Date: 08/09/2018

A bid to repair a Victorian canal bridge and unify two branches of a historic railway has attracted more than £250,000 in donations. Great Central Railway (GCR) launched an appeal to raise funds to fix a bridge in Loughborough, which would allow both halves of the lines to be unified in an 18-mile (28.97km) track. Work to reconnect the two halves of line began in 2016. Managing director Michael Gough said he hoped work would begin this winter.

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Canal bridge funding bid tops £250,000

Repairs to the Victorian bridge could be started this winter, a spokesman said.

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Location: Loughborough
Company: Great Central Railway (London Extension)
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