The GONE COMPLETELY RAILWAY

1st February 2007

Here is a tribute to the former Great Central Main line which ran through my old hometown of Nottingham. All images were taken from 1959-1969 when the railway was still in BR hands. There are a lot of shots in and around Nottingham but some from elsewhere too. If anyone requires copies (legally) I can make them available for Ł1 per 6 by 4 print (BW) and colour 6 by 4 for Ł1.50. These will be printed to the full edge and will come without the copyright warning. NOTE - DO NOT press the buy button below each picture - if you do this you will buy a low resolution picture with a copyright warning. To get info on how to buy high quality images with no copyright markings..... E-mail bygonz@yahoo.com for more information.

NOTE to find shots of diesels working over the Former Great Central please check out the DIESELS in the 60's gallery!

WARNING! ALL are copyright - do not steal by downloading esp as I am making them available legally

Sit back, enjoy and remember the glory of the once proud Great Central Line - built by visionaries and destroyed by moronic politicians!

O1 63817 speeds past Wilford Brickworks box witha southbound freight in July 1962 513x451 63817gc.JPG 2005-10-10 00:00:00	70054 Dornoch Firth is about to take the empty vans back to Marylebone in July 1965, seen here at Nottingham Victoria 527x481 70054gcb.JPG 2005-10-10 00:00:00	44941 takes a Footex down to Leicester Central in late May 1963.Location is Wilford 640x485 44941wilford631200dpi__Small_.jpg 2007-02-01 00:00:00	45450 with a holiday train returning from Skegness to Leicester Central. Location is Ruddington 640x408 45450ruddington1200dpi__Small_.jpg 2007-02-01 00:00:00
Patriot 45530 Sir Frank Ree with the famous 5.15pm Nottingham Vic to Marylebone train Aug 1963.Location is Wilford 640x401 45530wilford1200dpi__Small_.jpg 2007-02-01 00:00:00	Jubilee 45646 is working the famous Bournemouth to Bradford in July 1963. Location is Wilford 640x494 45646wilford1200dpi__Small_.jpg 2007-02-01 00:00:00	Royal Scot 46143 was one of the first of many of its class to arrive at Annesley in the early 1960's - seen here with a train from Marylebone. Location is Wilford 640x451 46143wilford1200dpi__Small_.jpg 2007-02-01 00:00:00	Scot 46156 simmers in the Vic as it waits for the right away for the journey down to London in August 1964 640x433 46156bvic641200dpi__Small_.jpg 2007-02-01 00:00:00
Royal Scot 46156 brings empty stock from Basford to form the evening semi-fast to Marylebone in August 1964.Notice the young chap in typical sixties clobber far left. 640x435 46156vic631200dpi__Small_.jpg 2007-02-01 00:00:00	Scot 46158 bathed in late afternoon sun at Nottingham Victoria, August 1963 640x471 46158vic19631200dpi__Small_.jpg 2007-02-01 00:00:00	B1 61031 Reedbuck hurries a train to Leiester Central through Wilford in August 1962 640x456 610311m40wilford631200dpi__Small_.jpg 2007-02-01 00:00:00	63707 working a loaded coal train through Hucknall in March 1963 640x570 63707Hucknall19631200dpi__Small_.jpg 2007-02-01 00:00:00