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{{Short description|Heritage railway in north-west England}}
{{about|the heritage East Lancashire Railway|the 19th-century company|East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859)|the Nelson-Colne line|East Lancashire line}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Heritage Railway
| name           = East Lancashire Railway
| image_name     = 'Flying Scotsman' travelling past Ewood Bridge.jpg
| caption        = [[LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman|60103 ''Flying Scotsman'']] at Blackburn Road bridge, Ewood Bridge, heading towards [[Rawtenstall]]
| locale         = North west England
| terminus       = [[Rawtenstall railway station|Rawtenstall]] and<br />[[Heywood railway station|Heywood]]
| connections    = [[Network Rail]] (east of Heywood, via Castleton)<br />[[Manchester Metrolink]] (south of Bury)
| linename       = East Lancashire Railway
| builtby        = [[East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859)]]
| originalgauge  = {{Track gauge|4ft8.5in|allk=on}} 
| preservedgauge = {{Track gauge|4ft8.5in|allk=on}} 
| operator       = East Lancashire Light Railway Company (ELLR Co.)
| stations       = 7
| length         = {{convert|12|mi|45|chain|km}}
| originalopen   = 1846
| closed         = 17 March 1980
| stageyears     = 31 March 1986
| stage          = Granted Light Railway Order (for public service)
| years          = 25 July 1987
| events         = Re-opens and public service begins
| years1         = 27 April 1991
| events1        = Extension to [[Rawtenstall]]
| years2         = 6 September 2003
| events2        = Extension to [[Heywood, Greater Manchester|Heywood]]
| years3         = 13 October 2016
| events3        = New halt opened at {{stnlnk|Burrs Country Park}}
| headquarters   = [[Bury Bolton Street railway station|Bury Bolton Street]]
| routemap       = [[File:East Lancashire Railway.png|270px]]<br />([[:commons:File:East Lancashire Railway.png|Click to expand]])
| routemap_state = expanded
}}
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The '''East Lancashire Railway''' is a  {{convert|12+1/2|mi|km|0|adj=on|spell=in}} [[heritage railway]] line in [[North West England]] which runs between [[Heywood, Greater Manchester]], and [[Rawtenstall]], Lancashire. There are intermediate stations at [[Bury Bolton Street railway station|Bury Bolton Street]], {{stnlnk|Burrs Country Park}}, [[Summerseat railway station|Summerseat]] and [[Ramsbottom railway station|Ramsbottom]], with the line crossing the border into [[Borough of Rossendale|Rossendale]] serving [[Irwell Vale railway station|Irwell Vale]] and [[Rawtenstall railway station|Rawtenstall]]. Before closure, the line terminated at [[Bacup railway station|Bacup]].

The heritage line is now just over {{convert|12|mi|km}} long and has a mainline connection with the national railway network at [[Castleton, Greater Manchester|Castleton]], just beyond Heywood. The ELR is planning to extend the running line to Castleton in the future.

== Overview ==
Passenger services between Bury and Rawtenstall were withdrawn by [[British Rail]] on 3 June 1972.  Coal services to Rawtenstall ended in 1980 and formal closure of the line followed in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ramsbottommrc.org.uk/rawtenstall-station-history| title=Rawtenstall Station History| website=Ramsbottom Model Railway Club| date=30 May 2014}}{{unreliable source?|date=July 2017|reason=This source appears to be a mirror of a Wikipedia article}}</ref> The East Lancashire Railway Trust reopened the line on 25 July 1987.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/downloads/28/east-lancashire-railway-history.ashx| title=The Full History| website=East Lancashire Railway| access-date=7 December 2014| archive-date=11 December 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211064951/http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/downloads/28/east-lancashire-railway-history.ashx| url-status=dead}}</ref>  The initial service operated between [[Bury, Greater Manchester|Bury]] and [[Ramsbottom]], via [[Summerseat]]. In 1991, the service was extended northwards from Ramsbottom to reach [[Rawtenstall]], via [[Irwell Vale]].<ref name="ELRhistory">{{Cite web| title = A History of the East Lancashire Railway| url = http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/history| publisher = eastlancsrailway.org.uk/| access-date = 2009-04-05| archive-date = 16 April 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110416113703/http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/history/| url-status = dead}}</ref> However, two original stations on the line, closed to passengers by BR in 1972, have not reopened, Ewood Bridge & Edenfield and Stubbins. The latter was the junction of the lines to [[Accrington]] and [[Borough of Rossendale|Rossendale]] although there were no platforms serving these lines.

