28th June 2022 Vital step in ambitious project on course for October 2022 build. [7][8] The line remained closed for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.[9]. Great Central Main Line The Nottingham Heritage Railway[1](formerly known as Great Central Railway (Nottingham)and Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre) is a heritage railwayand transport museumon the south side of the village of Ruddingtonin Nottinghamshire. If you want to see this happen, now is a great time to get on board. Posted on 1st March 2021. Text UNIFY to 70970 to give 5 There are long-term aspirations to reopen the station but this would require the Transport and Works Order under which the railway powers were transferred to the present company to be amended. Your gift makes a huge difference. There's lots of good news. (Awaiting resumption of overhaul), BR 20-ton Brake Van 954353 built in 1958. Once the two preserved sections are re-connected (with the bridging of the Loughborough Gap of 500metres, three bridges and a 400m embankment), this would extend to a total of over 18 miles (29km) in length. Remember, every pound received as a donation in March 2021 will be matched by a pound - up to one hundred thousands pounds. It gives the whole scheme a tremendous boost and takes us another step towards completing The award winning Leicestershire heritage line is raising millions of pounds to re-connect with its sister railway in Nottinghamshire and create an eighteen mile route across the East Midlands. Meanwhile we can't thank the people who have given us this If you're new to the scheme, take a look around the website and please consider a donation. The London & North Eastern Railway brought many changes to the old Great Central route to London. We hope that will inspire others to support this part of the project, or find out more the rest of the Reunification scheme and contribute. A five hundred tonne crane was required for this weekends work. We're going to concentrate on the Factory Flyover this year. ChrisB Advanced Nottstalgian Members 150 334 posts Gender:Male Location:derby The handrails were then fitted and two large crash protection beams were craned in. We have been receiving donations online, through the post and directly into the dedicated bank account and we've also got new standing orders to set running too. Two bits are now finished and hundreds of thousands of pounds have been raised for the next section. It even includes a foreword by Sir Peter Hendy, the Chairman of Network Rail. The Great Central Railway (GCR) was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 on the completion of its London Extension. Don't forget, you can see our physical progress by watching our YouTube films, search GCROFFICIAL on YouTube to subscribe. We hope to incorporate the two bridge decks recovered from Reading into this phase.Far from being impossible, Reunification is a developing reality. 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. HOW TO DONATE TO THE REUNIFICATION PROJECT While we aren't currently running passenger services, you're invited to visit Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, our base. Don't forget to bookmark this page for updates to fundraising and to subscribe to our YouTube channel GCROfficial where we post videos of our progress. You can also 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. (The trust are managing the finances for Reunification). GCRN operaions terminate at a Stop Board close to the A60 road. Once again, we deeply appreciate your support for the project. Barnum's travelling circus) and some items that even herald from the days of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railwaythe GCR's title before completing the London extension. Well, we're going to have to keep you in anticipation a little longer, but with good reason. Everything given towards the fund, can only be spent on Reunification. There were pre-Christmas celebrations at the Great Central Railway when a fifty thousand pound grant arrived for the line's ambitious Reunification project. Thank you again and we look forward to seeing you back at the railway and bringing you up to date in person. Thank you for your support. The details of the stock are below. Great Central Railway REUNIFICATION LATEST - Summer 2021 GCRofficial 11.8K subscribers Subscribe 60K views 1 year ago Over one million pounds raised for the two Factory Flyover elements. The new bridge will also have crash protection built in. "With costs of raw materials rising, we were delighted to receive such strong and timely support from so many people," continued Andy. Want to get another piece of the Reunification jigsaw in place in 2022?So do we! Posted on 10th February 2021. If everyone who reads this news item was able to set up a standing order for a few pounds every month, we'd race forward. This allows freight movements from the adjacent Midland Main Line to join the northern half of the GCR. What a great way to start the year! In recent weeks some preparatory work has taken place to widen a small access road by the side of the bridge. For now, stay safe and again, thank you for your support. Our latest total is one hundred and seventy thousand pounds, towards a latest target of three million pounds to build the factory flyover section. It will support the award winning At the Mountsorrel & Rothley Heritage Center Museum shed where it is displayed in fully-restored condition. With your help, the work will be done by the end of the year! So we're now at 20,000! 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. It really counts and will help us move forward with Reunification. The Nottingham Heritage Railway[1] (formerly known as Great Central Railway (Nottingham) and Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre) is a heritage railway and transport museum on the south side of the village of Ruddington in Nottinghamshire. The west side panel lies in the down formation waiting for its turn. receive this kind and generous grant. With your generosity we have not only reached the one-hundred-thousand-pounds match funding offer for Money Match March but achieved it by some margin.We had a flurry of donations both through the post and online over the last few days of the campaign with people seeking to beat the deadline. If our fundraising goes well, we'll build the bridge over Railway Terrace road at the same time - it will save on construction costs to do both together. We'll also reschedule all our talks. 