East Lancashire Railway

This article is about the heritage East Lancashire Railway. For the 19th-century company, see East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859).

East Lancashire Railway
60103 Flying Scotsman at Blackburn Road bridge, Ewood Bridge, heading towards Rawtenstall
Locale	North west England
Terminus	Rawtenstall and Heywood
Connections	Network Rail (west of Heywood,via Castleton) Manchester Metrolink (south of Bury)
Commercial operations
Name	East Lancashire Railway
Built by	East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859)
Original gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Operated by	East Lancashire Railway Company
Stations	7
Length	12 miles 45 chains (20.2 km)
Preserved gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Commercial history
Opened	1846
Closed	17 March 1980
Preservation history
31 March 1986	Granted Light Railway Order (for public service)
25 July 1987	Re-opens and public service begins
27 April 1991	Extension to Rawtenstall
6 September 2003	Extension to Heywood
13 October 2016	New halt opened at Burrs Country Park
Headquarters	Bury Bolton Street

The East Lancashire Railway is a 12 ¹⁄₂-mile (20 km) heritage railway line in north west England which runs between Heywood in Greater Manchester and Rawtenstall (Lancashire) with intermediate stations at Bury Bolton Street, Burrs Country Park, Summerseat, Ramsbottom all in Greater Manchester, and Irwell Vale in Lancashire

Contents

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  1 Overview
  


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  2 Railway stations of the ELR
  


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  3 Locomotives
  
  
  
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    3.1 Steam locomotives
    
    
    
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      3.1.1 Operational
      
    
    
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      3.1.2 Visitors
      
    
    
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      3.1.3 Operational but away from the ELR
      
    
    
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      3.1.4 Locos out of Action
      
    
    
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      3.1.5 Locos in store/static display
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    3.2 Diesel
    
    
    
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      3.2.1 Operational diesels
      
    
    
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      3.2.2 Operational DMU's
      
    
    
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      3.2.3 Operational but away from the ELR
      
    
    
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      3.2.4 Diesel locomotives out of action
      
    
    
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      3.2.5 DMU's out of action
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    3.3 Electric
    
  
  
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    3.4 Trams
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Former residents on the ELR
  
  
  
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    4.1 Steam
    
  
  
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    4.2 Diesel
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 References
  


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  6 Further reading
  


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  7 External links
  

Overview

Passenger services between Bury and Rawtenstall were withdrawn by British Rail on 3 June 1972. Coal services to Rawtenstall ended in 1980, and formal closure followed in 1982.^[1] The East Lancashire Railway Trust reopened the line on 25 July 1987.^[2] The initial service operated between Bury and Ramsbottom, via Summerseat. In 1991 the service was extended northwards from Ramsbottom to reach Rawtenstall, via Irwell Vale.^[3]

However, two original stations on the line, closed to passengers by BR in 1972, have not reopened. They are the former Ewood Bridge & Edenfield and the former Junction station of Stubbins.

Rawtenstall is the practical northern limit of the line as the formation on towards Bacup has been lost immediately north of the station.

Freight train passing over the "Ski Jump" bridge

In September 2003, an eastbound extension from Bury to Heywood was re-opened. To reach Heywood the extension had to cross over the Manchester Metrolink line to Bury, at the site of the former Bury Knowsley Street station. This necessitated the construction of a new intersection bridge, with steeply graded approaches of 1 in 36 and 1 in 41 nicknamed The Ski Jump.

On 13 October 2016, the new Burrs Country Park station was officially opened by the Mayor of Bury, where locomotive no. 4472 Flying Scotsman pulled the first train to stop at the station with a bagpipe rendition of 'Scotland the Brave' signalling its arrival.^[4]

The remainder of the extension includes a long section at 1 in 85, rising towards Heywood, as the preserved railway line climbs out of the Irwell valley.

