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set between the two main running lines. The platforms are 400 feet (120 m) long, capable of accommodating consists of up to 6 coaches and/or mail vans. The station buildings are unique on the preserved railway, the only station with a complete canopy, the longest in railway preservation. The
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From a long fenced pathway alongside the northward line, the running shed can be viewed. This large 3-road building has to accommodate both residential and visiting motive power, as well as serving as a workshop. Unlike most other railways, it is possible to go inside and see "most" of the steam
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All stations on the preserved Great Central Railway are set in a specific era; at Loughborough this era is the 1950s. Many artefacts around the station aid in this atmosphere, including original and recreated British Railways posters, British Railways totem poles, a 1950s TV showing 1950s
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Original station facilities include: ladies' waiting room and powder room; general waiting room; gentlemen's toilets; and a refreshment room/cafe. In 2009, a ÂŁ20,000 grant allowed the station to have new toilets, and a lift in the entrance hall to be installed for the benefits of the
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The station also plays host to the command centre of the heritage railway operations, from which the Duty Traffic Manager organizes all movements which take place on the railway from the Station Master's Office.
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on which it will eventually be built, will include the shed itself (half of which will be converted into a workshop), a second carriage works, storage sidings and an education centre for school groups.
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project will result in the shed being demolished, due to its position intercepting the line to Ruddington. The replacement is a 10-road from
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The station has appeared in many film and television programmes, chosen for its retro aesthetic, such as
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transportation films in the general waiting room, and a display of 1950s platform trolleys and bicycles.
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locomotives in various stages of completion. Only the third road is inaccessible to the general public.
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visitors. The railway society have also added a book and gift shop, a museum, and an emporium/shop.
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programme, shown on 17 July 2011 during a train/car feature, which was filmed in June 2011.
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Henry Ernest Algar 1931 - 1937 (formerly station master at Nottingham High Level station)
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on 15 March 1899, built to the standard GCR arrangement of having an
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in 1974, train services currently run south from the station to
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sited to the north, and the three original water tanks are all
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A. Smith 1937 - ???? (formerly station master at Bingham)
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P.B. Hand ca. 1929 - 1931 (afterwards station master at Luton)
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Reopened by the Great Central Railway as part of the restored
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Loughborough
Leicestershire
52°46′07″N 1°11′45″W / 52.7686°N 1.1959°W / 52.7686; -1.1959
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SK543193
Great Central Railway (preserved)
Great Central Railway
London and North Eastern Railway


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Great Central Railway
Great Central Railway (preserved)
Loughborough
Great Central Railway
island platform
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