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. (Stored), BR Mk1 GUV (General Utility Van) 86129 in lined maroon livery. This piece of the Reunification jigsaw is unique in that its the only one to already have track on it. Posted on 6th July 2020. Also located at the GCRN is the Nottingham Area Bus Society,[14] which boasts an extensive collection of vintage buses, immaculately restored and maintaned, that originally operated for local bus companies. We said 2022 would see another piece of the jigsaw in place. To set up a regular donation, please fill in this standing order form, send it to us and we'll do the rest. (Originally a single-decker, re-bodied as a double-decker when sold to Barton in 1957). 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The Victoria station was built in a cutting in a cleared slum area. The actual criss cross elements themselves required relatively little work, the main repairs being carried out to the bottom flange where the panels attach to the bridge beams themselves. We're determined to remain on the front foot and look to the future. New Great Central Railway Reunification bridge visualised for the first time. You can make an online donation here. Our match funding was fully subscribed, so now we have a jaw dropping 1.78m banked and ready to spend on building the next phases of the project. The line was built for . Not only will it help link the two halves of the Great Central but also it connects the GCR to Network Rail. 2022 is the year of the A60 bridge and after your magnificent response to our appeal, on the 1st of October 2022 the heavy plant was on site. We're really pleased to be able to say our fundraising has continued at a great pace. However, because of the 'rail break', the GCR(N) were unable to access Rushcliffe Halt. It has period signalling, locomotives and rolling stock. (Operational, painted BR Black), BR Grampus open wagon 991831 built in 1958. All that in a fortnight! Whether this is your first visit to the Reunification mini-site, or if we're a regular stopping off point for you, we hope you'll find plenty of interest as the biggest project in railway preservation moves 'Forward!''. planned fundraising work, this is a most welcome Christmas gift which has surprised For the same reasons it might take a little while to get standing orders running too. Overall though, the impression is of a wonderful GCR bridge restored to 'as built' appearance. Station development is ongoing with a new footbridge being prepared to replace the original which was dismantled. 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. (painted brown). It's crossing the site of the original GCR station at Finmere in Oxfordshire. We appreciate your generosity, patience and understanding. 05/09/1966. 188) of Main Line magazine. In the meantime, a special thank you to the Burton Railway Society. If everyone who read the magazines each month joined the campaign, we could fund Reunification in a year! Our depot at Ruddington Fields is home to numerous heritage vehicles, some ready for action, some ready for restoration. (Stored). The more you can contribute this year, the more we'll be able to finish. In May 1969, the remaining stub of the Great Central's London extension between Rugby Central and Nottingham Arkwright Street succumbed to closure. Every time a new standing order donation is established, the pace of the project picks up. site - ERIH Home I want to go there! In the meantime a new Ruddington Station has been built within the NTHC. If you're new to the idea, find out more about the ambitious scheme here. Every donation you give us helps on the way. (Being restored undercover), GCR Clerestory brake coach 1663. The second picture shows the new ballast retention plates installed on the west (down) side of the bridge to keep the formation in place and stop debris falling onto the beams or into the canal. Factory Flyover - Latest news We have now raised 320,000 in hand towards the next two phases of the Reunification project, thanks to your unstinting support.That means we've crossed another fundraising milestone - we have more than ten percent of the estimated costs of building phases three and four in place. There's plenty of good news to share with you, not least of which is the current amount raised for the Factory Flyover phases of the project. Excavators on top of the embankment removed the bricks and ballast while the bridge was being demolished. The funds available climb all the time. However, it's in a very poor state, not only due to its age but because it is frequently struck by lorries. [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. It was built by the Victorian navvies and was dug out by hand. Our exciting project appeal How it started The line travels over the River Soar at Stanford Viaduct, close to the Brush works, now part of WABTEC. The Friends of the Great Central Main Line is offering supporters of the award winning heritage line a glimpse into the future! London Extension (Great Central Railway) Line closed from Rugby Central to Quainton Road. Two have been completed including a new bridge has to carry trains over the Midland Main Line at Loughborough and the full refurbishment of an existing bridge over a canal. Thank you for your superb support! Canal Bridge parapets return! All of those bring a more secure future for the railway, all the better to withstand tough economic shocks like the one that has been thrown at us this year. 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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.