The heritage line is now just over 12 miles (19 km) long, and has a mainline connection with the national railway network at Castleton, just beyond Heywood. The ELR is planning to extend the running line to Castleton in the future, to a new and separate platform named Castleton Village, adjacent to the main station.^[5]

Options for providing an interchange station at Castleton between East Lancashire Railway and National Rail services are currently being explored. Plans for the new station are supported by Rochdale Borough Council, which hopes to fund it by adjacent land development.^[6] A rail connection with the Metrolink line also exists, just south of Bury, at Buckley Wells. This was formerly the connection to the Electric Car Shops where the Class 504 EMU sets were maintained, and was created when BR services were diverted to Bury Interchange in 1980.

The railway is open every weekend of the year and holds a number of themed events and galas throughout the year which include steam and diesel events amongst others, and also offers driver experience courses. The Day out with Thomas events made a return to the railway after a two-year absence, following fresh negotiations, having previously been unable to reach an agreement with HIT Entertainment, the owners of the Thomas brand.^[7] While Thomas was absent, the ELR operated Family Engines Big Day Out events featuring alternative engines with faces, such as Jimmy the Jinty.

The railway is run by volunteer members from the East Lancashire Railway Preservation Society (ELRPS). The railway is well known for its collection of diesel locomotives which reside on the railway, along with over 140 carriages, wagons and utility vehicles. Although the ELR does offer a local residents' discount card, and many residents do use the trains at weekends, it does not claim to offer a true commuter service either in levels of services or fares.

In the 1990s, the railway was featured in the 1991 film Let Him Have It and in the finale of ITV's comedy series The Grimleys, named The Grimley Curse set in 1978, and then in 2007 on the finale of BBC One's award-winning drama series Life on Mars set in 1973, a class 47 was used for scenes of an armed robbery at Brooksbottom Tunnel.

The railway also featured in an episode of Coronation Street (transmitted on August Bank Holiday 2010) when Hayley and Roy Cropper travelled to their wedding aboard an ELR train of Mark 1 coaches hauled by LMS "Black 5" No. 44871 which carried 45407's Lancashire Fusilier nameplates for the occasion. The line also starred in the BBC television film Eric and Ernie, aired on New Year's Day 2011, about the early career of the British comedy act Morecambe and Wise. Bury Bolton street station was featured, along with a train of Mark 1 coaches hauled by LMS "Black 5" No. 44871. In 2014, the railway was featured in a week of episodes of Hollyoaks (broadcast 3–7 November) which featured a crash involving BR Class 14 No. D9531 "Ernest".

In October 2014, Ramsbottom Station and the adjacent level crossing on Bridge Street was featured in the 2017 movie A Monster Calls which was the scene for an emotional peak in the movie, starring Sigourney Weaver in a Volvo estate car waiting for a BR DMU, in Rail Blue livery, to pass through the crossing.^[8]

In 2019, the CityMetric website published a "fantasy" tram link expansion proposal to create a orbital extension to the Manchester Metrolink tram system, which would include part of the current East Lancashire Railway route between Bury and Heywood.^[9]

Railway stations of the ELR

Irwell Vale Railway station signage

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  Castleton (planning)^{[citation needed]}
  


• Heywood


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  Broadfield (former)


• Bury Bolton Street


• Burrs Country Park


• Summerseat


• Ramsbottom


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  Stubbins (former)


• Irwell Vale


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  Ewood Bridge and Edenfield (former)


• Rawtenstall

[ v t e ] East Lancashire Railway
Legend
Rawtenstall to Bacup Line Rawtenstall Ewood Bridge and Edenfield Irwell Vale Stubbins Rossendale lines to Accrington Ramsbottom Nuttall Tunnel ( 115 yd 105 m ) Brooksbottom Tunnel ( 423 yd 387 m ) Brooksbottom Viaduct Summerseat Burrs Country Park Bury–Holcombe Brook line Bury North Tunnel ( 80 yd 73 m ) Bury Bolton Street Bury South Junction Buckley Wells Bury Knowsley Street Bury Interchange Manchester Metrolink Roch Viaduct Viaduct over M66 Broadfield Heywood to Calder Valley line (NR)

Locomotives

The ELR is home to a mixed collection of small to large designs, some of which are main-line certified. These often visit other heritage lines, or can be found operating mainline excursions, especially during the summer season (March–October).

