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	Great Central Railway (preserved) - Biocrawler
		The Great Central Railway (GCR) is a heritage railway in Leicestershire.
		In 1976 a shortage of funds saw a public limited company, the Great Central Railway (1976) plc formed with the intention of selling shares in the line, which would be bought by enthusiasts and former railwaymen, and thus generating revenue.
		- Great Central - Isle of Wight - Keighley - Kent and East Sussex - Kirklees - Lakeside and Haverthwaite - Lappa Valley - Launceston - Lavender - Leighton Buzzard - Lincolnshire Wolds - Lynton and Barnstaple - Mangapps Rly.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Great_Central_Steam_Railway (1294 words)

	Great Central Railway through Leicester
		As part of the, by then, nationalised British Railways (BR), the fortunes of the former Great Central Railway took a nose dive in the late 1950s when it was split between two regions of BR, the Midland and the Eastern regions.
		The Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Ltd. between the northern outskirts of Loughborough and Nottingham Heritage Centre (at Ruddington, to the south of Nottingham).
		These two railways are separated only by a gap across the Midland Main Line of Britain’s main railway network, to the north of Loughborough Central station, where a bridge and embankment were demolished in the late 1970s.
	gcrleicester.info /index.html (1317 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: London and North Eastern Railway (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Railways Act of 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the countrys one hundred and twenty railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to...
		The public face of a railway system was and is in large part the locomotives and rolling stock in service upon it, and therefore the personalities of the Chief Mechanical Engineers of the LNER impressed their distinctive visions upon the railway.
		During the latter half of 1829 an extension of the railway from Stockton to an obscure village known as Middlesbrough, situated near the mouth of the River Tees, was proposed.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/London-and-North-Eastern-Railway (2457 words)

	GN Steam Locos
		Altogether, Great Northern operated 21 sub-classes of the popular American or Standard type locomotive, which was used for switching as well as for freight and passenger service in earlier years.
		Great Northern's L class (2-6-6-2) locomotives, built by Baldwin in 1906-07, were true Mallets.
		This last of Great Northern's steam locomotives was presented to the Society in a ceremony on October 17, 1965.
	www.gngoat.org /gn_steam_locomotives.htm (2312 words)

	Great Central Railway Details, Meaning Great Central Railway Article and Explanation Guide
		The Great Central Railway (GCR) was the latter day name of a railway company of the United Kingdom which earlier was known as the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR).
		The Great Central Railway was most famous for the former main line from London to Sheffield via the East Midlands often known as the London extension which was closed down as part of the Beeching Axe in the 1960s (see below).
		In the 1923 grouping the Great Central Company was merged into the London and North Eastern Railway, which in 1948 was nationalised along with the rest of Britain's railway network.
	www.e-paranoids.com /g/gr/great_central_railway.html (1449 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: British Locomotive and Multiple Unit Numbering and Classification (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Southern Railway created numbering and classification systems for its large fleet of Electric multiple units that were perpetuated by the Southern Region of British Rail until the early 1980s, when the impact of TOPS was felt.
		The LMS was principally reliant on steam locomotives, though it was the leader in testing new diesel locomotives in the 1930s and 1940s, and ordered the UK's first mainline diesel locomotives, 10000 and 10001.
		The LNER used mainly steam locomotives for haulage, despite the fact that it inherited the North Eastern Railway's interests in DC overhead electric traction.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/British-Locomotive-and-Multiple-Unit-Numbering-and-Classification (4526 words)

	A railway walk
		When the Great Central was discarded, with it went a high quality route for freight and passenger trains between these places, that avoided the complexities and delays of Birmingham.
		The hulk of a small steam locomotive in a small park, somewhat worn by climbers and with a blank piece of steel welded across the place where the controls would be, threw a bizarre twist onto the immediate past.
		In 1991 the Central Railway Group proposed a supergauge lorry on train freight link using the line, and this proposal, modified, is still being progressed after a defeat in parliament in 1996.
	www.users.zetnet.co.uk /leopold/mark/gcr/index.html (4038 words)

	History of the United States Postal Service 1775-1993
		Even when the general public was skeptical or fearful of a new means of transportation, postal officials experimented with inventions that offered potential for moving the mail faster, occasionally suffering embarrassment, ridicule, or even abuse in the process.
		Later, however, a steam locomotive reached the unheard-of speed of 30 miles an hour in an 1831 competition in Baltimore, and the dray horses used to power the first trains were eased out.
		When railway mail service began, mostly letter mail was sorted on the cars, which were not equipped to distribute other kinds of mail.
	www.usps.com /history/his2.htm (2900 words)

