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Blackburn and Preston Railway (amalgamated with the East Lancashire 3 August 1846) East Lancashire Railway (amalgamated as a separate division 13 August 1859, loco stocks amalgamated 17 March 1875 by adding 600 to East Lancs numbers.) Blackpool and Lytham Railway (amalgamated with the Preston and Wyre Joint Railway (L&Y/L&NW Joint)in 1871/2)
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 ...
One of three locomotives employed on the line which connected to what is now the East Lancashire Railway line from Bury to Heywood. All three locomotive have been preserved. See also Peckett Works No. 1159 Annie (the other engine was Andrew Barclay Works No 945) By 1970 it had become the spare engine as the steam brakes had failed. [80]
Steam Locomotives Number & Name Railway & Class Image Current Location Notes/Status No. 20 Furness Railway Class A5 0-4-0: Ribble Steam Railway: Built in 1863 by Sharp, Stewart & Company. Withdrawn in 1870 and sold to Barrow Hematite Steel Company as BHSC No. 7 and was converted to an 0-4-0 ST. Rebuilt with a new boiler in 1915 and re-wheeled 1950.
Initially, 92207 was moved to Bury Bolton Street railway station (East Lancashire Railway). During its 19-year stay there around £90,000 was spent on new parts acquisition, forgings and castings and the complete restoration of the main frames, axleboxes and 5 wheelsets to MT276 Mainline standard.
Locomotives from the National Collection in the Great Hall of the UK National Railway Museum. The UK National Collection is a collection of around 280 historic rail vehicles (predominantly of British origin). The majority of the collection is kept at four national museums: National Railway Museum, York; Locomotion, Shildon
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.
Under overhaul – Purchased from Barry Scrapyard and delivered to the Mid-Hants where initial restoration began, moved to Avon Valley line and then to the East Lancs Railway. [17] East Lancashire Railway: BR Black No. 60019 "Bittern" LNER Class A4 4-6-2: Stored awaiting overhaul - Left July 2010 when its contract expired.