A steam locomotive hauls the Jacobite train across the curved stone arches of Glenfinnan Viaduct, white exhaust trailing back over the maroon carriages with Highland hills beyond.
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Railway Events · In 16 days

Autumn Diesel Gala at the Great Central Railway

📅 Thu 3 – Sun 6 Sep 2026📍 Loughborough Central Station, LeicestershireLE11 1RW

Four days of diesel action on Britain's only double track heritage main line between Loughborough and Leicester North. Guest locomotives include Deltic Class 55 D9015 Tulyar, Class 14 D9525, Class 20 20227 Sherlock Holmes and Class 33 33103 Swordfish, joining home fleet Class 37, Class 45 and Class 50 traction.

What’s on

  • Deltic D9015 'Tulyar' visiting
  • Class 33 33103 'Swordfish'
  • Class 20 20227 'Sherlock Holmes'
  • Double track main line running