Safety Authorisation Safety Authorisation confirming acceptance of the Safety Management System and the Provisions adopted by the infrastructure manager to meet requirements necessary for the safe design, maintenance and operation in conformity with the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 and other applicable national legislation.

ORR Identification Number ORR2020210002

1. Authorised railway undertaking Legal denomination: Great Central Railway PLC Infrastructure manager name: Great Central Railway Acronym: GCR National registration number: 01257394 VAT No: 1160222 28

2. Authorisation information

- new authorisation x

- renewed This is authorisation a - amended ORR Identification Number

authorisation of the previous authorisation: N/A

Validity from: 8 June 2021 to: 7 June 2026 Particulars of infrastructure(s): Railway Infrastructure managed by Great Central Railway PLC comprising of infrastructure between Motive Power Depot and North Station.

Infrastructure manager size: Small enterprise

3. Additional information (eg. specific conditions and obligations) This safety authorisation is issued on the basis that the conditions set out below are met by the railway in its capacity as an infrastructure manager: 1. Rail vehicle operations at speeds in excess of 25 miles per hour and up to 75 miles per hour shall only occur on the Up and Down Main lines of the infrastructure between Loughborough Central (93m 08ch) and Rothley (97m 60ch); 3. The maximum speed of steam locomotives shall not exceed 60 miles per hour; 4. The maximum speed of diesel locomotives or diesel powered rail vehicles shall not exceed 75 miles per hour;

5. No fare paying passenger or any passenger travelling for the purposes of leisure, whether fare paying or not, shall be carried in rail vehicles travelling at speeds in excess of 25 miles per hour.

Date issued Signature

8 June 2021 Internal reference number Authority’s stamp

PRM-SCA-0262