Nottingham Heritage Railway
© Steve Jones
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The Great Central Railway (Nottingham) offers over 10 miles of ex-main line heritage railway running through South Nottinghamshire and North-West Leicestershire. Services are operated by historic diesel and steam locomotives. All services operate from our main base at Ruddington and serve Rushcliffe Halt (at East Leake). Many services are extended to Loughborough, though there is no station at Loughborough at-present, but the journey does offer a very picturesque ride, featuring spectacular views of the Soar Valley, passing through some of the most picturesque and varied scenery in the region
| Directions by Road | From the M1 (South) Leave the motorway at J24 and take the A453 towards Radcliffe on Soar. Follow the A453 until you approacch the A52, you will need to follow the signs for the A52 towards Grantham at this point. Once heading west on the A52, you will need to take the A60 southbound. Once you have passed through Ruddington you will see a brown tourist sign for the railway at the next roundabout, follow this into Mere Way and the railway is on the right. From M1 North Leave the motorway at J25 and take the A52 towards Nottingham. Keep on the A52 until you come to the A60, then follow the directions above. From the East Leave the A1 just north of Grantham and join the A52 westbound. Stay on the A52 until the outskirts of Nottingham, join the A60 as noted above and follow those directions to the railway. |
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| Directions by Public Transport | By Train The closest mainline station with a regular connecting bus service is Nottingham. For full train timetable information please use the National Rail website By Bus Regular services operate from the City Centre to Ruddington Fields. For full bus timetable information please use the Travel Line website. |
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| Loco | Arrived | Status |
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| 37340 | 01/06/2007 | Being Restored / Repaired |
| D6808 | 30/04/2024 | Being Restored / Repaired |
Note - Locos that show as resident may be based here but loaned to other sites, click on 'Loco' to view the most recent location
| Loco | Arrived | Departed | Notes |
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| 37075 | 24/11/1999 | 27/10/2000 | Moved to a new base |
| 37667 | 28/07/2001 | 29/07/2001 | Guest Loco |
| 37075 | 22/10/2002 | 03/12/2004 | Moved to a new site |
| 37248 | 12/05/2009 | 12/10/2009 | Guest Loco |
| 37901 | 05/06/2013 | 10/06/2013 | Guest Loco |
| 37003 | 12/07/2017 | 27/08/2017 | Transit move to Leicester |
| 37612 | 13/09/2019 | 18/09/2019 |
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