The Great Central Railway is a preserved steam railway based at Loughborough Central Station just south of the town centre, and operates services every weekend throughout the year. The railway is renowned for being the only double track mainline steam railway in the United Kingdom.

Loughborough University is increasing in prominence, mainly because of its academic success. In 2004 this institution was ranked 9th among all the British Universities by the prestigious Times' Good University Guide. In 2006 Loughborough University was ranked at an even higher overall position by the same guide: 6th. In 2007 The Guardian rated the University 8th in the country, and was ranked 10th out of 117 institutions by The Guardian League Tables 2009 (published online 1/6/08 for students wanting to start university in the 2009-10 academic year. The university is also ranked 5th in the country in some rankings, falling just behind Oxbridge and the top 2 London universities.

Loughborough University is the country's premier university for sports development, research and education. The University has the largest sports scholarship programme in the UK. Currently over 250 international athletes are studying and training there.

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