Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News

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There's an interesting piece in the latest copy of Driving Wheels about some of the behind-the-scenes work involved with unification, with regards to the organisational setup at Ruddington. The two supporting trusts there are to be merged into one, which is going to concentrate on the development of the transport heritage centre and the GCRN.

Meanwhile the human resources and communications duties of the LNER (GC) Trust are to be merged into the Friends of the Great Central Mainline.

So there's going to be one unified membership system for both the GCR and the GCRN. Similarly, Driving Wheels itself is proposed to be retired in 2025 and Mainline will become the membership journal for both railways. Mainline already carries updates from the North and it is stated 'A Ruddington correspondent or member of the editorial team would be most welcome'.

The article notes that as the railways move toward unification there's an increasing tendency for volunteers on one to also lend a hand at the other, which shares best practices and means large projects which the North wouldn't be able to achieve alone can be completed.