"The Big One"

The Great Central Railway Winter Gala January 2012 

The LMS Ivatt Mogul 46521 had come light engine from Loughborough to turn on the GCRs new turntable. This locomotive had just had a overhaul by the Loughborough Standard Locomotive Group and was very clean.

A total of 128 of these LMS Ivatt Moguls were built between 1946 and 1953. Of these twenty were built by LMS with the numbers 6400 to 6419. The remaining 108 were built by British Railways and numbered 46420 to 46527.

46521 appeared in the BBC TV sitcom that was called Oh, Doctor Beeching! The sitcom was based in a small railway station. It was for this sitcom that it received the name 'Blossom'. It does not carry this name now.

This 2012 winter gala was called the Big One this was because they had a lot of steam locomotives running that weekend.

BR built LMS Ivatt Mogul 46521 on the then new turntable at Quorn and Woodhouse.

This turntable was delivered to Quorn and Woodhouse in January 2010, with work begining on digging the foundations in June 2011 . It had previously seen use in the ex-York Roundhouse in the days of steam. The turntable was originally built in 1909 by Cowans Sheldon Ltd of Carlisle and it is a 60-foot balance model. It was first installed in the York Roundhouse which is now the home of the National Railway Museum.

46521 after turning on the then new turntable at Quorn and Woodhouse

    

Pages on The 2012 Winter Gala at the Great Central Railway

The 2012 winter gala   The Big One video

N2 1744 in the station at the Great Central Railway

Ivatt Mogul 46521 at Quorn and Woodhouse in January 2012

4953 Pitchford Hall .8F 8624 2-8-0..30777 Sir Lamiel..0-6-0T 47406..Drummond M7

..List below is of the locomotives running at The GCR winter gala 2012.

The Great Central Railway Class 8K 2-8-0 no. 63601 . This locomotive which is on loan from National Railway Museum and and is based at todays Great Central Railway.---

8F 8624 2-8-0 is the only surviving Sothern built 8F was built at Ashford in 1943 by the Southern Railway. Saved from Barry and overhauled at Peak Rail. It was painted in fictional LMS crimson lake

GWR Hall class locomotive 4953 Pitchford Hall. This was also another locomotive from Barry scrap yard

GNR Gresley class N2 0-6-2T in GNR colours as 1744. This engine is based at the GCR.

30777 King Arthur class 4-6-0 steam locomotive Sir Lamiel . This engine is also based at the GCR

GNR Gresley class N2 0-6-2T in GNR colours as 1744. This engine is based at the GCR

BR built LMS Ivatt Mogul 46521. This was another locomotive from Barry scrap yard.

LMS 0-6-0T 47406 This class of LMS shunting engine is known as the Jinties. This was yet another locomotive saved from the Barry scrap yard. This engine is based at the GCR.

BR standard class 7 no.70013 Oliver Cromwell. This locomotive is part of National Railway Museums collection.

Drummond M7 number 53 painted in war time black this locomotive is based at the Swanage Railway.

For the end of January the weather was very good. A lot better even than some of the 2012 summer later on in the year.

The Great Central Railway runs from Loughborough to Leicester North station close to the Leicester outer ring road. There are stations at Rothey and at Quorn & Woodhouse. The head quarters of the railway is at Loughborough were the engine shed is and the main shop ect. The railway has a large collection of steam and diesel engines.

    

 

 

 

 

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