My son is special needs and really likes track inspection vehicles like that one. He thinks they are highly underrated and all should be preserved, restored, and put back into service inspecting lines and giving people rides.

Interesting vid. I assume on more than one day or they swapped the train wagon rake around at some point?

Brilliant 👍

Brilliant promotional video showing the exciting developments that taken place at the Mountsorrel heritage site. Glorious ecological views.

Easy start never use on the locos

Need one of those nice solar powered flange greasers for those curves.

Why is the Shark plough brake van attached to the Loco and not at the other end of the Dogfish ballast wagons. It took two sweeps of the lines instead of one.

Thanks for waiting to release the footage, it was a nightmare not being able to share my photographs online! I was the actual fireman for the two days, rather than the character one from the tv series. Superb few days, great to be the first steam loco to stop over, great to see the video too!

Hi Tony, What a difference two years can make. When we reached this point in 2013 we thought that would be the end of the line as raising money to build Mountsorrel Station would take many years. The idea was that a buffer would be added and the GCR could run occasional specials from the GCR to that point. That wasn't to be though as we were fortunate to not only secure funding for the station, but the much larger heritage centre project and second station as well! The station is now built at Mountsorrel and the track laying extended through the bridge.

how come done??

Great video mate.have liked and susbcribed :)

Great to see how well you have done, under the bridge at the new station, how far on did the line go?

Great video,so much potential in this little railway.

Such a nice wee characterful railway!

37198 is owned by network rail.and is based at the GCR for the foreseeable future

Well done....beeching must be turning in his grave..

It goes to show that the GCR is a proffesionally run railway. Although the railway is run by some proffesionals, the majority of the work is done isby volunteers.

amazing vid!

37198 is currently based at the GCR, not sure who owns it.

looks great. Network rail 37?

This is just fantastic. What an achievement. Congrats to all concerned.

Thanks! The railway runs through a wonderful wildlife corridor and is very picturesque. We have put a lot of effort into protecting the wildlife of the route and undertaking tasks to help improve it. Some of this work is clear to see on the film and we are creating a branch line with quite an infectious charm. Although standard gauge, the tight curves, clearances and gradients give almost a narrow gauge feel.

Looks excellent - it will certainly make shipping track materials up and down the line much easier and quicker. The video also demonstrates the great rural views that future passengers on the branch will be able to enjoy!

Great project. Be nice to see a sentinel trundeling down the line with some wagons in tow.

well done

Hi foxesontherox. Does your dad have any sepcific memories of the bracnh line from Mountsorrel to Swithland? There are very few photos of this stretch and we are reliant on what people remember to get the recreation right. We have just restored a farmer's level crossing and would love to know how close we are to the look of the original.

Additional quote from my Dad, "I actually rode on the footplate of an engine on this line in 1947 as an 8 year-old. Not this engine but a 0-4-0 saddle tank engine Lady Winfred (who was Lady Winifred?). I remember throwing logs on to the fire. ( that must have been before Health & Safety."

Brilliant to know this is restored - my Grandpa drove this train in the 1940s

Great work everyone!

sound like something needs oiling!!

Seeing this makes all the hard work worthwhile! Well done to all involved!