The Great Central Railway Nottingham (GCRN) held a very reasonably priced diesel gala over this weekend, with day rovers only priced at £12 per day. The full loco line-up was 25279, 31162, 41001, 47292, 56097, 66765 (GBRf) & 73110 The day didn’t get off to a good start for me when I managed to miss Read the Rest…
Between Sunday 7th June and Sunday 14th June 2015 there was a considerable amount of class 31 action all over the country so rather than split all of the trips out to their separate railways I’ve included them in one post to show just what was on offer that week! Nene Valley Railway – 31271 Read the Rest…
A1A Locomotives 31162 was rostered to work the full service on Saturday 24th May at the Great Central Railway Nottingham (GCRN); and what a bleak day it was to be out doing 31s! It rained almost constantly all day and the first trip over the line was a terrible for the driver; with 31162’s wheels Read the Rest…
The Great Central Railway Nottingham (GCRN) had a diesel operating day on their calendar for Sunday 23rd June; this duty fell to A1A Locomotives Class 31, 31162, working a load three set with the push-pull coach; and so working the whole day’s diagram, of four round trips to Loughborough, on its own. 31162 performed well Read the Rest…
The Great Central Railway Notttingham (GCR(N)) diesel gala over the weekend of June 7th to 9th featured the following: Home Fleet – 20007, 20154, 25279, 31162 (long term visitor), 46010, 47292, 56097 & 73110 Visitors from the East Lancs – 33109, 37901, 50015 (these were brought across by DCR’s 31190 earlier in the week) As Read the Rest…
A1A Locomotives’ 31162 had the honour of being the first diesel to work at the Great Central Railway Nottingham (GCR(N)) during the 2013 season. Due to the ongoing cold spell that had gripped the country ‘162s start-up the day before was nothing less than spectacular, by all accounts. As with anything/anyone if you’ve been hibernating for Read the Rest…
A1A Locomotives 31162 had seen a busy year in comparison to recent times and its arrival at the Great Central Railway Nottingham (GCRN) soon had it pressed into service at the railways Autumn Diesel Gala. It was a cold Saturday morning and having not been started sine being shut down at Llangollen on 22nd September 31162 Read the Rest…