Talk:Great Central Railway (heritage railway)

message: *The GCR and NTHC are preserved railways in... etc.
====Description of route====
(Each item below having its own page)
*Leicester North
*Rothley (inc. Swithland)
*Quorn and Woodhouse
*Loughborough Central (inc. Stanford)
*East Leake (inc. Barnstone, exc. Rushcliffe)
*Rushcliffe Halt (inc. Gotham)
*Ruddington (inc. Abandoned station, 50 steps junction)
*NTHC
====History====
*"Please see separate article 'here'" thingy
====All the other stuff that's hanging on at the bottom of the page====
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Any thoughts?
Ronstar308 15:58, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Outline description

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Any thoughts?
Ronstar308 15:58, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: All the other stuff that's hanging on at the bottom of the page

message: :Having not looked at the page for some months, it is now in much better shape.
:There is no longer a need to merge Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre to here, as that is a clearly separate thing, however there is scope for combining its stock list with Great Central Railway locomotives, to simplify maintenance and avoid duplication.
:I will do the necessary to suggest that instead.
:NOTE - at present there are no direct links between the two pages, which would seem an obvious thing to provide.
:EdJogg 10:00, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Concluded

message: Is someone having a laugh, so may tags, lets have more.... 62.190.128.210 (talk) 00:25, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Tags

message: I'm intrigued with the string of edits over the last couple of days.  Who is proposing the extension of the preserved line south from Leicester to Quainton Road?  Where are the references for this proposal?  David Biddulph (talk) 20:27, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed extension ? 

message: This article also needs to be split;
* Great Central Railway (Nottingham) and Great Central Railway (heritage railway) are two separate concerns for the time being.
While Bridging the gap is a project that should be supported, at this time, it isn't progressing, and won't be complete for at least 10 years.
As and when the two are combined, then we can merge have one article.  Until then, any combination of the two is original research, producing the mess that you see here. Tony May (talk) 18:20, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, I would tend to agree with that. The way the present article's written makes it somewhat more complex to split than it should really be, but it would be worth the effort. Alzarian16 (talk) 00:10, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article needs to be split 

message: There was an accident on the GCR on 12 May in which a Class 37 locomotive ran away crewless from Quorn & Woodhouse and collided with carriages at Loughborough. Surprisingly, this seems not to have been picked up by the media. It will be covered by Heritage Railway magazine in due course, and the RAIB are investigating. Pending a better reference, could we use the post on Facebook by Heritage Railway magazine as a reference. The GCR haven't mentioned the accident on their website or facebook page. Mjroots (talk) 15:34, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd say not. If something is not verifiable in reliable sources (and a Facebook page of a reliable source is not itself a reliable source) then it is not notable enough for inclusion in an article. Obviously if it subsequently becomes verifiable then the notability can be reassessed at that point. Thryduulf (talk) 19:24, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Now covered by a RS. Mjroots (talk) 10:47, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: 12 May 2014 accident

message: In the Major engineering projects section it says that four such projects are underway, though only two are detailed. There's vague mention of both northward and southward extensions but no detail and no citation. Can someone with the knowledge please clarify and tidy as it's very misleading as it stands. Are any of these projects actually underway yet? 83.104.249.240 (talk) 13:24, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Engineering projects? 

message: I have created a page about the Main Line Preservation Group for two reasons: Firstly, because I believe the establishment of this group, with aims that many contemporary experts considered impossible, was historically significant - especially in the light of the subsequent achievements by the group's successors. Secondly, because I have access to a wealth of contemporary material that enables me to assemble historically accurate accounts of the group's formation and development. As may be obvious, I am a Wikipedia novice, so any help will be gratefully apreciated. I plan to add more information to the page as time permits.
--Graham J Oliver (talk) 18:57, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Main Line Preservation Group 

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thread_title:  External links modified (January 2018) 

message: The lead image is always tricky.  MOS:LEADIMAGE has some details.  The key feature of the GCR is it is a mainline heritage railway; including a significantly double tracked that is 60mph rated for test train testing (not for heritage thats still 25mph).  So the lead image ideally ideally should be a little striking; ideally giving an impression of the double track, and having some detail beside the train.  A steam train is probably preferable.  We've now had 3 choices in the infoxbox today (Please remember I am colour defective and sometimes poor at spotting over-exposure etc etc):
# : (71000 "Duke of Gloucester" Quorn straight.jpg) Was the first to use the infobox (16 June 2019).  Photo implies straight double track mainline with heritage locomotive/train to suit that impression with a fair amount of ambience.  Although added by user who took the photo that was by no means inappropriate and has the advantage if not too broke don't fix it.  I think this one is appropriate for this railway.  The user adding this photo is slightly out of favour due to gallery reversions however in my opinion that should not affect image choice.
#  (Loughborough Central Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 2150956.jpg): This photo just doesn't seem suitable for the lead image to me.  Somehow a bit shadowy and untidy.
#  (70013 Great Central Railway (5).jpg) : The up semaphone signal, a good head of steam, the Great Central Railway sign and a mainline railway feel all seem good positives (but we don't evidence the double track). It might benefit from a careful slight crop to top, right and bottom ... and it might not. The bottom left of this image is a little boring.  So I'd like to see how people feel over this one.
If people want this off (fair enough) please revert to (71000 "Duke of Gloucester" Quorn straight.jpg) in the interim and create a respectful polite consensus discussion here as to the preferred replacement.
Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 23:03, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox Image 

message: In April 2016 the GCR announced they planned to install 3rd rail electrification between Leicester North and Rothley but it seems nobody mentioned it in the article so I’m guessing it never happened or was planned.
Source that I am reffering to: https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/2016/04/3rd-rail-electrification/ Slender (talk) 12:54, 2 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Did you notice the publication date of that article...? EdJogg (talk) 17:52, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Electrification? 

message: just where is she now, I saw her 2022 Christmas pulling the Christmas light train / Santa's express, where is she?? 86.30.170.50 (talk) 19:40, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  City of Leicester - Steam Engine