Steam locomotives

Operational

Number & Name	Type	Photograph	Livery	Notes
32 Gothenburg	Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0T		Lined Dark Blue	Built in 1903 at Hudswell Clarke.
34092 City of Wells	SR West Country Class 4-6-2		BR Lined Green, Early Emblem	Built in 1949 at Brighton Works. Formerly based at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway and recently returned from the KWVR after attending their 50th anniversary gala.[10]
45212	LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0		BR Lined Black, Late Crest	Built in 1935. (passed for main line running), usually based at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway but on hire to Ian Riley for mainline use following overhaul.
52322	L&YR Class 27 0-6-0		BR Unlined Black, Early Emblem	Built in 1896 at Horwich Works.
80097	BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T		Unlined Black	Built in 1954. Recently undergone restoration from scrapyard condition, running in commenced in October 2018 and due to return to service in Late 2018.[11]

Visitors

Number & Name	Type	Photograph	Livery	Notes
N/A

Operational but away from the ELR

Number & Name	Type	Photograph	Livery	Notes
1370 May	Peckett and Sons 0-4-0ST		Lined Green	Built in 1915. Currently on loan to Beamish Museum.
132 Sapper	WD Austerity 0-6-0ST		WD Green	Built in 1944. Currently on loan to the Avon Valley Railway.
44871	LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0		BR Lined Black, Early Emblem	Built in 1945. (passed for main line running), currently at the Swanage Railway. Departed from the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway for Carnforth MPD on Tue 27 March and moved to Fort William with 45407 on Wed 28 March.
75008 Swiftsure	WD Austerity 0-6-0ST		WD Green	Built in 1943. Currently on loan to the Nene Valley Railway.

Locos out of Action

Number & Name	Type	Photograph	Notes
752	L&YR Class 23 0-6-0ST		Built in 1881. Under Overhaul for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust.[12]
3855	GWR 2884 Class 2-8-0		Built in 1942. Undergoing restoration from scrapyard condition.
7229	GWR 7200 Class 2-8-2T		Built in 1935. Undergoing restoration from scrapyard condition inside Baron Street works.
13065	LMS Class 5P/4F "Crab" 2-6-0		Built in 1927 at Crewe Works. Out of service for 2018 due to cracked flue tues, replacement of all the flue tubes needs to be undertook alongside replacing the cracked ones. The engines 10 year overhaul is to be undertook in a bid to allow the ELR to have an operational engine rather than having 34092 out of traffic at the same time as 13065 in the future.[13][14]
45407 The Lancashire Fusilier	LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0		Built in 1937 at Armstrong Whitworth. currently disguised as 45157 The Glasgow Highlander for 2018. Returned to the ELR in November 2018 following a season in Fort William working Jacobite trains. The engine is presently undergoing winter maintenance and boiler work, for 2018 the engine ran in the identity of scrapped sibling 45157 The Glasgow Highlander.
46428	LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0		Built in 1948. Undergoing restoration from scrapyard condition.
47298	LMS Class 3F "Jinty" 0-6-0T		Built in 1924. Under Overhaul.
47324	LMS Class 3F "Jinty" 0-6-0T		Built in 1926. Under Overhaul.
80080	BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T		Built in 1954. Undergoing retube at Butterley following failed boiler exam.

Locos in store/static display

Number & Name	Type	Photograph	Notes
1	Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST		Built in 1927. On display in Bury Transport Museum.
35009 Shaw Savill	SR Merchant Navy 4-6-2		Built in 1942. Awaiting restoration from scrapyard condition.

Diesel

The ELR is home to one of the largest preserved diesel fleets on a UK heritage railway. Many locomotives are owned by private individuals or an owning group, which co-operate as the ELR Diesel Group.

