The Worlds Only Mainline Heritage Railway! │ The Great Central Railway 3/8/24

[@PrinceJohn84]

Awesome. Still can't believe that I haven't yet visited the GC. Need to make that happen!

[@SouthernRailSpotter]

Absolutely, it’s a wonderful railway! Thanks for watching! 👍

[@gainsbourg66]

Great bit of filming, but the Woodhead Route should have become the country's foremost mainline heritage railway. It was there for grabs, complete with all lines, stations, bridges, tunnels, signal boxes. Above all, it connected two big cities. Every enthusiast in the country would have donated for such a project. There's still time, but now it would have to be rebuilt from scratch.

[@SouthernRailSpotter]

Thanks, It was a really good day out! Didn’t know about this Woodhead line, but you’ve peaked my curiosity. Will definitely need to read up on it! Thanks for watching! 👍

[@rmarsh401]

Good video. Could you explain the title of this video please, 'The Worlds only mainline heritage railway'.

[@SouthernRailSpotter]

Of course! The Great Central, unlike other heritage railways in the uk, is equipped with a section of double track (between Loughborough and Rothley), meaning that visitors have the rare opportunity to see heritage trains passing each other at speed. Due to the railway having that section of double track, it is technically classed as a mainline railway, and unlike any other heritage line, it has a maximum operating speed of 75 MPH, instead of the usual 25 MPH. The original line went as far south as London Marylebone, and as far north as Manchester Victoria before it was cut up during Dr. Beechings nationalisation programme in the 60s/70s. This is the only example of a mainline heritage railway on the planet, hence its nickname! Glad you enjoyed the video, it was definitely one of my favourites to film! Hope my answer was helpful! 👍👍

[@rmarsh401]

@@SouthernRailSpotter I have to admit I don't know a lot about GCR obviously so I am glad I asked. Thank you for explaining.

[@SouthernRailSpotter]

@rmarsh401 No problem! 👍

[@user-gk8gg1zt7l]

Very nice, like.

[@SouthernRailSpotter]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@rmarsh401]

Never heard of The Severn Valley Railway etc etc etc?

[@532bluepeter1]

The Severn Valley was a secondary route not a main line

[@rmarsh401]

I never said it was​@@532bluepeter1

[@rmarsh401]

@@532bluepeter1 I never said otherwise.

[@532bluepeter1]

@@rmarsh401So what was your point?