Category: In The Press

Helen Mark rides a mile and quarter of old railway line that the local people of Mountsorrel in Leicestershire have been restoring over the past six years. Listen to her interview Steve Cramp, Project Leader, on BBC Radio 4 Continue reading Helen Mark Interviews Steve Cramp

Steam trains have returned to a Leicestershire village for the first time in 50 years after volunteers raised £100,000 to rebuild the track. Read the full story on BBC Leicester Continue reading Steam trains return to Leicestershire village after 50 years

Five and a half years ago Steve Cramp was out on a Sunday afternoon having a walk when he stumbled across an ivy covered bridge over a hole in the ground just outside the village of Mountsorrel. Listen to his interview with Ben Jackson on BBC Radio Leicester. Continue reading Restoring Mountsorrel’s long forgotten railway

A team of volunteers in Mountsorrel in Leicestershire, have dedicated their Saturdays for the last five years to rebuild the old railway line between Swithland Sidings and Bond Lane in Mountsorrel…. Watch the first train roll to a halt at Mountsorrel on the ITV News Website.

Read this excellent background article in the Railway Magazine.

Lafarge Aggregates, which owns Mountsorrel quarry, has kindly donated the ballast to restore the railway. Read the full story in the Leicester Mercury. Continue reading Ballast milestone spurs on rail project

Read about the restoration work on the long forgotten Mountsorrel Railway on BBC Leicester. Continue reading A Project On The Rails