Last Hurrah Steam Gala — Great Central Railway

The Last Hurrah Steam Gala is the Great Central Railway's end-of-year celebration of steam power. The operator describes it as one final steam-filled weekend that rounds off the season before the line switches over to its Santa Express trains.

Visitors can expect an action-packed timetable, a strong line-up of locomotives from the railway's home fleet and what the operator calls plenty of atmosphere. The operator also presents it as the last chance of the year to enjoy steam gala action on the line.

A runabout ticket gives access to all standard passenger trains through the day, allowing visitors to hop on and off to explore the historic stations at Loughborough Central, Quorn & Woodhouse, Rothley and Leicester North.

A weekend of intensive steam running on the double-track Great Central main line, with home-fleet locomotives and an action-packed timetable. A runabout ticket lets you hop on and off at each station.

Loughborough Central is the main station: Great Central Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 1RW. The other stations are Quorn & Woodhouse, Rothley and Leicester North. The operator sells one-day and two-day runabout tickets through its ticket portal.