Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: Mountsorrel

Who says that the Great Central Railway is flat?? J94 Austerity 0-6-0ST 68067 (Hudswell Clarke 1752 built 1943) storms up the 1 in 70 gradient through Wood Lane bridge into Nunckley Hill station with the 11.20 shuttle on the Mountsorrel branch.

A view from the platform end at Mountsorrel station from the cab of Peckett 0-4-0ST Teddy. We have hand fired the little firebox, filled the boiler and the blower is on to bring her round to 160psi for the climb southwards out of Mountsorrel station which starts at 1 in 40 easing to 1 in 70! Last weekend passenger trains ran on the new Mountsorrel branch to Swithland Sidings for the first time.

After the last round trip from Mountsorrel station we returned, still top and tailing with Y7 0-4-0T, to Swithland Sidings and from there to Loughborough ecs and disposal. In a sort of modern version of the Titfield Thunderbolt we arrived at Swithland Junction at the same time as a main line express passed through. Not a Castle but a Peak, D123, roars southwards as Teddy, Peckett 0-4-0ST 2012, is signalled off the branch. Best seen large.

After running from Loughborough to Swithland Up Loop double headed; Peckett 'Yorktown' class 0-4-0ST "Teddy" and NER Y7 0-4-0T 1310 with two coaches we came off to let 1310 run round. Another shot taken from the headshunt as we prepared to operate passenger trains on the new Mountsorrel Branch.

Who says the modern Great Central Railway is an almost level 8 mile railway? This weekend passenger trains ran on the new Mountsorrel branch to Swithland Sidings for the first time. This is the view from the platform end at Mountsorrel station and it shows the climb southwards which starts at 1 in 40 easing to 1 in 70!