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[Oct 6, 2016] Great Central Railway Autumn Steam Gala 6-9 October (Great Central Railway)

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Great Central Railway Autumn Steam Gala 6-9 October
Great Central Railway
Confirmed Attendees: 3
Objavio: Regan
Datum prvog posta: Oct 6, 2016 08:00 PM
End Date: Oct 9, 2016 08:00 PM
Vremenska zona: Europe/London +01:00 BST
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  1. Regan

    Regan New Member

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    4 Day Autumn Steam Gala featuring 9 locomotives in steam:

    - 47406, 48624, 46521, 45305, 92214, 777, 6990
    - Return to steam of Standard 2 No. 78018
    - Guest Locomotive soon to be announced...
     
    Regan, 12. Srpanj 2016.
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  2. pete12000

    pete12000 Member

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    pete12000, 8. Kolovoz 2016.
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  3. Jeff Albiston

    Jeff Albiston Member

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    Looking at coming down on the Saturday.

    Haven't been to the GCR for a while.
     
    Jeff Albiston, 8. Kolovoz 2016.
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  4. Steven

    Steven New Member

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    Does Anybody know if 70013 will be at the GCR for the Gala?
     
    Steven, 25. Kolovoz 2016.
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  5. MatthewCarty

    MatthewCarty Guest

    Very unlikely, I think the plan is for it to leave for the mainline asap!
     
    MatthewCarty, 25. Kolovoz 2016.
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  6. pete12000

    pete12000 Member

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    pete12000, 25. Kolovoz 2016.
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  7. AnthonyTrains2017

    AnthonyTrains2017 Well-Known Member

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    AnthonyTrains2017, 31. Kolovoz 2016.
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  8. A1X

    A1X Well-Known Member

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    A1X, 3. Rujan 2016.
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  9. zep108

    zep108 Member

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    it will look good on the minerals
     
    Last edited: 4. Rujan 2016.
    zep108, 4. Rujan 2016.
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  10. MatthewCarty

    MatthewCarty Guest

    Contrary to my post above, 70013 has now been added to the lineup!
     
    MatthewCarty, 28. Rujan 2016.
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  11. 6026 King John

    6026 King John Well-Known Member

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    Looks like lots of information on the GCR web-site except a timetable (or have I missed something?). Can anyone tell me what time the show starts on Saturday? I haven't been to the Great Central before so don't know quite what to expect but the loco line-up is awesome!
     
    6026 King John, 1. Listopad 2016.
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  12. pete12000

    pete12000 Member

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    I'm planning to visit Thursday and am also hoping for some information, if only the time of the first train....
     
    pete12000, 1. Listopad 2016.
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  13. oddsocks

    oddsocks Well-Known Member

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    Usually a 9am start on Gala Saturdays.
     
    oddsocks, 1. Listopad 2016.
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  14. Skimpot Flyer

    Skimpot Flyer New Member

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    Timetables are now on the GCR website
     
    Skimpot Flyer, 2. Listopad 2016.
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  15. 6026 King John

    6026 King John Well-Known Member

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    Thanks - certainly looks interesting. As I've said before I've never been to the GCR so a couple more questions:

    1) Why do some southbound trains go to Leicester North and others stop at Rothley Brook? Is that where the double track section ends?

    2) Why the DMU? I thought this was a steam gala!

    Thanks,

    John
     
    6026 King John, 2. Listopad 2016.
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  16. Paul42

    Paul42 Part of the furniture

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    Yes
     
    Paul42, 2. Listopad 2016.
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  17. MatthewCarty

    MatthewCarty Guest

    I am hoping to attend this event, as it really is a great loco line up! However, I do wonder why you keep on using the DMU at the gala. Surely with 10 steam locos this could be put away for the gala!
     
    MatthewCarty, 2. Listopad 2016.
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  18. pmh_74

    pmh_74 Part of the furniture

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    I think the DMU is just plugging some gaps in the timetable. Were those trains to be steam hauled you'd need another rake of coaches and two steam locos tied up all day (since there is no run-round facility at Rothley brook). With 10 engines in steam, I guess the coaches are more the limiting factor.
     
    pmh_74, 3. Listopad 2016.
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  19. sche

    sche New Member

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    I think some people like the view you get from the DMU of the action. Yard action at Swithland etc. It's also good for moving people about quickly. Very rare at most railways to have so many freight workings during the day. And as mentioned...it's another two coaches which are in relatively short supply at the GC compared with SVR that can put out 5 x 8-coach rakes as they did last week.
     
    sche, 3. Listopad 2016.
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  20. daveb

    daveb Member

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    Is there an entry missing from the Sunday timetable? The first departure from Loughborough is down as 09:45 with 777, and from Leicester North 09:46 with 78018. As pretty well all services on the GCR start and finish at Loughborough, I would have expected a 09:00 from Loughborough with 78018 (and possible a second loco to be detached at Rothley) as per the Saturday timetable, which would then become the 09:46 back.
     
    daveb, 3. Listopad 2016.
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