Gcrn great central railway nottingham home facebook. A line ran round the n and e of nottingham, and there were trains from basford north which took this route and came into victoria from the s. The present day great central railway is a unique heritage railway located in the university town of loughborough in the east midlands of england between the cities of leicester and nottingham. Its the only place in the world where full size steam engines can be seen passing each other just as it was when steam ruled the rails. Many of the tunnels of nottingham were built by three railway companies in and around nottingham, england because their lines crossed substantial hills. This is a small selection of photographs of great central railway structures south of nottingham victoria after closure and during demolition. 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. Great central railway nottingham limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. Dec 18, 2015 the great central railway is a heritage railway and transport museum on the south side of the village of ruddington in nottinghamshire.
Gcrn great central railway nottingham, nottingham, united kingdom. Formerly known as nottingham transport heritage centre, the great central railway nottingham offers almost 10 miles of heritage railway running through the beautiful scenery of south nottinghamshire and northwest leicestershire. In the early 1990s 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. An exploration of the remains of the great central railway from woodford halse to nottingham in 2010 and a comparision of past and present scenes throughout the route. Great central railway, sheffield victoria to banbury. The first coal trains ran between london and sheffield in 1898, and passenger travel followed in march 1899. This heritage railway is the only doubletrack line in the united kingdom, meandering through nottingham for 10 kilometers. It was the last of the main london lines to be built and was never a commercial success. It will soon be possible to travel on the railway s course south of the trent to ruddington when the tramway extension is opened. Museum of nottingham life, brewhouse yard museum castle boulevard, nottingham. The gcr london extension ran north to south through nottingham centre.
How much do you know about these tunnels in nottingham. Synopsis mac hawkins presents a selection of photographs of the great central central railway at work throughout its relatively short life, together with his own precisely matched shots of the same sites today and background information, historical notes and maps. The companies were the great northern railway gnr, the great central railway gcr, and the nottingham suburban railway. Please contact us if you require high resolution copies. Great central railway through leicester bridges, viaducts and station remains in and around leicester, including rugby to nottingham arkwright street by dmu in 1969. This was the second part of the great central railway, we planned to do both. 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.
Dec 17, 2017 the longest tunnel on this list at 1,2 yards, this was built as part of the great northern railway line running from colwick junction in nottingham to egginton junction in south derbyshire. The great central railway is the uks only double track, main line heritage railway. Annesley great central railway tunnel petes nottingham. Trains run every weekend of the year, bank holidays and selected week days through the summer. Great central railways london extension, robert robotham, ian allan 1999, isbn 0711026181. The companies were the great northern railway gnr, the great central. One of my favourite books on the great central railway, very well researched, the maps, photos etc all tie in, to tell a sad story of a railway that should not have been closed by br midland region and dr beeching. The longest tunnel on this list at 1,2 yards, this was built as part of the great northern railway line running from colwick junction in nottingham to egginton junction in south derbyshire. Great central railway nottingham ruddington 2020 all. Find the perfect places to go with your kids and get out. Fascinating photos of a lost era when nottingham was a. Sneinton tunnel, nottingham suburban railway, nottingham.
Mere way ruddington nottinghamshire ng11 6js phone. The route consists of almost 10mi of the former great central railway main line from loughborough south junction with the midland main line to fifty steps bridge and the site of ruddington. From a book of plans created after a survey of the completed line in 1901 by henry fowler of manchester record office for leicestershire, leicester and rutland. The railway ran passenger trains and freight from london marylebone up to sheffield. Services are pulled by heritage steam and diesel locomotives, recreating the experience of train travel from a time when it was more than just a means to get from one. Thurland street tunnel or as its otherwise known, victoria street tunnel and weekday cross tunnel, is a 19 chains 418 yards long tunnel originally built by the great central railway to take it from the viaducts at weekday cross junction underneath nottingham city centre and out into the site of the former nottingham. We start just south of the city centre at arkwright street, and travel north, above ground where possible.
Redhill tunnel, near to radclifeonsoar power station. The swallowing tunnel turned the train to londons underground. The great central railway on old picture postcards, bill taylor, reflections of a bygone age 2007. The great central railway s london extension and the chiltern lines. Great central railway nottingham mere way, ruddington. The railway great central railway the uks only main. Sep 03, 2016 the end of days last day of the great central september 3rd 1966 on saturday 3 rd september 1966 i set off for nottingham victoria station for the final time. Licensing conditions for the great central railway route pack. On 1 january 1923, the company was grouped into the london and north eastern railway. Little is known about gcr tunnel it was excavated, i think, between 1894 and 1904, possibly by the great northern railway. Nottingham victoria was built between 1894 and 1898 as part of the new great central railway, which ran from london marylebone.
