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).
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).