Great Central Railway : Loughborough

Visited : Rode the whole length of the line - '97
Loughborough only - January '00
Loughborough & Quorn - August '00

Great ride. Themed stations. 'Main Line' feel. One of the best.

Loughborough Central Station

Quorn & Woodhouse Station

Purpose built terminus (When I rode there in '97 it was a modern featureless tarmac slab. However their leaflet's say it's much improved with plans for better things)

8 Miles taking 29 minutes each way.

A large number of big engines. When I last visited, I saw an 8F and a 9F running, with others, including diesel railcars, in the sidings.

Nicely themed carriages in proper livery. They were running nice long trains with proper dinning cars.

Sizable, but not allowed in.

Three small rooms full of pictures, nameplates, silverware etc at Loughborough.

Quorn is set out as it might have been during the war - the station master's office and the NAAFI tea room is like a museum in itself.

Main shop at Loughborough had a nice array of things.

Emporium at Loughborough was an interesting 'junk shop'.

Not tried, but looked nice.

Simple NAFFI style tea room at Quorn

Not tested

Quorn Signal Box

None

The double track was finished on 1st June 2000. This means a better timetable and the experience of passing a train going the other way.

In the signal box at Quorn, you can operate some of the local signals !

This page was last updated on May 26, 2004