In this book, the Haslgrove Railway Series takes us
to Leicestershire for the Great Central Railway.
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. Originally
closed by British Railways in 1969, a keen bunch
of volunteers where keen not to see this section
of line disappear and launched a preservation bid.
It's now a big player in the Heritage Railway
scene with regular steam and heritage diesel
operations. The Great Central Railway can boast
to be the only "double track" heritage railway in
the UK, so is the only place where you can be
travelling behind a steam locomotive and pass
another steam hauled train travelling in the opposite
direction.
This book will take you on a photographic
journey along the 8 mile line. You'll see the
fantastic collection of locomotives, historic rolling
stock and the fantastic restored stations. Some
of the photographs also catch that "lucky
moment" when two steam trains pass each
other at speed.
Railway Photographer and Halsgrove Railway
Series regular Matt Allen has been joined by
his friend and fellow established railway
photographerWarwick Falconer in producing this
collection of over 150 atmospheric photographs.