Thank you for every donation you make. We're really pleased to be able to say our fundraising has continued at a great pace. (Operational). However, we had half a million pounds in the ring-fenced Reunification Fund before we launched Money Match March and comprehensively beating the one-hundred-thousand-pound barrier in donations releases the full matching amount of another one-hundred-thousand-pounds. It's not too late to make a difference with a donation. It's going to take a few more days to process the latest figures and bring you right up to date. Work on the canal bridge has all but drawn to a close with contractors laying water proof coverings on the decks and completing repairs to the brick work. The railway is currently not connected to Great Central Railway (at Loughborough Central in Leicestershire), although there are plans well underway and work has started to reunite the two preserved lines by bridging the Loughborough Gap. Andy Fillingham, Chairman of the Friends of the Great Central Main Line said, "Friends has driven forward the fundraising for the Reunification project. Railfreight Pressed Steel Box Van 201055. It features a road transport building, locomotive sheds, GCR signal box (ex Neasden), miniature and model railways, cafe, visitor centre, toilets and car park. This is the biggest, most adventurous and most exciting project in railway preservation You can be part of this great enterprise by making a donation here Cass Hayward believe this approach will be more economic, simpler to build and in the long term simpler to maintain. It's estimated three million pounds will be needed to complete them. The Great Central Railway in Nottingham The GCR London Extension ran North to South through Nottingham centre. The Great Central Railway in England was formed when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening in 1899 of its London Extension. (Undergoing restoration). Brief History | Great Central Railway - The UK's Only Main Line In May 1969, the remaining stub of the Great Central's London extension between Rugby Central and Nottingham Arkwright Street succumbed to closure. To set up a regular donation, please fill in this standing order form, send it to us and we'll do the rest. Even though we can't meet our supporters face to face we're doing our best to keep in touch on social media, including premiering a brand new film all about the Reunification project on YouTube. In early July the elegant metal lattice sides were lifted into place, 20 months after they were removed at the very start of works. ChrisB Advanced Nottstalgian Members 150 334 posts Gender:Male Location:derby The first job has been to remove the original Great Central Railway bridge. Passenger trains further south continued to run on a regular basis to the proposed "Loughborough High Level", although no station facilities exist here. Each panel was brought back to site in two halves and then bolted together into a single piece weighing six tons. Save for some finishing off work the new A60 bridge is all but ready to play its part in bringing two halves of the Great Central together. Production has been sponsored by the Friends of the Great Central Main Line so every penny from the 10 cost goes to pushing Reunification forward! With a smooth process and provided the fundraising can keep up its current pace, we could be on course to build The Factory Flyover in Summer 2023 which gives us a clear target to focus on. The sidings will be reinstated along with a short section of the branch line following reunification as part of a project to double-track the Nottingham section of the GCR. Please see the details below. Make your gift go further and we'll be getting closer to building and through trains between Leicester North and Ruddington. We would like to thank each and every one of you who has contributed for your generosity. One day it will carry heritage trains again and is sure to be a much photographed location. If you'd like to help you can give online using a credit card or debit card here, or you can make a one off donation cheque through the post, using this form. Meanwhile, there are lots of exciting things happening behind the scenes on the project, all of which bring us closer to building again. The brand new High Speed 2 rail line is currently being built between London and Birmingham. Your gift means the A60 bridge can be completed without dipping into the other funds saved for future phases of the project. To download a standing order form and set up a regular monthly donation click here.Just 12 a month - or 3 a week can make all the difference with enough of us taking part. After the major part of the GCR main line was closed by British Rail in 1966, a section from Nottingham to Rugby was retained until 1969. Download our Money Match March brochure here which you can use to make a one off donation or set up a standing order. 