Operational diesels

Number & Name	Type	Photograph	Livery	Notes
4002 'Arundel Castle'	MSC Hudswell Clarke
9009	Motorail Simplex 4WDM
D2956 (01003)	BR Class 01		BR Black
D2062 (03062)	BR Class 03		BR Green
08164 (D3232) 'Prudence'	BR Class 08		BR Blue
13594 (08479)	BR Class 08		BR Black	Baron Street works pilot
09024	BR Class 09		BR Departmental Grey
D9531 'Ernest'	BR Class 14		BR Two-tone Green
D9537 'Eric'	BR Class 14		BR Desert Sand
33109 (D6525) 'Captain Bill Smith RNR'	BR Class 33		BR Engineers Grey	Built in 1960
D7076	BR Class 35		BR Blue	Built in 1962
37109 (D6809)	BR Class 37		BR Blue	Built in 1963
40106 (D306) 'Atlantic Conveyor'	BR Class 40		BR Green	Built in 1960, (Owned by the Class 40 Preservation Society)
40135 (D335 & 97406)	BR Class 40		BR Blue	Built in 1960, (Owned by the Class 40 Preservation Society)
345 (40145)	BR Class 40		BR Blue	Built in 1961, (Owned by the Class 40 Preservation Society). Mainline certified
D832 'Onslaught'	BR Class 42		BR Green
45108	BR Class 45		BR Blue	Built in 1961, on loan from the Midland Railway - Butterley
D1501 (47402)	BR Class 47		BR Two-tone Green	Built in 1962
50015 (D415) 'Valiant'	BR Class 50		BR Large Logo Blue	Built in 1968
56006	BR Class 56		BR Blue	Built in 1976, (on loan from the Class 56 Group)

Operational DMU's

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    BR Class 104 unit 50455+50517, BR Blue. Built in 1957.
  
  
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    BR Class 105 unit 51485+56121, BR Green. Built in 1956/1959.
  
  
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    BR Class 110 unit 51813+59701+51842. BR Green. Built in 1959.
  
  
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    BR Class 117 unit 51339+(59506)+51382. BR Green Built in 1959.
  
  
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    BR Class 121 unit 54289. Built in 1960.
  
  
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    BR Class 122 unit W55001. BR Blue. Built in 1958.
  
  

Operational but away from the ELR

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    BR Class 37 No. 37418 (D6971), BR Large Logo Blue (minus name and numbers). Built in 1965. (On hire to Colas Rail)

Diesel locomotives out of action

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  Diesel locomotives and DMUs undergoing light work, overhaul or restoration
  
  
  
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    F. C. Hibberd 'Planet' 3438 (Under restoration at Castlecroft)
  
  
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    BR Class 07 No. 07013 (Non-Operational since roughly 2002/03. Full overhaul to commence in due course)
  
  
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    BR Class 08 No. 08944 (Stopped, pending engine overhaul, owned by the Harry Needle Railroad Company)
  
  
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    BR Class 14 No. D9502 'Kerys', BR Green. Built in 1964. (Undergoing long-term restoration)
  
  
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    BR Class 15 No. D8233 (Restoration in progress in Baron Street works) Class 15 Preservation Society
  
  
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    BR Class 24 No. D5054 (24054) 'Phil Southern' (Undergoing major overhaul following its return from Barrow Hill Engine Shed in January 2017)
  
  
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    BR Class 28 No. D5705 (Under restoration with the C15PS) Class 15 Preservation Society
  
  
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    BR Class 33 No. 6536 (33117) (under overhaul in Buckley Wells shed)
  
  
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    BR Class 37 No. 37679, Transrail (Undergoing overhaul at Ian Riley's Workshops, Baron Street)
  
  
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    BR Class 45 No. 45135 (D99) '3rd Carabinier', BR Blue. Built in 1961. (Undergoing major overhaul in Buckley Wells shed)
  
