9F's early morning preparations - Loughborough, Leicestershire - 17.4.2021
9.10am on a glorious Saturday 17th April 2021 at Loughborough Central, Great Central Railway (GCR) Leicestershire sees the days' first locomotive movements following the resumption of the restricted weekend passenger services from Quorn and Woodhouse to Leicester North - following the easing of the COVID restrictions. Indeed a 'Historical Moment'!
Pictured is Riddles designed BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 No. 92214 Leicester City moving off from the water tower having 'Topped Up' for its first duties. Its en route to collect its empty 'Sanitised' coaching stock from Platform 1 - before departing one half hour later to Quorn and Woodhouse to collect its exciting and expectant passengers for day's first service train one hour later.
9F's early morning preparations - Loughborough, Leicestershire - 17.4.2021
9.10am on a glorious Saturday 17th April 2021 at Loughborough Central, Great Central Railway (GCR) Leicestershire sees the days' first locomotive movements following the resumption of the restricted weekend passenger services from Quorn and Woodhouse to Leicester North - following the easing of the COVID restrictions. Indeed a 'Historical Moment'!
Pictured is Riddles designed BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 No. 92214 Leicester City moving off from the water tower having 'Topped Up' for its first duties. Its en route to collect its empty 'Sanitised' coaching stock from Platform 1 - before departing one half hour later to Quorn and Woodhouse to collect its exciting and expectant passengers for day's first service train one hour later.