Santa! A hot ticket at the Great Central Railway
03/05/2012
Despite the economic mood of the country it seems visitors to the Great Central Railway in Leicestershire are still in a mood to celebrate. Tickets to see Santa on a steam train in December are selling briskly. One train has even sold out, two months before it is due to depart!
"Our Santa Specials have always been popular," said GCR Marketing Manager Kate Tilley, "and last year was a record breaker in terms of the number of visitors. We were nervous about how many trains we should run this year given the financial climate, but took the decision to add extra services to our timetable. With the first train selling out and bookings on a par with 2010 it seems people are not ready to sacrifice the festive spirit just yet."
Santa Specials and Santa Deluxe trains operate from the last weekend in November through to Christmas Eve with children receiving presents on the train which is hauled by a steam engine.
