The Main Line Preservation Group was an organisation formed in 1968,[1] "to acquire a suitable length of main line, for the operation of steam hauled passenger trains, at realistic speeds".[2] The organisation's contemporary literature and advertising claimed that it was negotiating with British Railways for 18 miles of the former Great Central Main Line between Leicester and Ruddington.[3]

In time, this stated ambition was largely achieved in the form of the Great Central Railway (heritage railway).

References

  1. ↑ "Plan to preserve a main line", article published on Page 736 of The Railway Magazine for December 1968
  2. ↑ "How You Can Help", a pamphlet printed for the Main Line Preservation Group by the Winfield Press, Rugby, in 1969
  3. ↑ Advertisement on page vii of The Railway Magazine for October 1969


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.