A five hundred tonne crane was required for this weekends work. Friends of the Great Central Main Line from the southern end of the line has offered a further 10,000 - bringing the total up to 30,000 and the amount we still need to raise to 80,000. That means these two phases are now more than a third funded. We want to start building again as soon as possible so your money goes into bricks, metal and concrete, rather than just fighting inflation. It's going to take a few more days to process the latest figures and bring you right up to date. Our fundraising has now passed the half a million pounds mark, towards our estimated three million pound cost for these next two phases. Already millions of Here's our latest film about our Reunification project, with the latest information on this exciting appeal February 2021 update To that end, the LNER GC Heritage Trust (which raises funds and organises the membership club for the northern end of the line) offered to match the first 10,000 pound for pound. Beyond that is the connection to Network Rail and the Midland Main Line (MML) at Loughborough South Junction. This isn't strictly Factory Flyover news but we know you'll be pleased to hear it anyway. The GNR north of the tunnel was the Leen Valley Extension Railway. 05/09/1966. An Art Deco LNER signal box (Hotchley Hill) replaced the original GCR structure in the late 1940s when the sidings were extended. (Stored), GCR Suburban composite coach 799. Not only does Reunification unlock an eighteen mile railway just as importantly for the Great Central Railway in the south it allows access to the Midland Main Line, opening up the possibility of incoming charter trains, more frequently visiting large locomotives and easy access for companies who want to test vehicles and train staff. Also available from the FoGCML stand. If you'd like to help you can give online using a credit card or debit card here, or you can make a one off donation cheque through the post, using this form. All of those bring a more secure future for the railway, all the better to withstand tough economic shocks like the one that has been thrown at us this year. Meanwhile Reunification has received an usual boost from an unlikely source. 4. Fascinating photos of a lost era when Nottingham was a great railway hub Visit us While we aren't currently running passenger services, you're invited to visit Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, our base. 8th April 2021. Reunification appeal film The first job has been to remove the original Great Central Railway bridge. This page was last edited on 2 February 2023, at 20:59. The two side panels with their distinctive criss cross metal work were the first pieces of the bridge to be removed when repairs to the bridge began in December 2018. We'll also reschedule all our talks. The full story of Alan's inspiration for this picture is told in the Autumn 2021 edition (No. This included adding a new concrete retaining wall to the GCR railway embankment. The tunnel was much in use before the GNR needed it and before the line through the Vic was built. (Operational, painted BR Black), BR Grampus open wagon 991831 built in 1958. For full terms see http://platform.nationalfundingscheme.org/terms-and-conditions We had hoped to be there in person at their recent AGM to collect a donation of £650, which they had raised during this year for Reunification. Pre planning application discussions have begun with landlord Charnwood Borough Council which will lead to the planning application itself in due course. 30th March. The bridge over the A60 is key to the project as one day it will carry two lines. GCRN operaions terminate at a Stop Board close to the A60 road. The more of us getting behind the plan, the sooner it will be completed and we'll unlock the economic benefits." Andy Fillingham, Chairman of the Friends of the Great Central Main Line - the membership club of the Ruddington Fields is the main station on the line and the home of the Great Central Railway (Nottingham). The Great Central Railway (Nottingham) (formerly known as Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre) is a heritage railway and Transport Museum on the south side of the village of Ruddington in Nottinghamshire. The line travels over the River Soar at Stanford Viaduct, close to the Brush works, now part of WABTEC. Leicester to Nottingham on the Great Central. - YouTube It's right next to the new bridge over the Midland Main Line bridge we've already built. Over a year that's a very special contribution.You can download a standing order form here. BR Bogie Rail Sturgeon A 994271 built in 1956. Opened on 15 March 1899, the station was part of the Great Central Railway's London Extension linking Nottingham with Marylebone in London. Exciting enough but we've even more good news. The Great Central Railway (GCR) was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 on the completion of its London Extension. We currently expect it to cost just under 3 million, so we're around half way in fundraising terms. The railway crossed built-up Leicester on a Staffordshire blue brick viaduct, incorporating a series of fine girder bridges. It's not too late to make a difference with a donation. A cyclist crossing the river below on the road towards Stanford on Soar returns a wave from someone travelling in the first coach. The money being raised will go towards completing two more - the crossing of a road called Railway Terrace and a factory car park. The superb images show what it will look like! The transfer of former BR property to Railtrack and then Network Rail hindered attempts to purchase the line. Great Central Main Line The Nottingham Heritage Railway[1](formerly known as Great Central Railway (Nottingham)and Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre) is a heritage railwayand transport museumon the south side of the village of Ruddingtonin Nottinghamshire. You can make an online donation here. We said 2022 would see another piece of the jigsaw in place. (painted army green), BR Widefit 784455 built in 1962. Factory Flyover - New promotional