View all hotels near great central railway nottingham on tripadvisor. Great central railway, nottinghamshire very hungry explorer. 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. The great central railway nottingham is a heritage railway and transport museum on the south side of the village of ruddington in nottinghamshire.
Both the great central railway and great northern railway shared victoria station, but when they emerged from the tunnel which ran under the lace market at weekday cross junction, they split into. The great central railway was begun in 1894 and opened for passenger traffic in 1899. Your house may even be built on an old railway line long forgotten. Great central railway wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The end of days last day of the great central september 3rd. Formerly known as nottingham transport heritage centre, the great central railway nottingham now offers almost 10 miles of heritage. Through cuttings deep to nottingham precariously we wound. It is on the route of the old great central railway that linked the cities of manchester, sheffield, nottingham and leicester with london at its.
Journeys begin at ruddington, just south of nottingham, and continue through to east leake and loughborough. Great central railway nottingham 2018 timetable and fares. There are two railway tunnels at annesley the one that the robin hood line uses and the much longer and deeper tunnel which was used by the great central railway. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. In 1899 the great central railway opened a new main line between nottinghamshire and london. Both worked together on the nottingham suburban railway.
Sir sam fay, john neville greaves, the book guild ltd 2018, isbn 97819120937. A list of all known uk railway tunnels with lengths. Sherwood tunnel, nottingham suburban railway, nottingham. Take the grand tour a photographic survey of all the tunnel portals and bridges along the nottingham suburban railway in 1904. Nottingham great central railway through leicester. Take a ride on the great central railway to experience the thrill of trains at the height of the rail era. From trent lane junction sk5994 on the gnr nottsgrantham line, to daybrook sk579445 on the gns original line from netherfield to basford, the nottingham suburban railway ran through hilly suburbs with 1,048 yards of tunnels and a climb of over 200 feet in 3. Park tunnel, between the park and derby road in nottingham built for horsedrawn carriages. The nottingham suburban railway by john marshall in the railway magazine, june 1961, pages 3739. The line was opened in 1899 and built by the great central railway running from sheffield in the north of england, southwards through nottingham and leicester to. Nottingham victoria, nottingham london road low level, thorneywood, st.
Ruddington fields is the main station on the line and the home of the great central railway nottingham. Great central railway nottingham visit nottinghamshire. Construction of the great central railway carrington tunnel. Wikimedia commons has media related to disused railway stations in nottinghamshire pages in category disused railway stations in nottinghamshire the following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total. The facilities at ruddington include a model railway, miniature. Apr 06, 2020 as a result armytage thought john reed, the district permanent way inspector i. Fascinating photos of a lost era when nottingham was a great. Weve rounded up the best railway and transport attractions in nottingham in our quest to discover brilliant family attractions and places to visit near you. As a year old i was not aware that i was about to witness a sad day in the railway history of my home city. For engineering purposes, the line was divided into sections, with parry being appointed as engineer for the northern division annesley to rugby. The man who acted as agent for the great central railway and the engineer building the section through nottingham were both directors of the nottingham brick company.
It features a road transport building, locomotive sheds, gcr signal box ex neasden, miniature and model railways, cafe, visitor centre, toilets and car park. Founded in 1929, the nottingham society of model and experimental engineers is the miniature railway at the great central railway nottingham in ruddington, south nottinghamshire running every sunday throughout the summer. A trip on the great central railway and a look about their site at ruddington on a gloriously hot and sunny day. The great central railway hardback pen and sword books. Trains along the gcs own leen valley railway could run directly from newstead via bulwell, new basford and carrington into victoria station, thus cutting out the lengthy negotiations of daybrook junction and leen. Great central railway nottingham travel to nottingham. The lost railway stations of nottingham nottinghamshire live. Additional information is always gratefully received, whether entirely new records particularly historical records, or information to fill in gaps or correct errors, via the contact link under the miscellaneous entry in the navigation bar above. The great central in 2002 bridges and tunnels currently covering the route leicester southwards 2004, also with large scale plans of nottingham victoria. Rothley originally open on 15 march 1899 when the great central railway was built. The great northern railway gnr was a british railway company incorporated in 1846 with the object of building a line from london to york. Train lovers will want to book the drive a locomotive experience and control a massive steam locomotive. David ablitt, silver link publishing 2009 written in the 1980s but unpublished until 2009.
