Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Limited

 This section of the former GCR Main Line, north of Loughborough, is part of the project being undertaken from the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington. The track is in-situ from the Midland main line at Loughborough to Fifty Steps Footbridge (close to the former Ruddington station site) and so far 2.77 miles of track north of Rushcliffe Halt has been purchased and has been passed for passenger train use. The remaining track, at Rushcliffe Halt and to the south, is still retained in use by Rail Track but long negotiations are reaching their final phases for the purchase of this section. EWS Railways run trains into the East Leake British Gypsum Works on a regular basis and this traffic will continue even after the ownership transfers to the GCR (N) Ltd. The eventual aim is to run passenger trains along this section and link up with the Great Central Railway at Loughborough via a new bridge over the midland main line at Loughborough.

The Extension from Ruddington to Loughborough