	NRM \| Press Office \| Press Release
		The National Railway Museum’s Britannia class Pacific No 70013 Oliver Cromwell is to be restored to steam by 2008, ready to star in a 40 th anniversary celebration of that historic last journey.
		Oliver Cromwell will be a star exhibit at the NRM’s Railfest celebration of 200 years of railways between 29 May and 6 June, after which it is expected to move to the Great Central Railway, Leicestershire, for restoration work to begin.
		Steam Railway Magazine has launched a campaign to raise the £70,000 needed to pay for parts for the restoration and the appeal is being backed by a range of incentives for donors, including certificates, footplate rides, behind the scenes tours at the NRM and train tickets.
	www.nrm.org.uk /pressoffice/pressreleases/2004/oliver.asp (546 words)

	Main Line Steam Trust - History
		At that time the Great Central main line was about to close between Rugby and Nottingham.
		Thus it was that a office was rented at street level at Loughborough Central Station and restoration of the derelict station began.
		The role of support charity is being undertaken by The David Clarke Railway Trust and the membership body is now Friends of Great Central Main Line.
	www.dapsites.com /mlst/history.htm (554 words)

	Great Central Railway (preserved) Details, Meaning Great Central Railway (preserved) Article and Explanation Guide
		The Southern section goes 81/2 miles from Loughborough to the nortern outskirts of Leicester (Belgrave and Birstall) and is the only preserved railway to have double track.
		North of Loughborough is the Nottingham Heritage Centre, a smaller railway.
		The line was transferred to the London Midland Region of British Railways and listed as duplicate of the Midland Main Line, and was closed as part of the Beeching Axe, apart from the most Southern section into London.
	www.e-paranoids.com /g/gr/great_central_railway__preserved_.html (506 words)

	NTHC :: Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Ltd.
		The Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Ltd. is the main railway operating company responsible for all railway affairs at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre.
		The full re-opening of this 10 mile section of the former GCR mainline, north of Loughborough, is part of the projects being undertaken from the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre.
		A significant part of the NTHC houses the Motive Power Department, shed '38F', which is home to a fleet of resident and visiting steam and diesel railway locomotives.
	www.nthc.co.uk /gcrn (237 words)

	Main Line Steam Trust - Index
		Main Line Steam Trust is based at the Great Central Railway based in Leicestershire, England.
		Our aim in 1969 was to create an environment where steam locomotives could operate under realistic conditions in a main line environment.
		The former Great Central main line between Leicester and Nottingham was chosen, and now we support both Great Central Railway (Loughborough - Leicester) and the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre (southwards from Ruddington, just south of Nottingham).
	www.dapsites.com /mlst (197 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first station on the present site was constructed by the Midland Counties Railway and was first used on 4 May 1840, when a train of four first and six second-class carriages, pulled by the 'Leopard' steam engine, arrived from Nottingham.
		The Midland Counties Railway was originally proposed to connect the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway to Leicester because of competition to supply coal.
		The Midland Counties Railway, North Midland Railway, and Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway merged in 1844 to form the Midland Railway.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Leicester_railway_station (1162 words)

	North Carolina and Georgia Steam
		Southeastern Railway Museum, Duluth, GA #19 was built in 1924 for the Kentucky Lumber Company.
		It was donated to the Atlanta Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society in July of 1962.
		Most of the photos of locomotives at the Southeastern Railway Museum were provided by Eric Lauterbach.
	www.steamlocomotive.com /nc-ga (1524 words)

	Railway Historical Societies & Rail Preservation - RailServe.com
		Railway Archive - The Last Main Line - Examines the history and continuing social, environmental, and economic impact of the Great Central Railway's London Extension, which ran between London and North Nottinghamshire between the 1890s and 1960s
		Railway Preservation Society of Ireland - Aims to preserve, maintain, and operate steam locomotives and historic carriages on the main line railways of Ireland; excursions operate from both Belfast and Dublin at Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and regularly during the summer months
		Railways of the Far South - History of the railways, mostly narrow gauge steam, in the far south of South America and in the islands of the South Atlantic
	www.railserve.com /Historical/World (6373 words)

	Great Central Railway on AboutBritain.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The stations of this railway are restored to different periods of the main line's history.
		The Great Central Railway enjoys visits from the 'Isle of Sodor' friends several weekends a year, and for 10 days during August, at Britain's largest 'Thomas' event.
		Loughborough Central station is south east of the town centre just off the A6 and roadside parking is available on Great Central Road.
	www.aboutbritain.com /GreatCentralRailway.htm (756 words)

	Railway images
		Photographs of railways in Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia.
		Photographs, mostly of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
		A collection of British railway photographs, most of which were taken in recent years, but with a selection from the early eighties.
	www.squidoo.com /photographs_12/?x=1&adult=false&ufg=false (1959 words)

