Decision

Great Central Railway East Leake branch: Transport and Works Act order

Application for approval to provide a fine dining heritage railway experience from Ruddington to the Stanford Viaduct.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 22 December 2025

Documents

Formal request for changes to Great Central Railway's Transport and Works Act Order

https://gcrn.co.uk/node/224

Details

Application by Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Limited for approval to extend its existing operations to provide a fine dining heritage railway experience from Ruddington, past Rushcliffe Halt, to a scenic vantage point at Stanford Viaduct.

Application details

The application is being made under the Transport and Works Act 1992.

• order: The Great Central (East Leake Branch, etc.)
• application status: live application
• date of application: 1 December 2025
• applicant: Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Limited via Winckworth Sherwood

Published 22 December 2025