Great Central Railway Diesel Gala - 11th & 13th September 2009

16th September 2009

An excellent weekend at the GCR with fine weather and an intense timetable with something for everyone! The double track and late running on the Sunday with missed connections and last minute traction changes gave it a real nostalgic typical BR day out. I predictably spent most of my time on 33116 in superb push-pull mode where its diagramming on frequent Rothley Brook shuttles lead to many a loud departure from Rothley....and I only made it to Leicester North once!

33116 pushing the 4 BIG arrives at Quorn & Woodhouse with the 1115 Loughborough - Rothley Brook 11/9/09 1280x854	33116 Quorn & Woodhouse 1115 Loughborough - Rothley Brook 11/9/09 1280x854	4 BIG Quorn & Woodhouse 1115 Loughborough - Rothley Brook 11/9/09 1280x854	33116 pushes the 1115 Loughborough - Rothley Brook out of Quorn & Woodhouse 11/9/09 1280x874
47714 aarives at Quorn & Woodhouse with the 1140 Loughborough - Leicester North 11/9/09 1280x854	33116 arrives at Quorn & Woodhouse with the 1139 Rothley Brook - Loughborough 11/9/09 1280x854	47117 & 47714 Quorn & Woodhouse 1300 Loughborough - Leicester North 11/9/09 1280x854	55019 storms through Quorn & Woodhouse with the non-stop 1301 Leicester North - Loughborough 11/9/09 1280x854
33116 arrives at Quorn & Woodhouse with the 1315 Loughborough - Rothley Brook 11/9/09 1280x798	33116 arrives at Quorn & Woodhouse with the 1339 Rothley Brook - Loughborough 11/9/09 1280x854	33116 Quorn & Woodhouse 1339 Rothley Brook - Loughborough 11/9/09 1280x854	47714 & 47117 arrive at Quorn & Woodhouse with the 1343 Leicester North - Loughborough 11/9/09 1280x854
45125 arrives Quorn & Woodhouse with the 0941 Leicester North - Loughborough 13/9/09 1280x854	'Rare' track at the GCR as 33116 pushes the 1038 Quorn & Woodhouse - Rothley Brook from the down to the up line at Quorn 13/9/09 1280x873	33116 shunts into the down siding at Quorn & Woodhouse 13/9/09 1280x854	33116 Quorn & Woodhouse Down Siding 13/9/09 1280x854
33116 Quorn & Woodhouse Down Siding 13/9/09 1280x854	27056 & 47117 Leicester North 1215 Loughborough - Leicester North 13/9/09 1280x854	27056 Leicester North 13/9/09 1280x854	27056 & 47117 Leicester North 13/9/09 1280x854
If you can't have a Crompton then these two will do! 27056 & 47117 at Leicester North during the run round 13/9/09 1280x854	55019 arrives at Rothley with the 1300 Loughborough - Leicester North passing 27056/47117 departing with the 1256 Leicester North - Loughborough 13/9/09 1046x960	55019 Rothley 1300 Loughborough - Leicester North 13/9/09 1280x854	63601 Rothley 1315 Loughborough - Leicester North Dinex 13/9/09 1280x854
55019 passes through Rothley with the 1337 Leicester North - Loughborough 13/9/09 1280x854	20098 Rothley 1340 Loughborough - Rothley Brook with Flat Eric Adrenelin Junkie up front! 13/9/09 1280x854	37314 Rothley 1359 Rothley Brook - Loughborough 13/9/09 1280x854	Flat Eric comes clean about his wardrobe obsession 13/9/09 1280x854
33116 pushes the 1445 Quorn & Woodhouse - Rothley Brook through Rothley 13/9/09 1080x960	33116 Rothley 1459 Rothley Brook - Quorn & Woodhouse 13/9/09 1280x854	33116 Quorn & Woodhouse arrived with the 1459 ex Rothley Brook 13/9/09 1280x854	20098 Quorn & Woodhouse 1450 Loughborough - Rothley Brook 13/9/09 1280x854
33116 Quorn & Woodhouse departing the down siding to form the 1530 to Rothley Brook 13/9/09 1280x854	33116 Loughborough 13/9/09 1280x854