Rawtenstall is the practical northern limit of the line, as the formation on towards Bacup has been lost immediately north of the station.

[[File:60007 East Lancashire Railway.jpg|thumb|Freight train passing over the "Ski Jump" bridge]]
In September 2003, an eastbound extension from Bury to [[Heywood, Greater Manchester|Heywood]] was re-opened. To reach Heywood, the extension had to cross over the [[Manchester Metrolink]] line to Bury, at the site of the former [[Bury Knowsley Street railway station|Bury Knowsley Street station]].  This necessitated the construction of a new intersection bridge, with steeply graded approaches of {{railway gradient|36}} and {{railway gradient|41}} nicknamed The Ski Jump.

On 13 October 2016, the new {{stnlnk|Burrs Country Park}} station was officially opened by the Mayor of Bury, where locomotive [[LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman|no. 4472 ''Flying Scotsman'']] pulled the first train to stop at the station with a bagpipe rendition of '[[Scotland the Brave]]' signalling its arrival.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Taylor|first1=David|title=Flying Scotsman returns to Bury to open new station at Burrs Country Park|url=http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/14802167.Flying_Scotsman_returns_to_Bury/?ref=mrb&lp=18|access-date=2016-10-21|work=Prestwich and Whitefield Guide|publisher=Bury Times Ltd|date=2016-10-15}}</ref>

The remainder of the extension includes a long section at {{railway gradient|85}}, rising towards Heywood, as the heritage railway line climbs out of the Irwell valley.

The railway is open every weekend of the year, holding a number of themed events and galas throughout the year, which include [[steam locomotive|steam]] and [[Diesel locomotive|diesel]] events, and also offers driver experience courses. The [[Day Out with Thomas]] events made a return to the railway after a two-year absence, following fresh negotiations, having previously been unable to reach an agreement in 2009 with [[HIT Entertainment]], the owners of the Thomas brand.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Thomas the Tank weekend derailed after legal wrangle | url = http://www.burytimes.co.uk/sport/football/shakers/buryfcredirect/talkingshakers/burynews/4331236.Thomas_the_Tank_weekend_derailed_after_legal_wrangle/ | newspaper = Bury Times | date = 2009-04-30 | access-date = 2009-10-28}}</ref> While Thomas was absent, the ELR operated Family Engines Big Day Out events featuring alternative engines with faces, such as Jimmy the Jinty.

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.  Although the ELR does offer a local residents' discount card, and many residents do use the trains at weekends, it does not claim to offer a true commuter service either in levels of services or fares.

== Railway stations of the ELR ==
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{{PoIgb|{{stnlnk|Castleton}}|53.5919|-2.1783| |Network Rail<br/>(extension planned)<br/>{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}| |name=Castleton Station (Network Rail)}}
{{PoIgb|{{stnlnk|Heywood}}|53.5889|-2.2069| | | |name=Heywood Station}}
{{PoIgb|{{stnlnk|Broadfield}}|53.5863|-2.2302| |Closed | |name=Broadfield Station (Closed)}}
{{PoIgb|{{stnlnk|Bury Knowsley Street}}|53.5893|-2.2991| |Closed | |name=Bury Knowsley Street Station (Closed)}}
{{PoIgb|{{stnlnk|Bury Bolton Street}}|53.5934|-2.2997| | | |name=Bury Bolton Street Station}}
{{PoIgb|{{stnlnk|Burrs Country Park}}|53.6108|-2.3038| | | |name=Burrs Country Park Station}}
{{PoIgb|{{stnlnk|Summerseat}}|53.6275|-2.3145| | | |name=Summerseat Station}}
{{PoIgb|{{stnlnk|Ramsbottom}}|53.6474|-2.3146| | | |name=Ramsbottom Station}}
{{PoIgb|{{stnlnk|Stubbins}}|53.6580|-2.3168| |Closed | |name=Stubbins Station (Closed)}}
{{PoIgb|{{stnlnk|Irwell Vale}}|53.6769|-2.3160| | | |name=Irwell Vale Station}}
{{PoIgb|{{stnlnk|Ewood Bridge and Edenfield}}|53.6832|-2.3088| |Closed | |name=Ewood Bridge and Edenfield Station (Closed)}}
{{PoIgb|{{stnlnk|Rawtenstall}}|53.6988|-2.2923| | | |name=Rawtenstall Station}}
{{PoIgb end}}
{{East Lancashire Railway|collapse=y}}

