Any support you give can really make a difference. Barnum Brake Coach No 695 built in 1910. However, the new bridge will be very slightly higher above the road surface which should reduce the number of impacts from large lorries and the disruption this causes. 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The railway is currently not connected to Great Central Railway (at Loughborough Central in Leicestershire), although there are plans well underway and work has started to reunite the two preserved lines by bridging the Loughborough Gap. [citation needed]. A million pounds has now been raised to fund a further two stages of the Great Central Railway's ambitious Reunification project. Thank you again and we look forward to seeing you back at the railway and bringing you up to date in person. us all!" If Money Match March is already fully subscribed, by the start of April this year we'll have 1.7 million for the work ahead. The Great Central Railway is the UK's only double track, main line heritage railway. Even if difficult times you are clearly thinking about the future. The future, now with pictures! Good news everyone. The depot was turned into the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre (NTHC) and trains were run on a small length of line into the depot. 2022 is the year of the A60 bridge and after your magnificent response to our appeal, on the 1st of October 2022 the heavy plant was on site. 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. However we have been able to A five hundred tonne crane was required for this weekends work. We've got great news to share. The good news is, a substantial sum of money is now available for the job - but we need to raise 110,000 towards the cost of the work. Beyond that is the connection to Network Rail and the Midland Main Line (MML) at Loughborough South Junction. Plans are well under way to reconnect the two halves of the preserved GCR with the new bridge across the MML, the refurbishment of the Grand Union Canal bridge, and more recently, the replacement of the A60 Bridge all completed and fundraising for the next stage underway. In recent weeks some preparatory work has taken place to widen a small access road by the side of the bridge. Six Wheeler No 373 GCR. Meanwhile Reunification has received an usual boost from an unlikely source.
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