The Great Central Railway is hosting its Annual Easter Vintage Festival which will take place from Friday the 7th to Monday the 10th of April with the daily opening at 10am until 4pm.

The festival comes as part of the GCR’s 50th Anniversary celebrations for becoming a restored Heritage Railway.

The event will be one to remember with more than 30 engines in attendance alongside a large photographic display in the marquee which reveals the railway’s development from 1973 up to the present day.

Quorn and Woodhouse station yard will host the show over the four-day event with entertainment including:

• Howards Steam Gallopers
• Big Wheel
• Train rides

During the afternoon of Saturday the 8th, the engines will undertake their annual road run through the village of Quorn with a pit stop halfway around!

Friday evening will see entertainment by the Syston Swing Band in the marquee and Saturday evening with Sarah Clarke also in the marquee. Tickets for the evening entertainment cost £5 to buy at the door or visitors holding day tickets can gain entry at night free.

The railways Tin Shed Shanty Bar will be open right through the event providing a fantastic array of Real Ales, Ciders, Lagers, Wines and Prosecco.

Sunday morning will see the enginemen’s whistle for absent friends and will also see plaque presentations for 2 engines that are 100 years old and 120 years old.

Event manager, Michael Stokes, said: “The show has come a long way in the 11 years since we revived it and, with all the anniversaries happening this year, will have something for everyone, young and old. With a yard entry of only £10.00, redeemable against train travel tickets, it is excellent value for a full day’s entertainment”