== Reinstatement proposals ==
[[File:Castleton Station - geograph.org.uk - 1817735.jpg|left|thumb|Castleton railway station, the terminus of the ELR's extension plans]]
The heritage line is now just over {{convert|12|mi|km}} long and has a mainline connection with the national railway network at [[Castleton, Greater Manchester|Castleton]], just beyond Heywood. The ELR is planning to extend the running line to Castleton in the future, with a new cross platform interchange being the preferred option.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shannon |first=Laura |date=2007-12-07 |title=Back on track for connection |newspaper=Rochdale Observer |url=http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/1027597_back_on_track_for_connection |access-date=2009-04-05}}</ref>

{{As of|2014}} options for providing an interchange station at Castleton between East Lancashire Railway and National Rail services were being explored. Plans for the station were supported by Rochdale Borough Council, which hoped to fund it by adjacent land development.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gray |first=Lisa |date=12 September 2014 |title=Plans to link Castleton Station to the East Lancashire Railway remain on track |work=Manchester Evening News |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/plans-link-castleton-station-east-7759517 |access-date=7 December 2014}}</ref>

In 2019, the CityMetric website published a "fantasy" tram link expansion proposal to create an orbital extension to the Manchester Metrolink tram system, which would include part of the current East Lancashire Railway route between Bury and Heywood.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Great Manchester Gyratory: An orbital tram line for the Manchester Metrolink |url=https://www.citymetric.com/transport/great-manchester-gyratory-orbital-tram-line-manchester-metrolink-4410 |access-date=2019-01-02 |website=Citymetric |language=en |archive-date=3 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103110150/https://www.citymetric.com/transport/great-manchester-gyratory-orbital-tram-line-manchester-metrolink-4410 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In January 2019, Campaign for Better Transport released a report identifying the line which was listed as Priority 2 for reopening. Priority 2 is for those lines which require further development or a change in circumstances (such as housing developments).<ref>{{cite web |date=January 2019 |title=Case for expanding rail network |url=https://bettertransport.org.uk/sites/default/files/research-files/case-for-expanding-rail-network.pdf |access-date=2 September 2021 |website=Campaign for Better Transport |page=42}}</ref>

As part of the Government's 'Restoring Your Railway' fund, the route between [[Rochdale railway station]] and Bury Bolton Street ELR station was identified as a route for re-opening. As of 23 May 2020, the bid had made it past the first stage of the 'ideas fund'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/re-opening-beeching-era-lines-and-stations/re-opening-beeching-era-lines-and-stations|title = Restoring Your Railway Fund}}</ref>

== Cultural references ==
In October 2014, Ramsbottom Station and the adjacent level crossing on Bridge Street was featured in the 2017 movie ''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]'', which was the scene for an emotional peak in the movie, starring [[Sigourney Weaver]] in a [[Volvo Cars|Volvo]] estate car waiting for a [[British Rail|BR]] [[Diesel multiple unit|DMU]], in [[Rail Blue livery]], to pass through the crossing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Residents line Ramsbottom street in bid to see film stars in action |url=http://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/11562830.Residents_line_Ramsbottom_street_in_bid_to_see_film_sta%E2%80%8Brs_in_action/#gallery0 |access-date=2017-02-23 |website=Bury Times |language=en}}</ref>

In the 1990s, the railway was featured in the 1991 film ''[[Let Him Have It]]'' and in the finale of [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s comedy series ''[[The Grimleys]]'', named ''The Grimley Curse'' set in 1978. In 2007, during the finale of [[BBC One]]'s award-winning drama series ''[[Life on Mars (UK TV series)|Life on Mars]]'', set in 1973, a class 47 was used for scenes of an armed robbery at Brooksbottom Tunnel.