Freeware route packs may not be withdrawn from the ukts freeware project after they have been donated however assets which have been donated as part of the pack and where the author retains permission to withdraw use of them may still be withdrawn. The railway had changed its name to the great central railway, and now the network ran from london in the south through the midlands to the older network in the north between lincoln, grimsby, sheffield, manchester, liverpool and wrexham. Although covering much that is outside the original intention of this site of showing the great central railway around leicester, these photographs taken on a journey by the shuttle train on 17th april 1969, shortly before closure, along the full extent of the line then open have been included since they will be of interest to those who are aware of the remains of these stations. The vast great northern railway warehouse between london road and manvers street has stood derelict for decades. The great central railway was built in 1899, with the intention of providing journeys from manchester to the continent through a projected channel tunnel. Click here to view the title page from the book of plans. Great central railway, sheffield victoria to banbury january 30, 1985.
In this book, the haslgrove railway series takes us to leicestershire for the great central railway. Mar 31, 20 really must recommend this book for us railway enthusiasts on here. The depot was turned into the nottingham transport heritage centre nthc and trains were run on a small length of line into the depot. The gcml was the last main line railway built in britain during the victorian period, and it was not. It was in tunnel for much of the way as the city was built up. A part of the former great central mainline from london to sheffield and nottingham, the new great central railway runs from loughborough to leicester north. Apr 19, 20 photo slideshow of the remains of the great central railway infrastructure in nottingham. Great central railway the uks only main line heritage railway. Unfortunately, i missed out on recording the demolition of nottingham victoria station, which occurred in.
The companies were the great northern railway gnr, the great central railway gcr, and the nottingham suburban railway the lnwr built a station in nottingham on manvers street with its own lines and sidings. The victoria station was built in a cutting in a cleared slum area. The lnwr built a station in nottingham on manvers street with its own lines and sidings running off the gnr. Sherwood rise tunnel, great central railway, nottingham. Through great central england a railway journey by trackbed and train from nottingham to london. The line passed through brackley, rugby and leicester before reaching nottingham. Old railway tunnels petes nottingham transport forum.
It quickly saw that seizing control of territory was key to development, and it acquired, or took leases of, many local railways, whether actually built or. All the intermediate stations, with a variety of freight and passenger traffic, plus nottingham arkwright street and victoria. Included in the information is special events which will take place in 2018 at the line. The great central railway, later to become the lner, arrived in the early 1900s, taking passengers into london marylebone on a more direct route due south across the trent, to melton mowbray. To see other stations on the nottingham suburban railway click on the station name. See inside the abandoned eyesore dominating nottingham skyline. There are 35 nottingham railway and transport attractions to pick from. There was probably a railway in your village or town at one point, some are still lucky to have one. The first was the arrival of the great central railway which, in 1900, had opened up an even more direct route into nottingham. I seem to recollect that the compensation alone cost half a million pounds. Jan 22, 2015 the great central railway nottingham offers almost 10 miles of heritage railway running through the beautiful scenery of south nottinghamshire and northwest leicestershire. Jun 27, 2018 both the great central railway and great northern railway shared victoria station, but when they emerged from the tunnel which ran under the lace market at weekday cross junction, they split into.
The great central railway in england came into being when the manchester, sheffield and lincolnshire railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening in 1899 of its london extension. The new line to london of the great central railway, michael j. See more ideas about disused stations, steam railway and train. Alternatively, why not explore some other sightseeing days out nearby, including tourist attractions. Great central railway nottingham gcrn have released information about their 2018 timetable and fares. Going s from victoria, after passing through a tunnel the line reached. The line n of victoria ran just w of north through the tunnels and up a steady 1 in ish through new basford, after which a line branched off to the w, round to basford north. It even says the the great central railway originally wanted nottingham victoria station to be built where the royal center now stands across a viaduct that would of gone across the city. Guiyangguangzhou high speed railway hongshiyan tunnel.
The great central railway nottingham has over 10 miles of heritage railway running through the beautiful scenery of south nottinghamshire and northwest leicestershire. Formerly known as nottingham transport heritage centre, the great central railway nottingham now offers almost 10 miles of heritage railway running through the beautiful scenery of south nottinghamshire and northwest leicestershire. Originally closed by british railways in 1969, a keen bunch. If you look deep enough you will find lost stations, crossings, tunnels and signalboxes, you may even find out your parents or grandparents worked on or built parts of the railway. Gcrn great central railway nottingham posts facebook. The lost main line the great central railway in nottingham. The nottingham suburban railway by john marshall in the british railway journal, no 14, 1986. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you. It ran from marylebone station in london to annesley junction to the north of nottingham.
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