The Mountsorrel Branch on the Great Central Railway, Leicestershire, UK

There's a part of the Great Central Railway between Loughborough and Leicester North that isn't usually open for passengers. The Mountsorrel branch runs about 1.2 miles from Swithland Sidings to Nunkley Hill and Mountsorrel. Originally a mineral railway, it closed in the 1950's. Volunteers from the Mountsorrel and Rothley Heritage Centre decided to rebuild part of the branch and it's now occasionally operated by the GCR on limited dates. June 1 2024 was one of those special dates, so I headed up to Rothley to experience the contrast of the Mountsorrel branch with the GCR "Main Line", Join me for this lovely trip along the branch Mountsorrel & Rothley Community Heritage Centre website: http://heritage-centre.co.uk/ GCR website: https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/ 00:00 Introduction 01:01 Brief History 01:34 Departing Rothley 04:04 Accessing the branch at Swithland Sidings 05:15 Arriving at Nunckley Hill 06:48 Ruston 48DS 08:28 Mountsorrel 11:35 Return to Nunckley Hill 12:42 Andrew Barclay Saddle Tank 14:32 Robert Stephenson lifting bridge 15:15 Return to Swithland Sidings 19:38 Back to Rothley