Step Back in Time: Railways at Work Gala 2024 at the Great Central Railway

Had a great day spent at the Great Central Railway last week at their Railways at Work Gala (10/08/2024).

The event at Quorn & Woodhouse station yard featured historical reenactments centered around the 1966 World Cup and the Beeching cuts era. Demonstrations of loading and unloading goods were part of the activities, set against the backdrop of this iconic period. Re-enactors, along with police in period uniforms, helped bring the atmosphere of mid-1960s to life, highlighting both the excitement of England's World Cup victory and the impact of the Beeching cuts (33:22) on the railway system.

0:00 Intro
0:15 Loughborough - Shunt Manoeuvres
7:53 BR Standard Class 5 4-6-0 No.73156 - Haulage
9:27 Loughborough
10:21 BR Green Class 20 D8098 - Haulage
13:56 Rothley
20:34 On board Diesel Railcar BR Class 101 50203
21:46 Loughborough
23:40 Quorn and Woodhouse
28:06 Quorn and Woodhouse Demonstrations
33:22 Beeching cuts protestors...
35:31 Quorn and Woodhouse Demonstrations
38:21 GWR MODIFIED HALL 4-6-0 No.6990 "Witherslack Hall" - Haulage
39:04 Leicester North
40:22 Rothley
40:51 Leicester North
41:20 BR Green Class 37 D6700 - Haulage
46:23 Quorn and Woodhouse (more demonstrations)
53:52 Loughborough