Operating The Great Central Railway

The first phase of our new project layout for the Yearbook is complete. Mike Wild takes a closer look at how it will operate, its rolling stock and future plans for development. Photography, Richard Watson.

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Above: Robinson ‘O4’ 2-8-0 63601 rumbles through Quorn Magna station with a rake of 16ton mineral wagons as Thompson ‘B1’ 4-6-0 61138 arrives with a northbound passenger working.

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