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‘Black Five’ returns for Great Central’s Last Hurrah
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STANIER ‘Black Five’ No. 45305 Alderman A E Draper made its return to traffic at the Great Central Railway’s (GCR) Last Hurrah of the Season mini-gala on November 16-17. The 5305 Locomotive Association 4-6-0 had spent several months on the side lines having been taken out of traffic earlier in the year for a programme…
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My BR involvement in early GCR operations
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Graham Oliver’s article (Saving a Main Line Railway) about the early years of today’s Great Central Railway brought back memories, as I was one of those from British Rail charged with supervising operations. At the time I was a divisional inspector at Nottingham, and my involvement started with preparation for the 75th anniversary in March…
