GCR Railways at work gala 16/17th August

If its the same as todays ECS at 08.15 it carries passengers,!!Well several got of at Lec north .They shunted a Royal mail coach out there ,also it was the 73 rather than the Hall.

 

73156 has failed this afternoon.
27056 shunted 78018 from road 3 to road 2 Looks likely it'll be out vice the 5 tomorrow

 

The 6pm from Loughborough has just left. Hall on the front, 2MT waiting on the diner.

 

Well it is meant to be the 1960’s, Britains run down railways!!
Seemed to get better in the afternoon 55019 25-35 minutes late, got held for a while just after departing Quorn heading back to Loughborough

thanks to anyone who posted taxis, there was 1 on the rank in the morning , I had made a list of half a dozen taxi firms, did ok with just the first one late Saturday afternoon

Phone Photos of Pick Up Goods at Quorn
While at the GCR yesterday i took a series of phone cam photos of 73156 with the 'Pick up Goods' demonstration at Quorn
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2025/August-2025/GCR/i-pgzT6v4

Neil.

 

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My video from the GCR yesterday filmed between Loughborough and Rothley, enjoy

 

It did seem rather odd that, on Saturday, the bus was running from Quorn to Loughborough Grammar School (for the model railway exhibition) which is only a short distance from Loughborough Central station.

 

Freight trains at Loughborough during the Gala.

 

Some coverage of the various yard demonstrations at Quorn during the past weekend's event, featuring a cameo visit from Dr Beeching himself!