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The railway is run by volunteer members from the East Lancashire Railway Preservation Society (ELRPS). The railway is well known for its collection of diesel locomotives which reside on the railway, along with over 140 carriages, wagons and utility vehicles.
These Crossley-engined locomotives were one of two designs built under the Pilot Scheme to use two-stroke diesel engines, the other being the Class 23 'Baby Deltic' locomotives. [ i ] The locomotives had a Co-Bo wheel arrangement (a 6-wheel bogie at one end, a 4-wheel bogie at the other) – unique in British Railways practice and uncommon in ...
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)
Initially based at the North York Moors Railway, along with 55 009, the locomotive subsequently moved and spent several years at both the Great Central Railway and the East Lancashire Railway. It is now based at the Deltic Preservation Society depot at Barrow Hill. In April 2005 it became the first Deltic to be fitted with TPWS equipment.
Diesel-electric locomotives used for rescue purposes on the Channel Tunnel network. Classed as 21/9 under TOPS Class 0031: Diesel locomotives used for maintenance purposes by Eurotunnel on the Channel Tunnel network. No TOPS classification Departmental Class 97: General departmental locomotives, used for special or engineering duties.
A move to the Mid-Hants followed, before a further move to the East Lancs Railway. It was moved again to Carnforth in 2014. [citation needed] Carnforth MPD: n/a No. 35009 "Shaw Savill" SR Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2: Under restoration – Placed on the Mid Hants Railway for a while during the 1980s/1990s.
On 23 October 2010 56097 hauled an incoming train of gypsum from Loughborough to East Leake Gypsum works with a trailing load of 1450t plus a GBRf class 66/7. As well as operating at Ruddington, it also visited other galas such as at the Mid Norfolk Railway and East Lancashire Railway. Departed Ruddington in November 2022 and is stored at Longport.
The British Rail Class 31 diesel locomotives, also known as the Brush Type 2 and previously as Class 30, were built by Brush Traction from 1957 to 1962. They were numbered in two series, D5500-D5699 and D5800-D5862.