Great Central Railway -, Railway museum in Loughborough Central, England
The Great Central Railway Museum exhibits locomotives, carriages, and railway artifacts within a preserved mainline station complex at Loughborough Central.
The original Great Central Railway, built in 1897, operated until 1966 when the Beeching cuts led to its closure and subsequent transformation into a heritage site.
The museum presents four distinct stations, each recreating specific periods from the 1940s through the 1960s, reflecting different aspects of British railway life.
Visitors can reach the museum by car with extensive parking facilities or take regular train services to Loughborough, followed by a short walk to the site.
The railway museum maintains the only operational double-track standard gauge heritage mainline in Britain, allowing multiple trains to run simultaneously on parallel tracks.
Location: Charnwood
Address: Great Central Railway PLC, Great Central Rd, Loughborough LE11 1RW
Phone: +441509632323
Website: https://gcrailway.co.uk/station-facilities/loughborough-central
GPS coordinates: 52.76866,-1.19584
Latest update: March 7, 2025 09:30
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