HRH The Prince of Wales visits the Mountsorrel Heritage Centre
The visit by HRH The Prince of Wales to the Mountsorrel and Rothley Community Heritage Centre.
We must thank:-
Our volunteers, for working tirelessly over the past few months to ready the Heritage Centre for our VIP.
Anders our bag piper who came over to play the Prince in as he arrived and out as he left.
Andy Munro, CEO of the GCR and the other GCR staff and volunteers, who worked to have the Jinty ready for her important role.
To the train crew Scott, Andrew, Michael, Simon and to Craig the driver for giving HRH the chance to drive (under supervision) the loco out of Mountsorrel Station.
The school children who behaved impeccably and gave the Prince such a warm welcome, and the parents and teachers for allowing us to use the pictures and video of the children.
Clive Hanley for kindly allowing us to use some his excellent photos taken around Mountsorrel Station.
Visit by the Duke of Gloucester
to the Mountsorrel and Rothley Heritage Centre
Mountsorrel - leicestershire
A drive through mountsorrel leicestershire england.
Mountsorrel Railway - Swithland Sidings To Mountsorrel
An above tree top flight along the route of the Mountsorrel Railway from the GCR's Swithland Sidings to Bond Lane, Mountsorrel.
Steam Trains 24/25 March 2018
Steam trains on the Mountsorrel Railway 24/25 March 2018
Mountsorrel Community Picnic
Description
Mountsorrel railway in Leicestershire reopens after sixty years
A Leicestershire village saw its historic railway track re-opened today after more than sixty years. The Mountsorrel railway was once used to ferry stone from the local quarries - but has been out of use since the 1950s.
Now, it's been entirely rebuilt by local volunteers and the first train full of visitors rolled into the station on Saturday. Melissa Wright reports.
Victoria and Planet visit Mountsorrel
A replica of Stephenson's Planet arrives for an overnight stay at the Railway Museum at the Mountsorrel and Rothley Heritage Centre.
What a surprise to find the train accompanied by Prince Albert and Sir Robert Peel!
Places to see in ( Loughborough - UK )
Places to see in ( Loughborough - UK )
Loughborough is a town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. Loughborough is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and home to Loughborough University. Loughborough is close to the Nottinghamshire border and is within a short distance of locations such as Nottingham, the East Midlands Airport and Derby.
Loughborough has the world's largest bell foundry — John Taylor Bellfounders, which made the bells for the Carillon war memorial, a landmark within the Queens Park in the town, Great Paul for St Paul's Cathedral, and York Minster. The first mention of Loughborough is in the 1086 Domesday Book. Loughborough's local weekly newspaper is the Loughborough Echo. The town of Loughborough is also served by Leicestershire's daily newspaper, the Leicester Mercury.
Loughborough railway station is the mainline national station serving the town. Network Rail has recently redeveloped the station, increasing the length of platforms and improving access. The local council has made concurrent improvements to the surrounding area. The M1's Junction 23 lies just to the west of Loughborough. The River Soar passes by to the east of the town. Navigation from Loughborough north towards the Trent was achieved in 1778 by the Loughborough Navigation, which terminates at Loughborough Wharf between Derby Road and Bridge Street.
Alot to see in ( Loughborough - UK ) such as :
Bradgate Park
Charnwood Museum
All Saints Church, Loughborough
Loughborough Carillon
Grace Dieu Priory
Watermead Country Park
Great Central Railway
Beacon Hill Country Park
Swithland Wood
Bradgate House
Beacon Hill, Leicestershire
Stoneywell
East Midlands Aeropark
Swithland Reservoir
War Memorial Museum
Beacon Hill & Broombriggs Farm Country Park
Blackbrook Reservoir
Bardon Hill
Mountsorrel & Rothley Community Heritage Centre
Stonehurst Family Farm & Museum
Old John Tower
Bridge Graffiti Mural
( Loughborough - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Loughborough . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Loughborough - UK
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Mountsorrel Railway Train weekend 20/21 Aug 2016
Selection of photos and videos taken on the Sunday of the Mountsorrel Railway weekend.
The video follows the rough itinerary, starting from Nunckley Hill, heading to Bond Lane to pick up further passengers, then back past Nunckley and the picnic area to Swithland Sidings, before returning to Nunckley.
Loco Cavalcade at Bala
To mark the close of the 2015 gala, a cavalcade of locomotives is seen performing run-pasts alongside the lake at Llangower. They are then seen storming up Ddolfawr Bank in formation.
This video was taken on August 31st 2015, at the close of the four day Bala Lake Railway gala.
Mountsorrel Railway 23.10.16
Mountsorrel Granite Wagons arrive at Nunckley Hill
The Mountsorrel Granite Wagons are shunted into the Railway Museum. Three of the wagons were originally renovated back in 2010. The other two wagons will be refurbished over the winter.
First train on the restored Mountsorrel Railway
The first train to run on the Mountsorrel Railway GCR branch since the track lifting train in 1959. 300m of track have been laid so far and this is the first of several trains to drop top ballast so that the track can be levelled, packed and aligned ready for heritage use. There is still a further 1500m to go to reach Mountsorrel. For further details of the project please visit mountsorrelrailway.org.uk
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Afternoon Tea Train at Idridgehay
The Afternoon Tea train arriving and departing Idridgehay on Tuesday 23rd June 2015 hauled by Class 33 33103 Swordfish. The train operates between Wirksworth and Duffield.
Good observation by the third man!
A DMU to Nunckley Hill
A trip on a preserved DMU from Quorn & Woodhouse station to Nunckley Hill on the Mountsorrel Branch, and back. These trips do not happen that often but I finally managed to get one. Unfortunately the trains were not going on to Mountsorrel Station due to limited clearance issues.
The Heritage Centre has a re-creation of a quarry as well as a museum and give shunting demonstrations with vintage wagons.
This was originally a mineral only line serving Moutsorrel Quarry and never saw passenger services.
Mountsorrel Railway Running Weekend 20 & 21 August 2016
E50266 & E51427 forming a British Rail Class 101 DMU, Running on Mountsorrel Railway Running Weekend 20 & 21 August 2016. Seen on Saturday filmed around Nunckley Hill Station & Heritage Centre, This is only the second weekend of passenger services running a rare opportunity so far.
Great Central Railway Mountsorrel Branch and TPO Weekend 22/07/2017
(E50266, M50321, E51427) forming a British Rail Class 101 DMU, 777, 92214, D6535 & Ruston on Great Central Railway Mountsorrel Branch and TPO Weekend 22 & 23 July 2017. This is the first time regular paying services are run from stations on GCR to the Mountsorrel Branch, also running we extra TPO deamenstration trains on GCR. Filmed at Quorn & Woodhouse, Rothley & Nunckley Hill Halt.
Steaming up the Mountsorrel Branch on Jinty 47406 13th May 2018
Here's some footage of a footplate ride up the Mountsorrel Branch on Jinty 47406 from Swithland Siding to Nunckley Hill & back at the Great Central Railways Goods Galore Gala 13th May 2018. Thanks for watching, please like, comment and subscribe - enjoy!
The Heritage Shunter Trusts Shunter Gala
The twice yearly Shunter gala at Peak Rail on 26th May 2019