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Great Central Railway Nottingham Ltd.

Mere Way
Ruddington
Nottingham
Notts
NG11 6NX

Tel: +44 (0)115 940 5705

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The Great Central Railway Nottingham offers over 10 miles of heritage railway running through the beautiful scenery of South Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. Journeys run between Ruddington, just south of the city to Loughborough.

The Ruddington museum includes a model railway, bus collection, engineering facilities, a cafe and gift shop. Services are pulled by heritage steam and diesel locomotives, re-creating the experience of train travel from a bygone age. The Great Central Railway is a fantastic experience for all the family, so come and enjoy a day with us!

Awards

  • Regional and MiscellaneousExperience Nottinghamshire Member Experience Nottinghamshire Member 2011
  • Regional and MiscellaneousDisabled Access Disabled Access 2011

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