Great Central Railway, Loughborough (visit)
Preserved Steam Locos; 5305 - AW 1360/37 Dsm, 34039 (Boscastle) - Bton/46 Dsm, 48305 - Crewe/43, 78019 - Dar/54 In Steam, 73156 - Don/56, 4141 - Sdn/46, 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" - Crewe/51, 45231 "The Sherwood Forester" - AW 1286/36, 63601 - Gorton/12, 1744 - NB22600/21, 30777 "Sir Lamiel" - NB 23223/25 In Steam, 6990 "Witherslack Hall" - Sdn/48, HE 3809/54 (ex p.237), 47406 - VF
3977/26 Dsm, 46521 - Sdn/53 Dsm. Preserved Diesel Locos; (33116) - BRCW DEL127/60, D5830 - BT 366/61, D123 "Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry" - Crewe/62, D5185 "Castell Dinas Bran" - Dar/63, D4067 "Margaret Ethel-Thomas Alfred Naylor" - Dar/61,
D3101 - Derby/55, 37255 - EE 3512/64 + EEV D943/64, 37314 "Dalzell" - EE 3368/63 + EES 8411/63 (on loan from p.58, In
Traffic), D8098 - EE 3003/61 + RSHD 8255/61, D5401 - BRCW DEL244/62 (ex p.159), 50007 "Sir Edward Elgar" - EE 3777/67 + VF
D1148/67, 08694 - Hor/59 (ex EWS, via Booth, Rotherham), D1705 "Sparrowhawk" - BT 467/64. Preserved DMUs; 977899 (51427), "Alf
Benney" - 51616 (assumed), 53266, 977900 (53321), 59575, 79976. Preserved EMUs; 62384, 69339, 76746, 76817. Preserved Carriages: SR; 1334 (Body only), 1375 (Body only), 1706. LMS; 31255 (Body only), 31370 (Body only). LNER; 1719, 4050. BR Mark 1; 99241 (BSK 35449), NRMY95404 (Griddle 1100), 1526, 1695, 1852, 3079, 3092, 3126, 4630, 4788, 4857, 4914, 4922, 4948, 4982, 9316, 14026, IR3172 (SK 21138), 21184, 21242, 25312, 25366, IR3178 (BSK 34590), 81382, 96187 (GUV 86168), 96190 (GUV 86448), 96194 (GUV 86949), 041869 (CCT 94286), 041870 (CCT 94709). BR Mark 2; 14064. BR Mark 3; 10558. Inspection Saloons; 999503, 999504. Preserved Cranes; ADRC96709 - CS 86/61 reb Derby/76 (ex Network Rail), (95208) - R&R E8137/8 built 1939.

Great Central Railway, Quorn and Woodhouse (visit)
Preserved Steam Locos; "Robert" - HC 1752/43. Preserved Diesel Locos: 25265 - Derby/66. Preserved Carriages: LNER; 4149 (BGP),
96202 (CL 32480). BR Mark 1; IR3177 (BSK 34227, Body only), IR3184 (BSK 34566 Body only), 86709. Preserved Small Plant; Bance Cart 3 037 (complete and a runner), Bance Cart 2 002 (Partly dismantled), Bance Cart 104 (chassis only). Preserved Road/Rail; A685PYD - Ford Tractor (ex AFS 091794). Preserved Internal Users; 024881, 024885, 024904, 042199.

Great Central Railway, Rothley (visit)
Preserved Diesel Locos: (37198) - EEV 3376/63 + RSHD 8419/64 (assumed), D2158 - Sdn/60, "Bardon" - AB 400/56. Preserved
Carriages: LNER; 10155, 9116 (RB 24080), 24278, 9124 (RB 24280), 57451, 70654. BR Mark 1; 1525, 1962, 3042, 4662, 4758, 4830,
15960, 16070, 80438 (ex 25139), 25711, 34393, 34738, 93579 (GUV 86579), 86830, 94707. BR Mark 2; 14099. Preserved Cranes; 81549 - Booth 6043/58. Preserved Internal User; 041489.

Great Central Railway, Swithland Sidings (visit)
Preserved Diesel Locos: 07005 - RH 480690/62, "Arthur Wright" - JF 4210079/52, 7 "Toby" - RH 235513/45. Preserved DMUs; 51616
(assumed), 977898 (53193), 977897 (53203), 59276. Preserved Carriages: GCR; 793. NER; 22118 (Dining Car 118). LNER; 70442 (BGP 4069), DE320907 (RF 1222), 70294 (POS 2441), 70268 (POT 6777), 23981, 62565. BR Mark 1; 13313, 14021, 21031, 43043, 80301, 80349, 80458, 81343, 87674, 94606. BR Mark 2; 9385 "Balmacara". Norwegian Railways: 547 (Underframe only).Preserved Internal Users; 024765, 024800, 024669, 024875, 024923, 024964, 024980, 042130, 083489, 083516.

Notes

1) A big thank you to Tony Cook & Martin Dudley for Railway arranging and to Martin Wilkinson & Graham Bannister for hosting this fantastic visit.
2) Steam Loco 42085 (Brighton/51) has now returned to the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway.
3) Diesel Loco 73003 (Elh/62) has now gone to the Swindon & Cricklade Railway.
4) LNER BGP 4149 arrived on 17/11/09 from the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway.
5) BR Mark 1 BSK 35449 (99241) was a recent arrival from the East Lancs Railway.
6) BR Mark 1 14021 has been sold to the Mid-Norfolk Railway, but has not moved as yet to its new home.
7) BR Mark 2s 14064 + 14099 are due to be transferred to mainline use at the end of February 2010.

Nuneaton Station (approx 2 hours)
66030/101/127/727. DMU; 153334/356, 170108/113/397/519/637/639. Voyager; 221115. EMU; 350106/113/240/246/266. Pendolinos; 390014/047/049. Track Machine; 80203.
Note; Many other Voyagers and Pendolinos were seen. However it was not possible to identify them due to the high speed that they passed through the station.