EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY

1990S - 2014

santa specials 2014

autumn steam gala 2014

An Eastern feel with a pair of A4s, joining K4 The Great Marquess.

The event saw station limits in place at Rawtenstall West which meant an intensive timetable in place with goods and shuttle.

Eastern Shed shoot

18th October 2014

LNER A4 60009 Union of South Africa and 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley

LNER K4 61994 The Great Marquess

Winter Steam Gala 2014

25th January 2014

The East Lancashire Railway's Winter Steam Gala 2014, featured visiting locomotive B1 61264, Standard 4mt 76084, Ian Riley's Black Five 45407 and resident 80080. I attended the early morning photo charter at Burrs which was very enjoyable and very well organised.

Winter steam gala 2013

February steam gala 2011

19th February 2011

'The Caprotti Standard 5MT 73129 was the star guest visitor of the East Lancashire Railway's 2011 Winter Steam Gala. It was supported by two other visiting locomotives in the form of the Severn Valley's Ivatt 46443 and Llangollen's Standard 4 80072, joining 80080 and 71000 Duke of Gloucester'

Autumn Tints

7th November 2010

Black Five 45337 and A1 60163 Tornado in action on a beautiful autumnal day on the East Lancashire Railway.

Autumn Steam Gala 2007

The East Lancs 2007 Autumn Steam Gala, my third visit to the East Lancs during their 20th Anniversary year had a Great Western feel with the visit of 4936 Kinlet Hall and 3802. The star of the show though was an Eastern locomotive in the form of 4771 Green Arrow

20th Anniversary

A special event held to celebrate 20 years since the reopening of the East Lancashire Railway, with a visitor in the form of MSC140 representing the industrial presence in the early days, the event was blessed with beautiful weather, the presence of 3440 City of Truro, Leander and a variety of diesels.