The railway also featured in an episode of ''[[Coronation Street]]'', transmitted on August Bank Holiday 2010, when [[Hayley Cropper|Hayley]] and [[Roy Cropper]] travelled to their wedding aboard an ELR train of Mark 1 coaches hauled by [[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0|LMS "Black 5"]] No. 44871, which carried 45407's Lancashire Fusilier nameplates for the occasion. The line also starred in the BBC television film ''[[Eric and Ernie]]'', aired on New Year's Day 2011, about the early career of the British comedy act [[Morecambe and Wise]]. Bury Bolton Street station was featured, along with a train of Mark 1 coaches hauled by [[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0|LMS "Black 5"]] No. 44871. In 2014, the railway was featured in a week of episodes of ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' (broadcast 3–7 November) which featured a crash involving [[British Rail Class 14|BR Class 14]] no. D9531 "Ernest".

==Locomotives and multiple units==
{{More citations needed section|date=August 2021}}
The ELR is home to a mixed collection of small to large designs, some of which are main-line certified. These often visit other heritage lines or can be found operating mainline excursions, especially during the summer season (March–October).

===Steam locomotives===
====Operational====
{| class="wikitable"
! Number & Name
! Type
! Photograph
! Livery
! Notes
|-
|34081 ''92 Squadron''
|[[SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes|SR Battle of Britain 4-6-2]]
|[[File:34081 runs round its train at Peterborough - geograph.org.uk - 6192242.jpg|150px]]
|SR Malachite Green
|Moved from the Nene Valley Railway in 2024 <ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 2025 |title=92 Squadron moves from Nene Valley to East Lancs |magazine=The Railway Magazine |volume=171 |issue=1486 |pages=54}}</ref>
|-
|34092 City of Wells
|[[SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes|SR West Country Class 4-6-2]]
|[[File:34092 Norden LC.jpg|150px]]
|BR Lined Green, Early Emblem
|Built in 1949 at [[Brighton railway works|Brighton Works]]. Formerly based at the [[Keighley & Worth Valley Railway|Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.]]
|-
| align="center" | 32 Gothenburg
|[[Manchester Ship Canal]] {{whyte|0-6-0|T}}
|[[File:MSC No. 32 at Bolton (Geograph 5950438).jpg|150px]]
|[[Sodor_(fictional_island)#Railways|North Western Railway]] Blue
|Built in 1903 at [[Hudswell Clarke]]. Used as [[Thomas the Tank Engine]] on "Day Out with Thomas"'.
|-
| align="center" | 80097
|[[BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T]]
|[[File:Standard Class 4 2-6-4T 80097 (Geograph 5950795).jpg|150px]]
|BR Lined Black, Early Emblem
|Built in 1954 at Brighton Works. Recently undergone restoration from scrapyard condition, running in commenced in October 2018 and returned to service for the first time in preservation in early 2019.<ref>https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2018/10/an-update-on-steam-locomotive-80097.html Update on 80097's restoration</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 47298
|[[LMS Fowler Class 3F|LMS Class 3F "Jinty"]] {{whyte|0-6-0|T}}
|[[File:LMS Jinty 0-6-0T No 7298 at Rainhill.jpg|150px]]
|BR Unlined Black, Early Emblem
|Built in 1924. Operational. Fresh from overhaul in October 2021. Privately owned and destined for eventual use on a private railway. 
|-
| align="center" | 52322
|[[L&YR Class 27]] {{whyte|0-6-0}}
|[[File:Frosty Morning Steam (38481077496).jpg|150px]]
|BR Unlined Black, Early Emblem
|Built in 1895 at [[Horwich Works]]. Fresh from overhaul in October 2021.
|-
|No 2890 "Douglas"
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]] {{whyte|0-6-0}}
|[[File:Austerity locomotive of the East Lancashire Railway.jpg|150px]]
|BR Unlined Black, Early Emblem
|Built in 1943. Douglas is a converted tender locomotive from a standard Hunslet Austerity. Returned to service in September 2017. On loan to the [[Spa Valley Railway]] (2021-2023)
|}

