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Great Central Railway Last Hurrah Gala Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 November 2025

Discussion in 'Galas and Events' started by waterbucket, Oct 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM.

  1. waterbucket

    waterbucket New Member

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    Loco Lineup

    Steam
    6990 'Witherslack Hall'
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    78018 - one of it's final appearances before expiry of it's boiler ticket early in 2026
    78019

    Diesel
    Class 27 D5370 - final GCR appearance. Appears courtesy of the Caledonian Railway Diesel Group
    Class 35 Hymek D7018. Appears courtesy of the DEPG & West Somerset Railway

    DMU
    Blue Class 101

    Event Details

    Three passenger sets in use along with the DMU: A set conveying griddle car serving full cooked breakfasts, B set conveying refreshment car serving real ales & C set diesel hauled hopefully including the steam heat van.

    First departures both days as follows:

    Loughborough at 0910 (last arrival 1753)
    Quorn & Woodhouse at 0919 (last arrival 1745)
    Rothley at 0900 (last arrival 1736)
    Leicester North at 0915 (last arrival 1710)

    Demonstration Box Van and Mineral Wagon trains between Loughborough and Rothley throughout each day.

    Double headers and non-stop express services through Quorn in the Down (Loughborough) direction.

    Timetables (including freight movements) and further details now available on the GCR website (note D5370 will work services currently allocated to D123): https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/visit/events/20251115-last-hurrah-gala/

    All attractions subject to availability & all the usual caveats etc. Hope to see some of you there!
     
    Last edited: Oct 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
    waterbucket, Oct 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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  2. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    No EMR main line trains to Loughborough again, same as Autumn Steam Gala
     
    neildimmer, Oct 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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    Timetable now changed to show D5370, there will be a bus link from Leicester London Road to Leicester North to connect into and out of trains during the day.
     
    Jamie C. Steel, Oct 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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