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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.