====Visitors====
{| class="wikitable"
! Number & Name
! Type
! Photograph
! Livery
! Notes
|-
| align="center" | 51456 (752)
|[[L&YR Class 23]] {{whyte|0-6-0|ST}}
|[[File:LYR Aspinall 0-6-0ST No. 752 Rainhill 1980.jpg|150px]]
|BR Unlined Black, Early Emblem
|Built in 1881. Recently returned to service following overhaul at Baron Street Works for its owners the "Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lyrtrust.org.uk/|title=lyrtrust.org.uk – Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust}}</ref> Presently outshopped in BR unlined black with the early BR crest and the BR number 51456. Although authentic for the class no 752 never wore it or carried the number 51456 as it was sold from the LMS in 1937 to what would later become the National Coal Board. Usually based at the [[Keighley and Worth Valley Railway]]
|-
| align="center" | [[LNER A4 class 4488 Union of South Africa|60009 Union of South Africa]]
|[[LNER A4]] {{whyte|4-6-2}}
|[[File:A4 Pacific 'Union Of South Africa' (36764818063).jpg|150px]]
|BR Lined Green, Late Crest
|Built in 1937. Based at the railway for the remainder of its boiler ticket, withdrawn from service in early October due to fault of boiler pipes. Currently, 60009 is a static display at John Cameron's Farming and Railway Visitor Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steam Locomotive Information |url=https://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=4921 |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=www.steamlocomotive.info}}</ref>
|}

====Operational but away from the ELR====
{| class="wikitable"
! Number & Name
! Type
! Photograph
! Livery
! Notes
|-
| align="center" | 1370 May
|[[Peckett and Sons]] {{whyte|0-4-0|ST}}
|[[File:Steaming (14101671090).jpg|150px]]
|Lined Green
|Built in 1915. Withdrawn for overhaul September 2019 and sent to Old Hall Farm, Cumbria. Returned to service in December 2019 following its contract overhaul. Currently on loan to [[Beamish Museum]].
|-
| align="center" | [[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 4871|44871]]
|[[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0]] {{whyte|4-6-0}}
|[[File:LMS 44871 in the loop at Preston.jpg|150px]]
|BR Lined Black, Early Emblem
|Built in 1945 at [[Crewe Works]]. Passed for main line running. Presently away from the railway working excursion trains in the south of the UK.

|-
| align="center" | [[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 5212|45212]]
|[[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0]]
|[[File:45212 Waiting in platform 3 at Keighley.jpg|150px]]
|BR Lined Black, Late Crest
|Built in 1935 at [[Armstrong Whitworth]]. Passed for main line running, usually based at the [[Keighley and Worth Valley Railway]] but on hire to Ian Riley for mainline use following overhaul. Presently located at [[Fort William, Highland]] operating [[West Coast Railways]] "Jacobite" trains.
|-
| align="center" | 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier
|[[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0]]
|[[File:LMS 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier in Carlisle.jpg|150px]]
|BR Lined Black, Early Emblem
|Built in 1937 at [[Armstrong Whitworth]]. Passed for main line running. Presently located at [[Fort William, Highland]] operating [[West Coast Railways]] "Jacobite" trains.
|}

