GWR 2-8-0 3850 at The GCR in 2011

Winter Steam Gala 29th January 2011

Holding a steam Gala in January is always going to be cold. 2011 was not warm, but for January the weather was good. There was a fair mixture of locomotives, and was a good day out.

GWR 2-8-0 no.3850

Great Western 2-8-0 no.3850 in British Railways black out of Rothley station with the TPOs

This locomotive is GWR 2884 Class 3850 which was built at Swindon in 1942. Like many of the now saved GWR engines it ended up at Barry scrapyard were it was for about 20 years 3850 was from West Somerset Railwayand was painted in British Railways black with the early British Railways crest.

This locomotive was painted in GWR colours. For a photo at the West Somerset Railway in green on this site click here

Great Western 2-8-0 at Rothley station on the Windcutters.

4953 at Rothley station

Great Western 3717 City of Truo with the TPOs into Rothley station

Pages on the Great Central Railway 29th January 2011

5526 with a GWR Auto train Rothley station 2011 + GWR 14501

GWR 2-8-0 3850 +4953 +City of Truo

GWR 2-6-2T 5526 + 61994 + 45305

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

This website is Ukrailways1970tilltoday.me.uk it is on railways but it is not just on trains but all things railways, with photos, which I have taken from the 1970s till now. I take photos of all things railways, steam diesel and electric trains, signal boxes, wagons any thing that is on the National Rail network, which was BR when I started taken photos.