Great Central Railway

An eight-mile preserved railway, running from Leicester northwards to Loughborough, and the only double-track preserved railway in the UK. There are four stations. The GCR preserves the atmosphere of steam era travel as well or better than any other society in the UK, and to stand by the double track and see one of their large steam locos hauling a train at speed is quite nostalgic. All Line Runabout tickets are available. There is some car parking at each of the stations.
Immediately to the north is another ten miles of track, the connecting bridge having been scrapped in the Beeching era. This is operated by another society: the “GC Railway, Nottingham”. Operational locos (Sept 2011) include one steam and about a dozen diesels.