  
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    BR Class 52 No. D1041 'Western Prince', BR Blue. Built in 1962. (Bodywork replacement & full rewire, Castlecroft shed)
  
  
  
  

DMU's out of action

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    BR Class 207 unit 1305 (207202) 60130+70549+60904 (Bodywork overhaul of 60130 and 60904, Buckley Wells shed)


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  Stored diesel locomotives
  
  
  
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    BR Class 20 No. 20087 (D8087), BR Blue/Red Solebar, Saltley L.I.P/'Hercules'. Built in 1961. (Stopped due to electrical fault, owned by the Harry Needle Railroad Company, currently for sale)
  
  
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    BR Class 20 No. D8110 (20110), BR Green. Built in 1962. (Owned by the Harry Needle Railroad Company, stored serviceable, currently for sale)
  
  
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    BR Class 33 No. 33046. Unbranded South West Trains Blue. Spares/Component Recovery for 33109 (6525) & 6536 (33117)
  
  
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    NIR Class 80 No. 99 (bought as spares for 1305, now converted to standard gauge at Buckley Wells)
  
  
  
  

Electric

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  Electric multiple units
  
  • BR Class 504 unit 65451+77172 (stored at Buckley Wells, being restored as hauled coaching stock)
  
  

Trams

• Ex-Blackpool Railgrinder No. 752 is stored at Baron Street, having moved from Heaton Park Tramway to make way for another vehicle. Owned by the Manchester Transport Museum Society.


• Ex-Blackpool Balloon No. 702 is stored awaiting depot space at Heaton Park. Owned by the Manchester Museum Transport Society.


• Ex-Manchester Metrolink T-68 No. 1003 is stored at Baron Street awaiting usage at a new training college in Bury. Owned by the Greater Manchester Fire Training and Rescue Service.^[15]
  

Former residents on the ELR

Note that the locations given may not be current as locomotives move between railways from time to time.

Steam

Number & Name	Type	Photograph	Notes
7828 Odney Manor	GWR 7800 Manor Class 4-6-0		Built in 1950. Departed from the ELR in the 1990s for the West Somerset Railway, it is currently undergoing boiler and firebox repairs with the engines boiler being at Riley and Sons workshop in Bury.
34073 249 Squadron	SR Battle of Britain Class 4-6-2		Built in 1945. Awaiting restoration from scrapyard condition at Carnforth MPD.
35022 Holland America Line	SR Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2		Built in 1948. Awaiting restoration from scrapyard condition at Crewe Diesel TMD.
35027 Port Line	SR Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2		Built in 1948. Awaiting overhaul at Crewe Diesel TMD. Last ran in 2003.
30499	LSWR S15 class		Built in 1920. Moved to the East Lancashire Railway in 1996 so 499's boiler could be removed and donated to sister engine 30506. Whilst at Bury, frames were overhauled and painted, and the wheels and crank pins were turned. Under restoration at the Mid Hants Railway.
44422	LMS Fowler Class 4F 0-6-0		Built in 1927. Operational at the West Somerset Railway.
45337	LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0		Built in 1937. Undergoing Boiler Work at the Llangollen Railway.
45690 Leander	LMS Jubilee Class 4-6-0		Built in 1936. Operational and Mainline Certified at Carnforth MPD.
6201 Princess Elizabeth	LMS Princess Royal Class 4-6-2		Built in 1933. Undergoing repairs at Carnforth MPD.
46441	LMS Ivatt Class 2		Built in 1950. Static Display at Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway.
49395	LNWR Class G2 0-8-0		Built in 1921. Static display at The National Railway Museum in Shildon.
71000 Duke of Gloucester	BR Standard Class 8 4-6-2		Built in 1951. Undergoing overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works.
76079	BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0		Built in 1957. Operational and Mainline Certified at North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
92134	BR Standard Class 9F 2-10-0		Built in 1957. Undergoing Restoration at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
92207	BR Standard Class 9F 2-10-0		Built in 1959. Undergoing Restoration from scrapyard condition at the Shillingstone Railway Project.
92214	BR Standard Class 9F 2-10-0		Built in 1959. Operational at the Great Central Railway.

