Railway Current Affairs Links.

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Railway Current Affairs Links

End of the London Extension - Marylebone StationWhilst not directly related to the Great Central Railway, below may be found several links to current railway affairs in the U.K. Several links provide background information for the demise of much of the existing G.C.R. network in the 1960s but also discuss, or promote plans for the reinstatement of closed G.C.R. lines.

There are 18 link(s) in this section. This is page No. 1 of a total of 2.

All links to other websites are arranged in descending alphabetical order.


Beeching in Reverse

Transport2000: Beeching in Reverse

Bid to reopen G.C.R. to passengers

Chiltern Railways, which operates services along the M40 corridor through Banbury, Leamington and Warwick revealed it wants to run passenger services along the former Great Central Railway.

Central Railway

Company intending to re-open the southern section of the G.C.R. mainline to freight traffic.

Channel Tunnel Rail Link

Channel Tunnel Rail Link

Council wants a signal on Central Rail route

New plans should be produced to show the route of a proposed new railway passing thorough east Warwickshire, say Rugby councillors.

Dr. Beeching: The railway axe man

Rail cuts and administration - a personal view.

English Welsh & Scottish Railway

Rail-freight company operating traffic on the G.C.R. London Extension to the Gypsum works at Rushcliffe Halt.

Freight on Rail

Freight on Rail pressure group

Network Rail

Replacement body for the Railtrack infrastructure management fiasco..

New Rail Connections: New Journey Opportunities

Mark Annand's website: Parkway One

Office of the Rail Regulator

Government appointed regulator for safe, well-maintained and efficient railways.

Rail Freight Group

Representative body of the rail freight industry aiming to increase freight volumes carried profitably by rail.


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G.C. Innovations

Indirect publicity of the graceful lines of G.C.R. locos was provided by popular cigarette cards issued in the 1920s. Two examples are shown below:

Cigarette cards

Top: Class 8M 2-8-0 No.966 burning experimental colloidal fuel.
Bottom: Class 8F 4-6-0 No.1097 "Immingham"

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