Bridging The Gap - Great Central Railway

[djsreview]

has anyone made this for microsoft train sim

[MiLLwallpaul231258]

Surely if they had'nt have removed the bridge in the first place it would have saved all this expence

[D326Productions]

@MiLLwallpaul231258 they didn't, Dr Beeching did.

[MrRickenbastard]

Has this project been shelved? Nothing seems to be happening.....

[OliverNo12]

will the gcrn be double tracked

[Strawberry7Lynn]

I enjoyed the computer graphics part of the clip rather a lot, it explains very clearly how this are and what needs to be done

[MegaEagle63]

great if they do it, it will be the finest preserved railway in England

[Bignadim]

to leicester central.then they might actually make them clean up that huge demo site that was Leicesters engineering industry. and connect to High cross. and beyond to Foss Park. as buses ae crap.

[kappucinokid]

I like this. 

[gileragfr125]

i have often wondered if the 2 sites would link up well done cant wait for that to happen good luck i used to live n n w londoniwith the line behind my house on the small section they left my late uncle told me lots about this line although he was a lms man he was a proper t5rain nut lol

[trainlover658]

this is something a guided busway will never do, they say that they're more efficiant, but who honestly here wants to travel on a bus anyway? where the excitement in that?

[ROCKSOLID19]

The gap does actually put the GCR at risk of losing financially. The gap must be bridged at some point in order to preserve some integrity for the heritage line.

[cefnonn]

Good informative video. Hope you have got the county and councils on your side. Best of luck!

[basfordhall]

hows the re opening going?i work on railway and would help you in anyway,has there been any talk of going further south maybe towards rugby?the bridge over the m1 is still there,i noticed a bridge missing next to the m1 somewhere though

[Marillionmad]

@joe4369 would never have guessed that Joe XD

[Marillionmad]

Whom is the Narrator does she do free work? 

[Marillionmad]

I love the look of this, shes right, the network is becoming harder to operate on, and this will bring in so much money for hertiage railways, if more and more support throughout hertigae railways. Not just the GCR

[jimmyowl1992]

Would love to see it happen but how theygonna get cash.

Could they not just start fundrasising now, surely they don't need all the cash to start? just start on the little bridge over canal and show they are commited to project and want it completed, this will attract investors and they can start just taking little bits of money to contribute. It's clearly feasible so just get started.

[5thegranary]

A very professional and convincing video. I live in the USA and traveled on the GCR from Rugby to Nottingham quite often in the 1960s. It would be great to travel a large part of that line again and would certainly regenerate the area.

[Chafford1]

House of Commons presentation on this later this month. Cost £10 - £15m

[MrBazzat11]

@Chafford1 Best of luck with it. If the money is not available now, it may well be later.

[MrBazzat11]

This would be brilliant! If only the money was there to do it. If 7 million can be spent on restoring a Vulcan Bomber, this would be a more worthwhile project. Its great to see a Vulcan up in the air but its becoming a 'cash cow' with too many so called celebrities jumping on the bandwagon.

I'm all for the Great Central Railway-combined!

[cleckheatoncentral]

I would think getting to Leicester city centre is a better. Just think of the boost to the local area.

[Strawberry7Lynn]

@cleckheatoncentral They've probably built houses over the trackbed & the old Leicester Central station site. Then there's the problem of re-instating the level crossing at Belgrave and Birstall which the local authorities are unlikely to authorize, least for a heritage railway. Other than that, I like what you're saying

[Bignadim]

@Strawberry7Lynn leicester station is still here but used as indoor scrap yard!!

[folknstuff]

"To Belgrave Road" - now THERE's a challenge - Sainsbury's will have to go but it'll be worth it :-)

[DADRENO]

If the NYMR can afford a new bridge - why can't we?

[Jimmy87nottingham]

Ive always said if i had the money, id defiantly give them the money to do it.

[4beatlefans]

Forget the feasability studies; just do it!

[edwardianeccentric]

I've now watched the rest. Get me Lord Adonis's phone number.

[edwardianeccentric]

So far I've watched 30 seconds. I'm convinced! Bring me that lottery ticket....

[MG06ZT]

Very good vid, would be great to see it happen!

[ajmunroe]

I don't know if it would work but could the braunstone gate bridge be used in this project it's a part of the great central railway

[metaldrummer330]

good video, although this has been said to happen years ago. I doubt it will be completed within the next 10yrs, athough it is feasible, there simply is not enough money. Investors wont back the project in this economic climate and lottery grants havent been awarded, as there is no evidence of the railway making a start on the project (except from the countless number of feasibility studies). It will be something special when it does happen though.

[60103Henry]

Great Videos, 5 Stars!

[EastMidlandsSteam]

im down here quite a lot the only thing is that all track would need to be moved before the canal bridge because infront is the shed and behind is stacks of unused coaches and a burnt railbus!

[LiamsShadow]

i live along the larger section of the great central, right near leicester north, i would LOVE this to happen, count me in DEFINATELY!!

[QTXAdsy]

Good for you :P

Hopefully this video will make more people to join in.

[34027]

Great vid. gcr is my fav railway.

[QTXAdsy]

Yeah, GCR is great, but will be better when it all gets connected up. But my fav one is the Strathspey railway, it has always had a special place in my heart ;)

[mattyboimatty]

count me in

[QTXAdsy]

Good for you ;)

[mattyboimatty]

lol