film. Work, in the first instance, to investigate a possible repair to the, more than 120 years old, deck rather than replacement proved that too much original section had been lost to corrosion and thus replacement proved to be the only financially viable option. The Great Northern Railway While we're reusing as much of the original abutments as we can, the new bridge deck will be supported in a different way. Barton Transport Leyland BTS1 VVO 735, built in 1957. Trains run every weekend of the year, bank holidays and selected week days through the summer. You can see the 'matching fund' was more than exceeded, with a late flurry of donations arriving in the post in the last few days. Fill it in and post it back and the David Clarke Railway Trust will do the rest. Reunification | Great Central Railway - The UK's Only Main Line Text UNIFY to 70970 to give 5 A new Reunification update film, including details of the weekend works, has also been released We're delighted to report, some two years after the last work to the canal bridge we're back building again! Two new specially designed and manufactured preformed concrete pieces (each requiring 44 tons of concrete) have been lowered into place, one on the northern abutment and one for the southern abutment. Priced at just 25 or 30 including postage and packing (signed for delivery), all profits are going to DCRT and are ring-fenced for the Reunification Project. The railway operates classic steam / diesel hauled services to Rushcliffe Halt and Loughborough. For the same reasons it might take a little while to get standing orders running too. receive this kind and generous grant. Stored with poor body and major work needed on the frames. We want to say a heartfelt thank you for being part of the journey with us. A brand new book detailing the progress so far on the Reunification project has sold hundreds of copies In 2009, a new platform was opened and a second platform is currently part way through construction. To order the Reunification book for 10 (plus 2.50 postage and packaging) please email In early March we set out to fundraise for the next stage which will see another two new bridges built. Printed in archival quality pigment inks on acid-free cotton paper, the printed area is approximately A4 size and is supplied in a card mount which will fit most commercially available 16" x 12" frames. After the major part of the GCR main line was closed by British Rail in 1966, a section from Nottingham to Rugby was retained until 1969. "Their generous donations helped close a funding gap between what we had available and the total cost of the new structure. Rebuild the Great Central instead of building HS2? Here's why it's (Operational), Mk1 RSO (Restaurant Second Open) 1012 later Cinema Coach 150353. Meanwhile, there are lots of exciting things happening behind the scenes on the project, all of which bring us closer to building again. Great Central Railway leading the fundraising effort said "At the start of December we had raised Barton Transport Leyland Leopard HAL 703J, built in 1970. Next, as our fundraising campaign for the A60 bridge replacement last year went so well, we didn't need to dip into any funds we'd already raised. Now placed under a new tarpaulin for further weather protection. Make your gift go further and we'll be getting closer to building and through trains between Leicester North and Ruddington. Showing just how much interest there is in completing the link There will need to be some more road closures. If everyone who read the magazines each month joined the campaign, we could fund Reunification in a year! Excitingly, more standing orders have been set up too. FoGCML are now offering a quality art print of an original pencil and watercolour painting by GCR volunteer signalman Alan Godber.A rebuilt Royal Scot Class 4-6-0 heads north over Loughborough viaduct in the summer of 1963 with a train for Nottingham Victoria. Once again, we deeply appreciate your support for the project. A quick and simple way to do this is by Texting the word UNIFY to 70970 to give 5. The original GCR structure hasn't seen a train since 1972 but has now been fully overhauled ready to play its part in relinking the two halves of the Great Central Railway. Brief History | Great Central Railway - The UK's Only Main Line The loco sheds of the Great Central Railway at Loughborough are just visible across the MML, about one mile (1.6km) away. We'd like to thank everyone who has donated so far. Building the railway link requires new bridges and the rebuilding of an embankment. Posted on 4th December 2020, 'The ideal Christmas present' say fundraisers. GCR(N) officially rebrands as Nottingham Heritage Railway During March, every pound you give, either on line, by existing or newly established standing order, or by cheque through the post will be matched pound for pound, up to one hundred thousand pounds by a donor. (Stored) (NOTE: Is the only original GCR coach owned by the National collection), GCR Barnum bar coach 228. Not only will it help link the two halves of the Great Central but also it connects the GCR to Network Rail. grant enough. While we aren't currently running passenger services, you're invited to visit Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, our base. However, when the GCR(N) applied for a Transport and Works Act 1992 Order to purchase and operate the line, objections from local residents resulted in a permanent limit on hours of passenger train operation through the former East Leake Station and the station remaining closed. Great Central Railway REUNIFICATION LATEST - Summer 2021 GCRofficial 11.8K subscribers Subscribe 60K views 1 year ago Over one million pounds raised for the two Factory Flyover elements. The GCML was the last main line railway to be built in Britain during the Victorian period. What's Happening at our Heritage Railway? - RUDDINGTON.info Great Central Railway Wikipedia Republished // WIKI 2 It's totaliser time. A Trip on the Great Central Railway to Nottingham & Rugby When we planned the appeal launch many months ago we were also preparing to