====Locomotives out of action====
{| class="wikitable"
! Number & Name
! Type
! Photograph
! Livery
! Notes
|-
| align="center" | 3855
|[[GWR 2884 Class]] {{whyte|2-8-0}}
|[[File:Ex GWR Engines under restoration, Pontypool ^ Blaenavon Railway 1990 - geograph.org.uk - 5932871.jpg|150x150px]]
|
|Built in 1942. Undergoing restoration from scrapyard condition.
|-
| align="center" | 7229
|[[GWR 7200 Class]] {{whyte|2-8-2|T}}
|[[File:GWR 2-8-2T Locomotive No.7229, Barry 1973.jpg|150x150px]]
|
|Built in 1935. Undergoing restoration from scrapyard condition inside Baron Street works.
|-
| align="center" | 13065
|[[LMS Hughes Crab|LMS Class 5P/4F "Crab"]] {{whyte|2-6-0}}
|[[File:LMS Crab Mogul No 13065 (15399960598).jpg|150px]]
|
|Built in 1927 at [[Crewe Works]]. Out of service for 2018, due to cracked flue tubes, and replacement of all the flue tubes needs to be undertaken alongside replacing the cracked ones. The engine's 10-year overhaul is to be undertaken in a bid to allow the ELR to have an operational engine rather than having 34092 out of traffic at the same time as 13065 in the future.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2018/05/east-lancashire-railway-release-update-on-steam-locomotive-no-13065.html|title=East Lancashire Railway release update on steam locomotive No.13065|first=Michael|last=Holden|date=30 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.railreport.co.uk/2018/05/lms-crab-13065s-failure.html|title=LMS Crab 13065's Failure}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[SR Merchant Navy Class 35009 Shaw Savill|35009 Shaw Savill]]
|[[SR Merchant Navy]] {{whyte|4-6-2}}
|[[File:Bulleid Pacific locomotives at Woodhams Scrapyard Barry.jpg|150px]]
|
|Built in 1942. Undergoing restoration from scrapyard condition.
|-
| align="center" | 46428
|[[LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0]]
|[[File:LMS Ivatt Class 2 46428.JPG|150px]]
|
|Built in 1948. Undergoing restoration from scrapyard condition.
|-
| align="center" | 47324
|[[LMS Fowler Class 3F|LMS Class 3F "Jinty"]] {{whyte|0-6-0|T}}
|[[File:47324 East Lancashire Railway (6).jpg|150px]]
|BR Unlined black, TBC
|Built in 1926. Under Overhaul.
|-
|}

====Locomotives in store/static display====
{| class="wikitable"
! Number & Name
! Type
! Photograph
! Notes
|-
| align="center" | 1
|[[Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.|Andrew Barclay]] {{whyte|0-4-0|ST}}
|[[File:Bury Transport Museum - steam locomotive - geograph.org.uk - 5312058.jpg|x150px]]
|Built in 1927. On display in [[Bury Transport Museum]].
|}

===Diesel===
The ELR is home to one of the largest preserved diesel fleets on a UK heritage railway. Many locomotives are owned by private individuals or an owning group, which co-operate as the ELR Diesel Group.

