Pictured at Quorn on one of it's visits to the GCR, 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton" is on the 1.15pm from Loughborough on the 8th February 1997.

B1 1264 leaves Rothley on 7th February 1998 with the 10.15 from Loughborough.

30777 coasts through Kinchley Lane with the Windcutters on 8th February 1997.

30777 with the 2pm from Leicester North. Swithland sidings, 22nd February 1997.

On my first visit to the Great Central the sun failed to shine reducing me to black and white photography for some of the day. Here 45593 "Kolhapur" and visiting 45596 "Bahamas" speed south at Swithland Sidings on 24th June 1995.

46229 "Duchess of Hamilton" is making life difficult with it's drain cocks, as it leaves Quorn on 8th February 1997 with the 10.15 from Loughborough.

5197, a visitor from the Churnet Valley, drifts past Rabbit Bridge while in charge of 8C18 14.35 mixed goods to Rothley. Another case of the day being too hot for exhaust to show. 27/7/02.

60800 "Green Arrow" passes Woodthorpe Bridge on 27th July 2002 with 2A21 15.45 Loughborough to Leicester North.

92203 leaves Quorn with the 11.45 from Loughborough on the 8th February 1997. The sun shone and then my camera leaked light, forcing me to turn this image into monochrome to lessen the resultant flare!

Superpower! 92203 and 92212 make a spectacular sight as they pass Kinchley Lane with the 15.30 from Loughborough to Leicester North, on the 8th February 1997.

44422 and 47279 are both at Swithland Sidings on demonstration goods trains on 24th June 1995.

A going-away shot of 44422 at Swithland Sidings with a demonstration coal train. 24/6/95.

45593 "Kolhapur" stands at Loughborough station on 24th June 1995.

45593 "Kolhapur" storms through Woodthorpe Bridge on the 24th June 1995. Still no sunshine!

30777 "Sir Lamiel" passes Kinchley Lane with the Windcutters. 22/2/97.

5231 is paired with 75029 "The Green Knight" as they head north at Kinchley Lane on the 8th February 1997.

30777 "Sir Lamiel" comes off Swithland Viaduct with the "Windcutter" rake on the 8th February 1997.

30777 heads north with a coal train and passes 92212 which has charge of the dining train. Swithland. 8/2/97.

In the very last of the light, 46229 "Duchess of Hamilton" passes Woodthorpe Bridge with the 16:15 from Loughborough on the 8th February 1997.

92212 has just passed Woodthorpe Bridge on the 22nd February 1997.

46229 "Duchess of Hamilton" has just passed Woodthorpe Bridge with a mail train. 22nd February 1997.

Plenty going on in this picture, as 60800 "Green Arrow" leaves Loughborough with the first train of the day - 2A04 09.55 to Leicester North. 27/7/02.

8572 at Kinchley Lane with the Great Central's mail train on 7th February 1998. Guess which way the wind was blowing!

46229 "Duchess of Hamilton" was getting towards the end of it's then-current ticket when this was taken - hence the leaks. It's at Kinchley Lane on 22nd February 1997.

6990 "Witherslack Hall" roars through Rabbit Bridge on 7th February 1998.

34039 "Boscastle" looks magnificent at Kinchley Lane on 7th February 1998.

1264 rounds the curve at Kinchley with the 1pm from Loughborough. 07/2/98.

30777 "Sir Lamiel" shunts a demonstration van train near Quorn. 07/2/98.

8572 leaves Quorn with the 2pm from Loughborough. 07/2/98.

30777 "Sir Lamiel" shunts a demonstration van train near Quorn. 07/2/98.

6998 "Witherslack Hall" leaves Quorn with the 2.30 mail train, on the 7th February 1998.

60800 "Green Arrow" enters Quorn Station on the 27th July 2002 with 1C09 11.50 to Leicester.

60800 "Green Arrow" passes Rabbit Bridge on the 27th July 2002. The train was 2A17 14.15 Loughborough to Leicester North.

63601 passes Woodthorpe Bridge with the "Windcutters" on the 27th July 2002.

90775 passes Kinchley Lane with 2A14 12.57 Loughborough to Leicester. 27/7/02.

A case of the "too warms" as 90775 passes Kinchley with 2A19 15.00 Loughborough to Leicester on 27th July 2002.

7821 "Ditcheat Manor" passes Woodthorpe with the 1C22 16.05 TPO to Rothley. 27/7/02.

30777 "Sir Lamiel" shunts a demonstration van train near Quorn. 07/2/98.

The 22nd February 1997 wasn't too sunny either - typical for a gala weekend! Here 92212 passes KInchley Lane with the 11-45 from Loughborough.