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A five hundred tonne crane was required for this weekends work. And you can download the latest project brochure here. After alighting at Rugby Central Station the empty train travelled south for a few hundred yards before returning and crossing over into the northbound platform. Great Central Railway leading the fundraising effort said "At the start of December we had raised This is a 120-year old structure which is certainly life-expired and cannot be repaired and we are pleased once again to be able to work with the team at Volker who have proven to be trusted partners on two previous bridge projects for the Railway that have both gone incredibly well. For full terms see http://platform.nationalfundingscheme.org/terms-and-conditions We had 1.4m before we started the promotion. Our exciting project appeal Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}525313N 10943W / 52.887N 1.162W / 52.887; -1.162. Now placed under a new tarpaulin for further weather protection. Not only does Reunification unlock an eighteen mile railway just as importantly for the Great Central Railway in the south it allows access to the Midland Main Line, opening up the possibility of incoming charter trains, more frequently visiting large locomotives and easy access for companies who want to test vehicles and train staff. The route | Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Ltd. Pre planning application discussions have begun with landlord Charnwood Borough Council which will lead to the planning application itself in due course. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Rebuild the Great Central instead of building HS2? Here's why it's There were pre-Christmas celebrations at the Great Central Railway when a fifty thousand pound grant arrived for the line's ambitious Reunification project. The GNR viaduct heads off from Weekday Cross Junction towards the right background and to London Road High-level station and Colwick. It shows the new tram route crossing over the centre of the remaining Nottingham station. Awaiting restoration. However it's life expired and is going to be replaced with a modern structure. Every pound will make a difference. Appeal reaches 150,000. (Awaiting resumption of overhaul), BR 20-ton Brake Van 954353 built in 1958. Now you can also donate by text if you prefer. Once part of the Great Central Main Line from Sheffield to London, our route runs from Ruddington (just south of Nottingham) to the northern edge of Loughborough. Great Central Railway (Nottingham) - ERIH A small gift every week (say 3 - the price of a coffee) adds up to £12 a month. If we reach two and a half million pounds we unlock the Factory Flyover, reach three million pounds and we unlock the work on the short embankment on the north side on the new (and already constructed) Midland Main Line bridge. The books production has been sponsored by the Friends of the Great Central Main Line so every penny goes to the appeal. The MS&LR ran passenger trains from Staveley Town to Nottingham London Road Low Level. In Sheffield, things are simpler, but the route is also safeguarded for potential tram extensions. Now you can also donate by text if you prefer. Then we were amazed to This is a major engineering project that is expected to be completed during 2024 - 2028. There is also a small amount of painting to do, plus the small matter of all the paperwork, so it can be signed off for use. Mind the Gap: Great Central Railway to be joined after 40 years A team worked from the top - and from underneath using a pontoon and scaffold tower on the canal. It was also considered that British Gypsum was unlikely to bring in any more bulk materials from coal-fired power stations by rail. 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The money has come from the local community and rail enthusiasts acrossthe country who want to see the two separate halves of the award winning East Midlands heritage line reconnected. Great Central Railway (Nottingham) - ERIH During the 1890s the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway built its 'London Extension', more than 140 km long, from Annesley in Nottinghamshire through the centre of Nottingham, Loughborough and Leicester to Quainton Road in Buckinghamshi. We had hoped to be there in person at their recent AGM to collect a donation of £650, which they had raised during this year for Reunification. This has now been updated with an alternative system of work. BR Weltrol 900937 built in 1960, a standard gauge well wagon for carrying narrow gauge rolling stock; built 1960. We looked at the remains of the GCR's Weekday Cross viaducts with Huntingdon Street and Sherwood Rise tunnels. Opened to passengers in 1899 it boasted of rapid travel in luxury. In 2009, a new platform was opened and a second platform is currently part way through construction. 8th April 2021. Fundraising is continuing for the Reunification programme which will create an eighteen mile heritage railway. Every pound donated in March (online, via cheque, standing order, by text of at a Friends of the GCR stand) will be matched by a donor up to an incredible 150,000. It was built by the Victorian navvies and was dug out by hand. It's crossing the site of the original GCR station at Finmere in Oxfordshire. [10][11] The GCR is currently seeking donations for the next two stages the "Factory Flyover" to which over 1.25 million has been raised by donors so far.
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