Date: 05/10/2016

Six designs for a new £18m heritage railway museum 'of national standing' have been revealed. Organisers said the guiding principle would be a striking appearance that allowed the public to get close to working engines. It will house locomotives from the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York and the Great Central Railway (GCR) at its Leicestershire base. Plans are on show for one day with a decision due to be taken this week.

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Six designs are revealed for an £18m heritage railway museum "of national standing".

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An unusual scene on the ex-Great Central route at Sudbury and Harrow Road in the London suburbs in 1963. Maroon WR Warship D844 Spartan heads north with the Saturday 13.25 London - Birmingham service operating, on this occasion, from Marylebone as opposed to the normal Paddington. [Thanks to all respondents - with a special thank you to Martin Smith, Robert Heron and Dave Winter of the Great Western Society for their help in finally nailing this one.]
Location: Sudbury and Harrow Road
Company: Northolt to Neasden Line (Great Central Railway)
25/05/1963 Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)

West Country light Pacific no 34002 Salisbury at Nottingham Victoria on 13 August 1966 with the RCTS Great Central Railtour.
Location: Nottingham Victoria
Company: Nottingham Victoria (Great Central Railway and Great Northern Railway Joint)
13/08/1966 K A Gray

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Location: Marylebone
Company: Marylebone Station (Great Central Railway)
12/01/2013 Peter Todd