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56 040 at Shackerstone, Battlefield Line, Leicestershire, 15 May, 2010. D h Thomas. thomdh@hotmail.com

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44. station master at Quorn. Great Central Railway 16 May, 2010. D h Thomas. thomdh@hotmail.com

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Baggage at Quorn. Great Central Railway 16 May, 2010. D h Thomas. thomdh@hotmail.com

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Great Central Railway, Leicester North station, 13th september 1998. The GCR has no connection to the mainline, but ends at a newly built station in the outskirts of Leicester. Two Mark 1 cars serve as ticket office and bar. Photo: tobias b köhler

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Steam crane on Great Central Railway, Loughborough, 13th september 1998. Photo: tobias b köhler

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Great Central Railway freight train next to the preserved line, 13th september 1998. Photo: tobias b köhler

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Sleeping-car in a consist along the line of Great Central Railway. 13th September 1998 Photo: tobias b köhler

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Dining train of Great Central Railway in Loughborough, 13th september 1998. Photo: tobias b köhler

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Horse drawn waggons in the old LMS style, technically this is a railway photograph - its just that the traction is a horse and not mechanical. Picture taken July 2001. Copyright Andy Ducker (ecml@yahoo.co.uk) all photographs are the copyright of the author. Pictures taken on Kodak DC260 and processed with Photo Paint

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Old German tram seen at the Great Central Railway, it looks very similar to the type operated in Berlin, though identification is difficult. Picture taken July 2001. Copyright Andy Ducker (ecml@yahoo.co.uk) all photographs are the copyright of the author. Pictures taken on Kodak DC260 and processed with Photo Paint According to Christoph Heuer, this is the tram 412 with trailer 41 of Krefeld, which were given as a gift to their partner city Leicester. The trailer is the last of its kind, a two axle leightweight trailer which was also used in Essen, Neuss, Duisburg and Köln.

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From memory a poster inside stated that this Gresley coach was the last of its type to remain in service...possibly until the mid 1970's..and was also painted into Blue Grey. Pictured during the Great Central Railway's Diesel Gala in September 2004. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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E6003 was actually running in this original green livery when withdrawn from service. Pictured at Leicester North on the Great Central Railway during their Diesel Gala in September 2004. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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Assisting the class 73...E6003...on this train was a class 20 making up a very unusual combination. Pictured on the Great Central Railway during their September 2004 Diesel Gala. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.