Great Central Railway Mail by Rail Gala

A film of the Great Central Railway's annual 'Mail by Rail Gala'. Featuring BR Standard Class 2, No. 78019, ex-LMS 8F, No. 48305, ex-GWR 5100 Class, No. 4141, BR Type 2 locomotives (Classes 25& 27 respectively), Nos. D5401 and D5185, BR Class 45, 'Peak' No. D123 and BR DMU, Class 101.

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Travel & Events

Tags:

• 4141
• 78019
• 48305
• D123
• D5401
• D5185
• 101
• DMU
• 25
• 27
• 8F
• 2MT
• 45
• steam
• diesel
• GCR
• Great
• Central
• Railway
• Leicester
• Loughborough

[Paraffinmeister]

What's the deal with speed limits and the mail drop since I thought there was a blanket 25mph limit on the line when it's open to the public?

[TimEaston]

@Paraffinmeister its because the track on heritage railways is not up to main line standards in the most part, the mail drops on the GCR are done at 45mph because they don't carry passengers.

[Paraffinmeister]

@TimEaston Aye I know about the blanket 25mph limit (work at the Strathspey in my free time), I just wasn't sure about the deal with the mail drops, thanks for clearing that one up for me. Is it 60 that the railway has to be closed to the public for then?

[TimEaston]

@Paraffinmeister yes the railway is authorized to do 60 mph tests and Tornado did some of them but only when there are no public

[xfireballl5]

A nice all round selection of steam and diesel. I will have to get down there sometime. I'm from Stoke.

[TimEaston]

It is well worth a visit especially at gala times as the mail drops are a good spectacle.

[trainkid1]

we have the two gresley tpo's which may not run again and just be static display but we have 4 tpo's and maybe a brakvan to be painted into the royal mail livery but even that i spose will be a small tpo lol

[ShaurntheSheep]

whish the GC would have a longer TPS set

[TimEaston]

It's a special event.