A Day Out at the Great Central Railway Return to Home Page Return to Archive Index
A holiday in August, and a meeting with a friend resulted in a day out at Loughborough and the Great Central Railway, the date was Wednesday 27 August. The photos below are what was about and on show. The camera may be better but the photographer is still poor at picture composition!
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| The day out starts at Loughborough Station and just gets better! |
LNER Loco No 63601 complete with BR lion and wheel logo and looking good |
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| Rothley Station and signal box viewed from the train |
Same engine - different view! |
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On the day Great Western tank engine No 4141 was
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| And of course there were the ubiquitous diesels, in these pictures D123 and D4067 | |
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| Great Western No 7821 Ditcheat Manor at Loughborough with friend Rod |
A final farewell peep over the bridge parapet! |