deliver a number of talks for societies across the country - and of course we were hoping to see you in person at the GCR gala events. (painted army green). preserved part of the Great Central to create an eighteen mile heritage railway. To set up a regular donation, please fill in this standing order form, send it to us and we'll do the rest. If you're already giving to the Factory Flyover phase of Reunification via a standing order, your donations will continue to flow into that "pot". The gated Asher Lane Crossing is on a private road which was formerly the MOD depot perimeter road. 2022 is the year of the A60 bridge and after your magnificent response to our appeal, on the 1st of October 2022 the heavy plant was on site. This work was required to allow the machinery to reach the site. The work will continue through October. This is a real people power project, putting back a railway which so many didn't want closing in the first place. We had half a million pounds banked before the fund-raising drive - and now we have seven hundred and fifty five thousand pounds in the fund!It's a massive leap forward - we now have 25% of the amount needed to build phase three and four of Reunification, 'The Factory Flyover'. There was a set of sidings here, called Asher Lane Exchange Sidings, but they have since been removed. (Stored), BR Mk1 GUV (General Utility Van) 86565. On behalf of everyone at the GCR, we can't thank you enough. "[4] This was followed by public arguments between the groups preserving the two sections of the route of the original Great Central Main Line,[5][6] and the Great Central Railway sending a solicitor's letter ordering the "Great Central Railway (Nottingham)" to stop using the GCR title due to customer confusion relating to the closure of sections of the "Great Central Railway (Nottingham)". The old abutments have been reduced in height. We hope to see you soon at the railway for an exciting year. In a two day operation at the start of July, the two elegant side panels of the canal bridge were first lifted and then bolted into place. If you want to donate, please consider a small monthly standing order.If you'd like to donate, please see the details below. Excavators on top of the embankment removed the bricks and ballast while the bridge was being demolished. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. We can only say, thank you very much indeed for supporting this latest step forward in the Reunification campaign. It also helps us budget our cash flow and get building sooner bringing forward the day we have an 18 mile heritage railway stretching across the East Midlands. site - ERIH Home I want to go there! pounds have been raised and spent delivering two phases of the project. Whether this is your first visit to the Reunification mini-site, or if we're a regular stopping off point for you, we hope you'll find plenty of interest as the biggest project in railway preservation moves 'Forward!''. three hundred and seventy five thousand pounds towards the appeal total. (Operational, painted BR Black), BR Bogie Bolster 943545 built in 1953. There's a new project film to bring you right up to date at the GCR YouTube channel here. Posted on 4th October 2020. One day we'll be back in person - but until then you can watch the film now! The Great Central Railway is in the foreground with Weekday Cross Junction on the far left, beyond which a tunnel leads to the site of Victoria station, and a girder bridge on the right, heading south. BR Weltrol 900937 built in 1960, a standard gauge well wagon for carrying narrow gauge rolling stock; built 1960. The sidings will be reinstated along with a short section of the branch line following reunification as part of a project to double-track the Nottingham section of the GCR. Welcome to the first Reunification update for 2023. Barton Transport Leyland PD1 KNN 254, built in 1949. In the early 1990's a group of transport enthusiasts set up the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Ltd with the aim of redeveloping the derelict Ruddington Ordnance depot as part of a country park project. Great Central Railway Extension to London Contract No. Awaiting restoration. In a detail typical of the high standards to which the London Extension was built, the abutments of the girder bridges that crossed . Please watch our film below, and you can make donations at via this website by clicking here. Production has been sponsored by the Friends of the Great Central Main Line so every penny from the 10 cost goes to pushing Reunification forward! The bridge itself originally had 'Fifty Steps' but subsequent modifications have increased that number. The London & North Eastern Railway brought many changes to the old Great Central route to London. What a great way to start the year! A purchase order has now been placed with VolkerLaser who are the preferred main contractors. We've called the book 'volume one' and if we sell enough we can be writing volume two all the sooner! If you're new to the idea, find out more about the ambitious scheme here. Railway Archive - The Last Main Line While the bridge appears all but complete, there are some finishing off works including adding the waterproof layer to the top side of both decks. We hope to incorporate the two bridge decks recovered from Reading into this phase.Far from being impossible, Reunification is a developing reality. Every donation you give us helps on the way. Then we were amazed to As soon as we have the majority of funds for the next phase of the project to hand, we'll resume construction." Having come so far we thought the time was write to look back and celebrate what we've done. In the meantime a new Ruddington Station has been built within the NTHC. With only 4.3 metres from the underside of the deck to the road, the old bridge has frequently "seen action" in terms of bridge strikes from high-sided vehicles trying to pass underneath and we are designing the new structure to achieve maximum additional headroom as well as building collision protection measures into the new structure. October News Update! We began with