Great Central Railway Leicester Leicestershire 12th July 2020

Being a resident of Leicester, sadly for me, until the Covid-19 regulations are eased I cannot get back on the footplate. While we are not able to travel very far we can at least visit Leicester North station which lies within the restricted area although the GC will not be able to open the station & trains will just arrive, run round and depart.

Last weekend the GCR worked test trains ready for the limited reopening planned for next weekend. With Cliff on the regulator British Railways Standard 5 4-6-0 73156 and a rake of 6 coaches is arriving at the station from Loughborough with the 09.00 Class 3 (Empty coaching stock) train.