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EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY
2023
Ironclad Test Run
Thursday 26th January 2023
L&YR 0-6-0 52044 crosses Roach Viaduct on a test run with a mixed freight, including 4 freshly overhauled tanker wagons.
Friday at Bury South
Friday 3rd March 2023
LMS Jinty 47298 on a test run, acting as Bury Station pilot, while Flying Scotsman was down on static display at Heywood.
L&Y A Class Tanker train
Friday 10th March 2023
L&Y A Class 52322 featured on a 3P20 Photo Charter with the recently restored tanker train
Flying Scotsman 100
March 2023
Flying Scotsman hauled trains over two sold out weeks as part of its 100th birthday celebrations.
Lady of Legened
March/April 2023
'New build' GWR 4-6-0 2999 Lady of Legend visited the East Lancs for the beginning of the 2023 season.
1940s Weekend
Saturday 27th to Monday 29th 2023
L&Y Pug 11243 was the star of the 1940s Weekend shunting wagons around Bury station limits. Mainline services were handled by 752, 52322 & 47298.
Small Engines Gala
Saturday 10th June 2023
Featuring visiting locomotive Lucie, the ELR's Small Engines Gala returned with a impressive line up featuring Sentinel 'Ann', L&Y Pug 19, 0-6-0ST 752, Jinty 47298, MSC 'Gothenburg' and a range of Class 03, 08, 09 and 14 diesels joined by fresh from the works MSC 4002 Arundel Castle.
Autumn Steam Gala
13th to March 2023
Stanier Jubilee Leander and 8F 48305 were the visitors to the Autumn Steam Gala. One of the highlights of the event was MSC 32 Gothenburg in black shunting around Bury.
October Half term
Wednesday 25th October saw visiting 8F 48305 in service on half term trains in beautiful autumn colours. On Sunday 22nd October 34072 257 Squadron and 34092 City of Wells were in service and double headed the first and last trains of the day, before taking part in a photo charter at Bury Bolton Street.