	STEAM RAIL OHIO - STEAM ENGINES
		Sunday was four degrees and not a cloud in the sky, which made for some great photos.
		This is going to be where all the OC steam pictures will go that don't have a page of their own.
		In the fall of 2003 the Ohio Central ran a series of photo charters with Grand Trunk Western 6325 and Canadian Pacific 1293.
	oak.cats.ohiou.edu /~gu292901/steamengine.html (687 words)

	BBC - Leicester Virtual tours - take a ride on steam trains at Great Central Railway
		Take a virtual trip on the Great Central Railway - Britain's only mainline steam railway, with five and a half miles of double track.
		The Great Central Railway now runs from Loughborough to Quorn, Rothley, Woodhouse and Leicester North, and back again.
		You can steam through towns, villages and the glorious Leicester countryside at the grand old speed of 25mph.
	www.bbc.co.uk /leicester/virtual_tours/steam_trains/great_central_railway.shtml (281 words)

	Heritage Express - Steam Excitement
		Our steam days out and community events feature nostalgic travel in the style of the 1930s -historic carriages with comfortable, cosy compartment or centre aisle seating - all with opening windows to enjoy the sights and sounds of steam.
		Bring the family for some steam excitement – climb aboard a heritage train hauled by famous locomotive 3801 or 3526 for a 75-minute round trip through the suburbs.
		Iconic loco 3801 is about to enter a period of repair aimed at keeping the ‘steam alive’ for years to come – read about 3801’s major repairs and the NSW Rail Transport Museum’s Legends of Steam™ program.
	www.heritageexpress.com.au /steam-excitement.htm (0 words)

	Rent Heyday-Of-British-Steam-Part-2 from LOVEFiLM \| Europe's No.1 online DVD rental service
		Only a handful of amateur cameramen were able to film the golden age of Britain's steam railway but some of those shots are shown here as we travel from Leicester, Derby, Loughborough, Nottingham, Grantham, Doncaster, York and then on to the Settle and Carlisle line.
		Features some interesting locations on the Great Central, ECML and a short sequence on the Settle & Carlisle, however, the picture quality is very poor with much of the colour film looking like B&W. The only redeeming feature is that many numbers and nameplates are clearly visible.
		Not recommended, unless you are desperate for live steam on any count; or railway station infrastructure/hardware in around 1960's, on a few ex LMS/LNER main stations, Midlands and North.
	www.lovefilm.com /visitor/product/23937-Heyday-Of-British-Steam-Part-2.html (561 words)

	National Railway Museum Announces Giants Of Steam Tours - Manchester City Guide news
		Three classic working steam trains will be travelling across the country for a series of new excursions organised by the National Railway Museum (NRM).
		Giants of Steam will start in July with the established York to Scarborough route and then include new trips through the Yorkshire Dales to Carlisle, across the North Pennines and down the Tyne Valley to Newcastle, and later in the year to Kings Cross in London and back.
		It is being restored at the Great Central Railway in Loughborough by members of the 5305 Locomotive Association.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /manchester/news/ART34064.html?ixsid=PEjSpwHoLLn (737 words)

	CinemaNow - Railway Adventures Across Europe: England
		Our Railway Adventure featuresThe Lavender Line, which has a popular Wineand Dine Train and the Romney, Hythe andDymchurch Railway, which is the world's onlyminiature mainline railway.NEXT STOP - ENGLISH RIVIERAEngland's Paignton and Dartmouth SteamRailway, known as the Holiday Line, steamsto the Southeastern part of the country at TorBay, on the English Channel.
		The historic steam train followsa sixteen-mile route in the heart of England'sSouth Midlands from the Industrial Revolutiontown of Kidderminster to the Saxon town ofBridgnorth.ENGLAND'S HISTORIC MIDLANDSEngland's Great Central Railway, GoldenValley Light Railway and Battlefield Railwaytake us across the heartland of the industrialage.
		Our Railway Adventure highlightsinclude the Midland Railway Museum anda Tram that costs only one penny to ride.THE CONQUERING RAILSThe Southwest England coast is served bya variety of British Rail mainline and historicsteam railways.
	www.cinemanow.com /Subscription/Unscripted/1123,1,5,m,1,6,21639/Railway-Adventures-Across-Europe-England.htm (0 words)

	Chicago Area Steam
		They have a history of providing a home to steam locomotives that for whatever reason were no longer wanted at their respective locations.
		Two of the largest steam locomotives (at the time of my visit) at the Illinois Railway Museum are shown here.
		Built specifically for New York Central's "Exposition Flyer" of 1893 and one of 62 locomotives displayed at Chicago's Columbian Exposition, it was the first vehicle in the world to exceed 100 miles per hour.
	www.steamlocomotive.com /union (1279 words)

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