Great Central Railway (Nottingham)

Based at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre in Ruddington, our heritage railway will one day connect with the GCR in Leicestershire

[Robin Morel @13milepost]

in the ☀️@GCRNottingham Sunday Morning

[Paul Davison @davisonram]

Enjoyable morning out at @GCRNottingham behind 31210 😎

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

Today's the day! Welcome back 31 210! Ride 4 return trips along our main line today, with a day rover for just £20! Refreshments on board and beer direct from the keg. plus the miniature and model railways at the Heritage Centre. You can pay on the day https://t.co/2v3bKPCDIO

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

Tomorrow is the big day. Back on passenger trains after 30 plus years, making it's preservation debut, Class 31 210 will be running four trips, the full length of the Great Central in Nottinghamshire. See you there! https://t.co/2v3bKPCDIO with day rover tickets just £20.

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

31 210 has just completed an all line test run ahead of hauling her first trains in decades on Sunday. Day rover tickets just £20 for 4 full main line trains https://t.co/2v3bKPCDIO

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

Check out the latest news from the Great Central in Nottinghamshire. There's just days to go before 31 210 roars back into passenger service with us. Can't wait for Sunday. https://t.co/i74BQJivwl

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

Just four days to go until 31 210 works its first passenger trains since the 1990s. Ride it first, Sunday 14th June with four round trips in the heart of the country for just £20 day rover ticket. Tickets at https://t.co/2v3bKPCDIO

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

31 210 has just arrived on GCR in Nottinghamshire ahead of working first ever passenger trains in preservation. It’s happening this Sunday, the 14th. Tickets at https://t.co/2v3bKPCDIO

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

@malcps Good point - the date is Sunday the 14th - that's this weekend.

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

Drive Tornado on the GCR in Nottinghamshire. A rare opportunity to take the regulator of a main line engine on a main line. Book via Fox and Edwards https://t.co/xgii1XTuyH

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

Tornado is staying on at the Great Central Railway in Nottinghamshire through June. Here's a great shot crossing the River Soar, with a reminder we want to clean the viaduct up and make some repairs. You can help donating a couple of quid here https://t.co/d8Pd8BJ4EN Thank you!

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

31 210 has never worked a passenger train in preservation. We're delighted to host it's return on the 14th of June.

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

Coming up next on the GCR in Nottinghamshire, on June 14th, Class 31 31210 returns to passenger service for the first time in decades. Four return trips, with a day rover ticket for just £20. https://t.co/uokaMZf7ng

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

Flying Scotsman departed today from the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, with one last run along the main line to Network Rail. What an incredible few days with grateful thanks to everyone who came to visit and made it happen.

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

Rushcliffe Halt had its busiest ever days while Flying Scotsman were with us. Take a look…
https://t.co/vxGTFjyeai

[Tom🖤🤍 (P) @TomDearlove1]

A few shots of Flying Scotsman on here last day @GCRNottingham

Looks to have been a very very successful event. Well done to everyone thats put on a great few weeks 😄😄

[Paul @paul_lomas]

Lovely trip on the Scotsman @GCRNottingham

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

@Staplefordtrain We don't have a date for this image (taken by Peter Skins) but it shows Scotsman passing Belgrave and Birstall box, presumably on the 1963 or 1964 railtour.

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

How long since Flying Scotsman was on the GCR in Nottinghamshire? It hauled a rail tour in 1963 (pictured) through Nottingham Victoria and again in 1964. Taken by Alan Bowler, when the loco was owned by Alan Pegler. Don't miss out on 31st May 2026 in case we have to wait again!

[Great Central Railway (Nottingham) @GCRNottingham]

One last day with Flying Scotsman, tomorrow (31st May) at Great Central Railway (Nottingham). Tickets at https://t.co/oGBhOjw4cG . See it trackside at Rushcliffe Halt or Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre. Tornado also on display. Miniature railway running.