D123 (45125) approaches a snowy Woodthorpe on the Great Central Railway with the 12:45 Loughborough Central - Leicester North service. This locomotive was running as part of the diesel running eve... (more)

78019 rounds the curve at Kinchley Lane with a Santa Special on the GCR 12/12/09

David Shepherd's 2-10-0 class 9F 92203 visited the Great Central Railway for their Autumn gala. Here the fireman gets some 'rock' into the back corners while the train accelerates out of Loughboro... (more)

92203 BLACK PRINCE working a mixed goods approaching Woodthorpe Bridge.GCR Autumn Steam Gala

Preserved Class 55, number 55019 is seen on the 1620 Loughborough to Leicester North during the Great Central Railways autumn diesel gala.

D8098 passes Woodthorpe

Class 27, D5401 is seen on the 1215 Loughborough to Leicester North during the Great Central Railway diesel gala.

In a torrential down pour GLC 394 leans into a curve just west of Lake George, the train is heading for Clare to set out its cars and pick up another GP35 and 65 cars for Cadillac.

Robinson 04 heads a loose coupled demonstration freight at the 2007 Great Central Railway winter gala.

BRCW Sulzer Tpye 2 D5401 sits on the siding adjacent to the station at Loughborough awaiting the days last service.

In the fog of a bitter winters day D123, heavily delayed at this point, heads towards Leicester North with the first ever diesel train on the GCR at least to utilise an ex Ireland Mk1 steam heat g... (more)

As operations are wound down for another day, 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' sits in the cold yard. This was not a photoshoot, it was illuminated only by the yard lights and improved through HDR techniqu... (more)

D8048 leads a pair of albeit different green BR English Electric Type 1s on a Leicester North service at Quorn

It was foggy as I arrived in Leicester and I could only hope that getting 'up close' might be worthwhile. As the early sun filtered through the mist, 'Taw Valley' hurtled by heading for Rothley an... (more)

Preserved Class 27, number D5401 is seen at Thurcaston, north of Leicester, on a Leicester North to Loughborough service.