37714 with D6700 on the right prepping for the 19:05 service to Loughborough, 1B42. 25/04/2026 *Photo taken from a position of safety* Well the first Diesel event of the year is complete! Many thanks to all that came and enjoyed the weather and all the locos. 37714 and D6700 ran faultlessly over the weekend. Thank you for the positive comments on them both, it makes all the winter maintenance work worthwhile! On top of that, thanks to everyone who supported us by buying something from the...

This weekend (Friday 24th - Sunday 26th April) 2026 is the great central railway spring diesel gala. Both locos, 37714 and D6700 will be in operation the whole weekend with a mix of passenger and freight trains. Some services are even double headed / top n tailed by 37714 and D6700 together! Our sales stand will be down at Loughborough central so pop by if you can do! We hope you enjoy the locos this weekend if you are attending! Our thanks go to all our supporters. HTG

This weekend has seen the locos get pre Gala checks! D6700 has all brake blocks changed and a clean before the gala weekend. 37714 has been run up and was already spotless since returning back from Loram. Both are now ready for next weekend! Our friends at Accurascale have launched the next model depicting 714 in her original state as D6724, our thanks as ever to them. The models are available directly from Accurascale here The fundraising from the model and the sales stand is used to support...