North Water Tank At Loughborough Central Station

The North Water Tank at Loughborough Central Station is a railway water tank built in 1899 for the Great Central Railway. It is made of wrought and cast iron and features a standard design of a circular tank constructed from wrought iron plates, supported by a cast iron column. This tank is part of a group with Loughborough Central Station and is one of the few remaining examples of these water tanks still in their original location, with two others also located in Loughborough.

Loughborough Central Station was inaugurated by the Great Central Railway, which took over the line from the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway's London Extension, promoted in 1893. The station opened on 15th March 1899 and remained operational until 5th May 1969, when it was closed. It was later reopened on 23rd March 1974 as the headquarters of the Great Central Railway, a private steam preservation line. The station has largely retained its original 1898 features and continues to operate as a traditional steam railway.