one hundred thousand pounds and thanks to the incredible generosity of supporters around the country we've reached one hundred and fifty thousand pounds." Well, we're going to have to keep you in anticipation a little longer, but with good reason. The brand new High Speed 2 rail line is currently being built between London and Birmingham. Posted on 24th June 2020. If we pull together, the A60 bridge will be REUNIFICATION READY in a few short months. Andy Fillingham, Chairman of the Friends of the Great Central Main Line said, "Raising one million pounds is an incredible achievement by everyone involved. Remember Rail Riders, the British Railways loyalty club for kids back in the 1980s?Well it's been reformed with hundreds of former members rejoining the 'happiest club in the land'.The first edition of the new club magazine carries a full colour feature about our Reunification project, so we'd like to say a huge thank you to the new team at the club for helping to spread the word. To reflect this its name was also changed to the more grandiose Great Central Railway. There were pre-Christmas celebrations at the Great Central Railway when a fifty thousand pound grant arrived for the line's ambitious Reunification project. What we'd really like is a commitment to a small monthly standing order gift. To support the appeal and make a donation online here. Two bits are now finished and hundreds of thousands of pounds have been raised for the next section. We're very grateful. You'll remember the Factory Flyover is actually 2 phases in 1. Despite the full line between Loughborough South Jn and Ruddington being owned by the GCN(N), when the GCR(N) require to operate trains into East Leake or through to Loughborough, possession of the line is taken from Network Rail. (painted BR Bauxite), BR Widefit 783447 built in 1962. Donations can be made online here. Thank you for every donation you make. Annesley Great Central Railway Tunnel - Pete's Nottingham Transport (Operational), Mk1 TSO (Tourist Standard Open) 4207 in plain maroon livery. line and the wider East Midlands economy. 43159/43044 has arrived at the newly-rebranded Nottingham Heritage Railway, having been acquired by the 125 Group. Give ten and it becomes twenty. Great news and a major step forward for Reunification. The route consists of almost 10 miles (16km) of the former Great Central Railway Main Line be (Being restored undercover), GCR Clerestory brake coach 1663. Disused Stations: Rugby Central Station Appeal reaches 150,000. Any support you give can really make a difference. already, including to America and Australia. You can use the project brochure to get a standing order underway. We placed the order for the bridge in April to beat inflation but still need to raise a few thousand pounds more to complete the work. We start just south of the city centre at Arkwright Street, and travel North, above ground where possible. The former Ruddington station is further north and, following the reunification of the two halves of the preserved GCR, could see improvements made to aid towards eventual reopening, the trackbed being owned by the charity, East Midlands Railway Trust, to support the eventual extension of the line. Home | Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Ltd. In Sheffield, things are simpler, but the route is also safeguarded for potential tram extensions. No, the Great Central Main Line is not an adequate alternative to HS2 Get involved Naturally, we've stood down all activity for now and we look forward to getting back on the road again when we can. We've new plans to share with you for phases three and four of Reunification - the Factory Flyover. [citation needed]. The Reunification project has captured imaginations. The railway is currently not connected to Great Central Railway (at Loughborough Central in Leicestershire), although there are plans well underway and work has started to reunite the two preserved lines by bridging the Loughborough Gap. Please write on the back of the cheque A60 / Reunification. While we have commissioned consulting engineers to help guide us towards spades going back into the ground, we will not build until we have the majority of the funds in place. Once the two preserved sections are re-connected (with the bridging of the Loughborough Gap of 500metres, three bridges and a 400m embankment), this would extend to a total of over 18 miles (29km) in length. Whatever you give, can be matched. Once again thank you. A team worked from the top - and from underneath using a pontoon and scaffold tower on the canal. Posted on 6th July 2020. On top, two new concrete blocks, specially cast to receive the decks and beams have been fitted. Reunification with Rail Riders. Together we delivered on the promise that 2022 would be the Year of the A60 bridge! As a result, it's closed to rail traffic. Thank you so much for your support. The History of the Great Central Railway On this website references to the "old" or "original" Great Central Railway refer, in the main, to the London Extension of the GCR which ran from Annesley, just north of Nottingham, through Nottingham Victoria, Leicester and Rugby to London Marylebone. We'll bring you up to date totals for the A60 bridge and the Factory Flyover sections as we move forward. New donations arrive all the time and following the recent appeals in Main Line magazine, Heritage Railway, Steam Railway and Railway Magazine, new standing orders are being set up too. Dates. Download an appeal leaflet here. Over a year that's a very special contribution.You can download a standing order form here. However you have donated, it all counts and means we are really building momentum. The new bridge will cost more than a million pounds and has been part funded by public donations and the David Clarke Railway Trust, the charity supporting the Great Central Railway. There are seven phases of work to complete the link. It's going to cost around three million pounds. It gives the whole scheme a tremendous boost and takes us another step towards completing
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