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EOL>News Headline News 6 Council buys a million GCR shares; Broadway share issue passes halfway mark; Colne Valley, Lynton & Barnstaple and Southwold schemes approved; Queen's Award for East Lancashire and Chasewater, and computer glitch stops Tornado. News 10 Helicopter snaps Flying Scotsman trespassers; Lavender Line gives arson-hit Swindon & Cricklade two DEMU cars; Leighton Buzzard sets new narrow gauge record; four locomotives on each Steam on the Met train in September; Falklands hero Simon Weston becomes Patriot patron; Ã
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LEICESTERSHIRE County Councila€ s magnificent and visionary gesture of buying a million shares in the Great Central Railway is not just an endorsement of the success of Britaina€ s only double-track heritage trunk
railway, but of the entire movement.
This magazine has said for many years that the GCRa€ s position in central England makes it a perfect choice to become akin to an operating arm of the National Railway Museum, Loughborougha€ s excellent road and rail connections placing it within fairly easy reach of a huge slice of the population.
Two other local authorities have been supporting the GCR for many years, and the county council coming on board with a magnanimous gesture like this makes for a dream team to help ensure that not only the Loughborough gap is finally bridged, but also the planned museum at Leicester North is a resounding success.
railway, but of the entire movement.
This magazine has said for many years that the GCRa€ s position in central England makes it a perfect choice to become akin to an operating arm of the National Railway Museum, Loughborougha€ s excellent road and rail connections placing it within fairly easy reach of a huge slice of the population.
Two other local authorities have been supporting the GCR for many years, and the county council coming on board with a magnanimous gesture like this makes for a dream team to help ensure that not only the Loughborough gap is finally bridged, but also the planned museum at Leicester North is a resounding success.
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