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      Links to other websites

      A selection from the many web sites that cater for those with an interest in the Great Central Railway or railways in general.
      Suggestions for links and notification of broken links please contact the webmaster.



      Woodhead Heritage Railway Group

      A small museum of railway artifacts housed at Guide Bridge station.


      Worsley Works

      GCR coach kits in different scales from Allen Doherty.


      Steve Banks

      A mine of information and photos much of it GCR related.


      Quainton Road Models

      Model kits in 7mm, including GCR prototypes, by David Howes.


      Signal Boxes - F.M.Spowart

      Photos and information about signal boxes located in Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Put together by a Network Rail employee based at Retford.


      Great Central Railway through Leicester

      A comprehensive guide to the GCR infrastructure in Leicester by local expert Nigel Tout.


      Grace's Guide to the Great Central Railway

      A concise history of the Great Central Railway.


      The Killamarsh Heritage Society

      A local group formed with the initial aim of reconstructing Killamarsh station (on the Derbyshire Lines of the MS&LR) for use as a local amenity.


      A personal collection of Peter James Birchill

      Contains many albums of GCR interest including two on Dukinfield Works.


      Great Central Railway (Nottingham)

      The former army ordnance depot at Ruddington is home to a variety of transport-based groups. Great Central Railway (Nottingham) operates trains from Ruddington along a section of the former GCR main line towards Loughborough. The Nottingham Society of Model and Experimental Engineers run trains on an extensive outdoor system with three different gauges. There is also a model railway and a bus & coach collection.

      GCR Rolling Stock Trust

      Also based at Ruddington is The GCR Rolling Stock Trust which has in its care a number of coaches and a few wagons. These are in various stages of restoration.

      The GCR 567 Locomotive Project

      Another group based at Ruddington is The GCR 567 Locomotive Project. The aim is to build a GCR class 2 4-4-0. Please support this project by donating £5.67 a month.


      Railway Archive: The Last Main Line

      This web site takes a close look at the history and the social effects of the 'London Extension' of the GCR on the communities it passed through. It has original track plans, loco designs from Beyer-Peacock, and photos by SWA Newton.

      Great Central Railway (Loughborough)

      This heritage line between Loughborough and Leicester North boasts the only section of double track on a heritage railway where trains can pass at speed. The route follows the former GCR main line. An ambitious project to join both Great Central Railway heritage operations together called "Bridging the Gap" was given the go ahead in June 2013.

      The Great Central Railway Today

      A review by Shaun Sanders of the state of the closed sections of the GC main line today. What a monument to the ineptitude and shortsightedness of the civil servants who decreed in the 1960s that this line should be closed.

      The Railway Pages of John Saxton

      A selection of signal box diagrams mainly from the GCR together with an account of how to set up a computer signalbox simulation.

      The LNER Encyclopedia

      As good a site as any to find brief descriptions of LNER locomotive classes, which of course include ex-GC types. There are also profiles on the CMEs of the LNER.

      Nick Tozer Railway Books

      If you are looking to buy secondhand books on the GCR this is a good place to go.

      Brian Wainwright's 7mm Great Central

      A blog site for modellers of the GC in 7mm.

      Chris Ward's Annesley Website

      A site for photos and memories of Annesley Loco by Chris Ward (the 'Annesley Fireman').

      The LNER Society

      The society for those interested in all aspects of the LNER.

      British Transport Treasures

      Fully printable downloads of facsimile books, souvenirs and documents, priced from 50p to £5.00.

      The Signalling Record Society

      For those interested in all aspects of signalling in the British Isles and overseas. There is an extensive archive available to members and a list of publications.


      The Great Northern Railway Society

      For those interested in the Great Northern Railway, its predecessors and successors.
      Members receive the bi-monthly "Great Northern News".


      The Institute of Railway Studies and Transport History at York University

      This index page is useful in locating the results of student research eg 'Writing the biography of Edward Watkin'.


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