Great Central Railway OO Gauge Running Session Feb 2025

With some winter sun, we see a selection of ready to run GCR locomotives at work. First up is an 8K back dated from the Bachmann model with original chimney and safety valve on coal empties. Then a Bachmann 9J 'Pom-Pom' on a passenger train formed of Hattons genesis 4 wheelers. Following this a Sonic Models 9N tank engine over takes the 8K with a train of Hattons Genesis 6 wheel coaches.
Finally we see a Bachmann 11F on a train of brass kit built Robinson matchboard stock over take the 9J which is waiting in the loop.
All models seen are fitted with Loksound V5 sound decoders.

[@Tauraco00]

Oh wow, lovely thanks for sharing❤❤❤

[@thomasohare8552]

So many 6 wheelers! Beautiful! Even without scenery it's still magical.

[@jamesmorris155]

Just found my favourite layout running session .For 13yrs ive been collecting anything GC in model form and apart from the, i believe the Barnums (I am sure they will be inRTR one day there so unique ) i have the same collection .I am building a man cave down the garden where i plan to build my layout Carrington ,one day when missis and daughter dont need funds it will be up and running on youtube ,but heh i am older and have patience ,thanks once again for this its inspired me and cant wait to get something similar running.

[@joshslater2426]

This video tells me that I really need to find a GCR loco at some point. Bachmann have the best offerings, but from what I can tell getting them in pre-grouping condition is hard. Sonic Models’ 9N looks great, and I’ll probably try and get some of Rapido’s evolution coaches in the GCR colours. I’d love for someone to make a model of the “Sir Sam Fay” 4-6-0s at some point.

[@MikeNRail]

Lovely

[@owenpavey]

This footage is awesome,and i say that partly because i have a permanent wildlife spotting tent on the old Great Central trackbed at Arkwright Town in Derbyshire,just south of LD & ECR Bridge 13. Even have a road & rail map showing the two rival railway companies routes crossing over prior to the Great Central buying out the struggling east-west coast intended route and prior to Duckmanton Junction linking the two lines,this map,if authentic and not a later reprint,would date from around 1900,literally in the first decade of The Great Central running London Marylebone to Sheffield Victoria ❤😊