Great Central Railway: Re-creating the experience of famous expresses of the steam age. Great Central Railway is one of the few places in the world where scheduled full size steam trains pass in motion on double track. Main Line Steam trains - every weekend throughout the year.
Featuring GCR 04 2-8-0 No.63601- One of only two surviving engines from the original Great Central Railway (1899-1923)
Built in 1912, this locomotive forms part of the National collection and is on loan from the National Railway Museum.
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