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GREAT CENTRAL ANNOUNCE MIDLAND HEAVY LINE UP

Posted on 22/12/2009
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A vision of Lostock Hall Shed in the late sixties, or a salute to the Midland

Region? The Great Central Railway's three day Winter Gala brings

together an exciting line up of motive power which could see LMS stand

for Loughborough's Monster Steam up!

At least four guest engines will be in action at the gala which takes place on the 29th,

30th and 31st of January 2010. Black 5 no 45231 "The Sherwood Forester", Jubilee

no 5960 "Leander", and Stanier Mogul no. 42968 will join home fleet engines

Britannia Class no 70013 "Oliver Cromwell", 8F no 48305 (running as 48476 - the

last Lostock Hall 8F) and the first steaming in preservation of 3F 47406. The 3F has

been successfully steam tested and was rapidly being assembled in early December.

The fourth guest locomotive is set to be announced in late December.

In addition resident BR Standard 2 no 78019 will be rostered as 'hot spare' for the

event and is likely to work at least one diagram, making an eight engine line up, the

biggest gala roster on the GCR for many years.

Bill Ford, President of the Great Central Railway said,