Diesel

Number & Name	Type	Photograph	Notes
D5600	BR Class 31 (A1A)-(A1A)		Built in 1960. Operational at the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway.
37261	BR Class 37 Co-Co		Built in 1960. Operational at Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway.
37423	BR Class 37 Co-Co		Built in 1960. Operational and Mainline Certified for Direct Rail Services.
37518	BR Class 37 Co-Co		Built in 1960. Operational and Mainline Certified for West Coast Railways.
37901 Mirrlees Pioneer	BR Class 37 Co-Co		Built in 1963. Under overhaul at St. Leonards depot, Hastings, for Colas Rail.
37906	BR Class 37 Co-Co		Built in 1960. Operational at Europhoenix.

References

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   ^ "Thomas the Tank weekend derailed after legal wrangle". Bury Times. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
   


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   ^ "Residents line Ramsbottom street in bid to see film stars in action". Bury Times. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
   


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    ^ http://kwvr.co.uk/50th/ Worth Valley's 50th anniversary gala
    


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    ^ http://www.lyrtrust.org.uk/
    


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Further reading

• 
  Johnston, Howard (August 1984). "A welcome at Bury". Rail Enthusiast. EMAP National Publications. pp. 34–36. ISSN 0262-561X. OCLC 49957965.
  


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  Dunn, Pip (30 July – 12 August 1997). "ELR's Nine-Day Wonder!". RAIL. No. 310. EMAP Apex Publications. pp. 38–42. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
  

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to East Lancashire Railway.

• East Lancashire Railway website


• Bury Standard Four Group for BR Standard Class 4 80097


• ELR Bury Diesel Group website


• Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway website


• Riley & Sons (E) Ltd, Owners of 45407 and 44871


• Class 40 Preservation Society, Owners of 40106, 40145 and D335


• D1041 Western Prince Website


• Class 15 Preservation Society, Owners of D8233


• Class 14 D9531


• British Railways in 1960 - The ELR from Bury Bolton Street to Stubbins Jn.


• British Railways in 1960 - The ELR from Stubbins Jn. to Rawtenstall (Part of the route from Stubbins Jn. to Bacup)


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  'The Castleton and Heywood Masterplan'^{[permanent dead link]} - Moucel & Rochdale MBC study regarding a possible ELR extension to Castleton.

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Planned railways Berkeley Vale Railway Bideford Railway Heritage Centre Combe Rail Don Valley Railway Lea Bailey Light Railway North Dorset Railway North Somerset Railway Poulton & Wyre Railway Southwold Railway Tarka Valley Railway Wisbech and March Bramley Line
Closed sites Abbey Light Railway Ashford Steam Centre Cadeby Light Railway Electric Railway Museum, Warwickshire Great Yorkshire Railway Preservation Society North Woolwich Old Station Museum

v t e Culture and infrastructure of the Borough of Rossendale
Transport	East Lancashire Railway Rosso Rawtenstall Corporation Tramways Heritage railway stations Irwell Vale Rawtenstall Disused railway stations Bacup Britannia Clough Fold Ewood Bridge and Edenfield Facit Haslingden Helmshore Shawforth Stacksteads Stubbins Waterfoot Whitworth
Schools	Alder Grange All Saints' Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar Fearns Haslingden Whitworth
Sport	Bacup Borough F.C. Bacup Cricket Club Haslingden Cricket Club Lee Quarry Rawtenstall Athletic F.C. Rawtenstall Cricket Club Rossendale RUFC Rossendale United F.C.
Media	Rossendale Radio
Politics	Council Council elections 1998 99 2000 02 03 04 06 07 08 10 11 12 14 15 Constituencies: Rossendale By-elections: 1892 1900 04 17 Rossendale and Darwen

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