Rothley Station

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Station Road, Rothley LE7 7LD, England

Rothley is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. Situated around 0.5 miles west of the River Soar and 5 miles north of the city of Leicester, it has a population of 3,612, inhabitants according to the 2001 census The population measured at the 2011 census was 3,897.Rothley centres on two greens, Cross Green and the Town Green, both of which are accessed by a road that leads from the crossroads. The crossroads lies on the old route of the A6 road, which now bypasses the village. The village acquired a station on the Great Central Railway, which is now part of the Great Central Steam Railway. The station has been used to film period drama such as the 1988 film Buster and the 2004 Miss Marple TV adaptation of 4.50 from Paddington .Rothley is one of Leicestershire's most affluent areas based on number of houses worth more than £1 million – especially in some streets such as The Ridgeway, identified in the Sunday Times as the most expensive place to live in the East Midlands.Most children of primary schooling age attend Rothley Primary School. The main shopping street in the village is Woodgate. Rothley has four churches, Rothley Baptist Church, the Methodist Church, Sacred Heart RC, and the main parish church St Mary & St John's Church of England.
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Rothley Station Videos

2017 Jun 10 Oliver Cromwell at Rothley Station, Great Central Railway

Short film of Rothley Station on the Great Central Railway, Leicestershire, England. The first weekend that the Oliver Cromwell returned to service, plus other train movements as well.

GCR,Steam Gala,6th October,Loughborough,Rothley,Leicester,777,925,HD,2012,England.

GCR,Great Central Railway,Steam Gala,October 6th,2012,HD,England.Starting off at Quorn & Woodhouse early morning,8.30am.Featured steam locomotives,777,Southern Railways,Sir Lamiel,SR,N15 King Arthur Class,4-6-0 steam locomotive,built June 1925,.925,Schools Class,SR,4-4-0 V,Cheltenham.Steam loco GNR 1744,Class N2,0-6-2T side tank steam loco.Steam loco,48624,red livery,LMS Stanier Class 8F.Loco,78019,BR Standard Class 2,2-6-0.Loco,47406,LMS Fowler Class 3F,Loco,9466,GWR 9400 Class,0-6-0PT,46521,LMS Ivatt Class2 ,2-6-0,all in action.Insidings at Loughborough Central,Loco,6023,King Edward II,GWR 6000 Class.Built at Swindon,1920,in blue livery.Under rebuild,stored at and in the Engine Shed,Loughborough,steam locos,48305,6990,63601,45491,73156,5643,Gervase.Filmed HD,1080P,25fps.Footage from,Rothley,Leicester North,Loughborough Central and Engine Shed.

Class 20 D8098 at Rothley

Class 20 D8098 arriving and departing Rothley Station on the Great Central Railway 28th May 2015.

33 002 From ROTHLEY to LEICESTER NORTH

LEICESTER NORTH station forms the southern terminus of the railway. A new station building has recently been completed with waiting room, toilet, refreshment and ticket office facilities. The station is situated on the northern outskirts of Leicester, approximately 1 mile from the new Space Centre and the former steam operated pumping station which now forms part of a museum. There is a pleasant 3 mile walk to the city centre alongside the river Soar and Grand Union canal. For those with more modern tastes, there is a Macdonalds approx half a mile away.
The route of the former Great Central Route can be seen as you look across the footbridge.

Class 20 D8098 arriving at Rothley

Class 20 D8098 arriving at Rothley Station on the Great Central Railway 28th May 2015.

14901 departs from Rothley

GCR diesel gala 30th Aug 2014. 14901 departs from Rothley station.

Rothley Station on 16th January 2010

The activities surrounding Rothley Station during the Low Season Weekend Timetable. The Locomotives in action were:
-ex.LMS 8F No.48305
-ex.LMS Black 5 No.45231 'The Sherwood Forester'
-Class 45 'Peak' No.D123 'The Leicestershire & Derbyshire Yeomanry'
It was an unusual weekend all in all as all the locomotives were facing North with gave me an opportunity to get some different footage. The 8F had it's turn on a DALEX course which the Peak took over it's other duties.

D5830 departs Rothley to Leicester North

D5830 trundles out of Rothley at a Pedestrian pace to Leicester North on the Great Central Railway 1960's Gala 21/3/2009

GCR 27/12/13 Feat. Oliver Cromwell +Loughborough to Rothley

What a amazing loco, not much running with it but still amazing!
Plus did anyone notice the new camera :)

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GCR Steam freight at Rothley Station

Freight Trucks At Rothley Train Station in Leicestershire

freight trucks at rothley

(HD) GCR Steam Gala, Rothley to Quorn, 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'

A ride behind BR Standard 'Britannia class' 7MT 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' on a down train from Rothley station through Swithland sidings and over the large reservior through to Quorn station.
Filmed at the Great Central Railway steam gala, January 2017.

M Griffiths Videos 2017 ©

D123 (45125) departs Rothley

45125 departs Rothley on the Great Central Railway

Rothley Station on 4th April 2009

The Great Central Railways award winning Rothley Station on Sunday 5th April 2009, the weekend before Easter. The video features BR Standard 2 No.78019 and ex.LMS 8F No.48305 with some shots of the Platform and Station buildings including the newly renovated 'Ellis's Tea Room'.

Rothley WW2 simulation

A simulation of D-day in Grand Central station , Rothley , UK . Date: 14-06-2014

Steam Train Ride from Rothley to Loughborough

A nostalgic ride by steam train through several original stations. Thanks, Reg!

Howe Lane Rothley

Charnwood Forest Garden Railway at Rothley 31st December 2017

On 31st December 2017 while on a visit to the GCR at Rothley station I spent some very enjoyable time watching The Charnwood Forest Garden Railway (CFR) . A splendid G scale extensive layout of which is based on an alpine scene, running Locomotives representative of narrow guage from Britain,Germany and Austria all in miniature, also some models representative of full standard guage, such as a short DB ICE set! This railway started around in the year 2000 as part of a Thomas exhibition being held in the station car park but became a more permanent feature over time and of course now has it's own collection of Thomas and friends locomotives. I made a video of what was running on the day of my visit but the variety changes from day to day. This is by far the best miniature garden railway in a long way and the best one I have seen. For further information visit the CFR's website at

GCR Steam Gala 2009 - The Morning - Rothley to Leicester North

GCR Steam Gala, on the morning of October 11th, 2009. Rothley to Leicester North.
Locos include 70013 Oliver Cromwell, 9F Black Prince, 8F 2-8-0, 2MT 2-6-0, WD 2-8-0, and Fairburn 2-6-4T.

Passing over Swithland Reservor and into Rothley Station on the 27-06-09

Passing over Swithland Reservor on the Great Central Railway, then through Swithland Sidings and into Rothley Station on the 27-06-09. The train is hauled by 33,116 Hertfordshire Rail tours

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