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The East Lancashire Railway is a twelve-and-a-half-mile (20 km) heritage railway line in North West England which runs between Heywood, Greater Manchester and Rawtenstall in Lancashire. There are intermediate stations at Bury Bolton Street , Burrs Country Park , Summerseat and Ramsbottom , with the line crossing the border into Rossendale ...
This is a route-map template for the East Lancashire Railway, a UK railway.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The East Lancashire Railway operated from 1844 to 1859 in the historic county of Lancashire, England.It began as a railway from Clifton via Bury to Rawtenstall, and during its short life grew into a complex network of lines connecting towns and cities including Liverpool, Manchester, Salford, Preston, Burnley and Blackburn.
English: A map of the East Lancashire Railway, helped by Harrison and Sale's Guide of 1849. Date: 25 April 2009: Source: ... East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859)
The East Lancashire Railway was, in turn, absorbed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on 13 May 1859. The line connected end-on at Colne with the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway's line to Skipton and Bradford. This 11 + 1 ⁄ 2-mile (18.5 km) link closed in 1970. [3] The Skipton–East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership campaigns to ...
This is a route-map template for the East Lancashire line, a UK railway.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Bolton Street Station, with its original features, was rescued from demolition and placed in the care of the East Lancashire Railway, a preservation group. The line to Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall was re-opened as a heritage railway, under the name East Lancashire Railway in 1987 and has since been extended to Heywood. The line and station have ...
The 11.5 mile missing line between Skipton and Colne; the map also shows other railway lines in the area. The missing section of railway between Skipton and Colne is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) in length. [2] The remaining East Lancashire line serves a conurbation of some half a million people.