====Operational diesel locomotives====
{| class="wikitable"
! Number & Name
! Type
! Photograph
! Livery
! Notes
|-
|align="center"|4002 'Arundel Castle'
|[[Manchester Ship Canal|MSC]] [[Hudswell Clarke]]
|[[File:0-6-0 DM, Hudswell Clarke, Works No.1076, No.4022, built 1958.jpg|150px]]
|M.S.C. Green
|Built in 1958
|-
|align="center"|9009
|[[Motor Rail|Motorail Simplex]] 4WDM
|
|
|
|-
|align="center"|D2956 (01003)
|[[British Rail Class 01|BR Class 01]]
|[[File:Diesel Group (8585627403).jpg|150px]]
|BR Black
|
|-
|align="center"|D2062 (03062)
|[[British Rail Class 03|BR Class 03]] 
|[[File:Class 03 D2062 and D4002 “Arundel Castle” at Bury during The East Lancashire Railway Diesel Gala 290623.jpg|150px]]
|BR Green
|
|-
|align="center"|08164 (D3232) 'Prudence'
|rowspan="2"|[[British Rail Class 08|BR Class 08]] 
|[[File:D3232 East Lancashire Railway.jpg|150px]]
|BR Blue
|
|-
|align="center"|13594 (08479)
|[[File:Engine at Bury Bolton Street Station - geograph.org.uk - 4740880.jpg|150px]]
|BR Black
|Baron Street works pilot
|-
|align="center"|09024
|[[British Rail Class 09|BR Class 09]]
|[[File:East Lancashire Railway Shunter at Buckley Wells - geograph.org.uk - 5381346.jpg|150px]]
|BR Departmental Grey
|
|-
|align="center"|D9531 'Ernest'
|[[British Rail Class 14|BR Class 14]]
|[[File:Bury Bolton Street railway station (59).JPG|150px]]
|BR Two-tone Green
|Cared for by the Bury Hydraulic Group.
|-
|align="center"|D5054 (24054) 'Phil Southern'
|[[British Rail Class 24|BR Class 24]]
|[[File:D5054._31st_August_2007._BR,_Built_1960_by_Crewe._(2).jpg|150px]]
|BR Green
|Built in 1959
|-
|align="center"|33109 (D6525) 'Captain Bill Smith RNR'
|[[British Rail Class 33|BR Class 33]]
|[[File:11.05.95 Hastings 33109 (6148622408).jpg|150px]]
|BR Engineers Grey
|Built in 1960
|-
|align="center"|D7076
|[[British Rail Class 35|BR Class 35]]
|[[File:BR Class 34 Hymek Diesel Locomotive (24490442057).jpg|150px]]
|BR Blue
|Built in 1962. Cared for by the Bury Hydraulic Group.
|-
|align="center"|37109 (D6809)
|[[British Rail Class 37|BR Class 37]]
|[[File:Yellow Noses (11916779996).jpg|150px]]
|[[Trainload Freight|BR Trainload 'Metal']]
|Built in 1963
|-
|align="center"|40106 (D306) 'Atlantic Conveyor'
|rowspan="2"|[[British Rail Class 40|BR Class 40]]
|[[File:40106 Brancliffe East Jct.jpg|150px]]
|BR Green 
|Built in 1960 and has never carried BR Blue livery. On loan to the SVR. (Owned by the Class 40 Preservation Society)
|-
|align="center"|345 (40145)
|[[File:40145 at Carlisle.JPG|150px]]
|BR Green with small yellow warning panel
|Built in 1961, (Owned by the Class 40 Preservation Society). Mainline certified
|-
|align="center"|D832 '[[HMS Onslaught (S14)|Onslaught]]'
|[[British Rail Class 42|BR Class 42]]
|[[File:Vehicles in the United Kingdom 379.jpg|150px]]
|BR Blue
|Built in 1962. Cared for by the Bury Hydraulic Group.
|-
|align="center"|45108
|[[British Rail Class 45|BR Class 45]]
|[[File:No.45108 (Class 45) (6157067390).jpg|center|150x150px]]
|BR Blue
|Built in 1961, on loan from the [[Midland Railway - Butterley]]
|-
|align="center"|50015 (D415) '[[HMS Valiant (S102)|Valiant]]'
|[[British Rail Class 50|BR Class 50]]
|[[File:Class Fifty Valiant (6319825608).jpg|150px]]
|BR Large Logo Blue
|Built in 1968
|}

====Operational DMUs====
**[[British Rail Class 104|BR Class 104]] unit 50455+50517, BR Blue. Built in 1957.
**[[British Rail Class 105|BR Class 105]] unit 51485+56121, BR Green. Built in 1956–1959.
**[[British Rail Class 110|BR Class 110]] unit 51813+59701+51842. BR Green. Built in 1959.
**[[British Rail Class 122|BR Class 122]] unit W55001. BR Blue. Built in 1958.
**[[British Rail Class 144|BR Class 144]] unit 144009. Great Midlands Trains (Fictitious). Built in 1986<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elrdiesel.info/fleet-144009.php | title=ELR Diesel Group - 144009 Pacer DMU }}</ref>

====Operational, but away from the ELR====
**[[British Rail Class 37|BR Class 37]] No. 37418 (D6971), BR Large Logo Blue (minus name and numbers). Built in 1965. (On hire to [[Colas Rail]])
**[[British Rail Class 47|BR Class 47]] No. 47402 (D1501), BR Two-Tone Green. Built in 1962.

===Non-operational Diesel locomotives and DMUs===
====Non-operational Diesel locomotives====
{| class="wikitable"
! Number & Name
! Type
! Photograph
! Livery
! Notes
|-
|align="center"|3438 'Planet'
|[[F. C. Hibberd & Co.|F. C. Hibberd]]
|
|Blue
|Built in 1950. Under restoration at Castlecroft
|-
|align="center"|07013
|[[British Rail Class 07|BR Class 07]]
|[[File:07013 at Dow Chemical.jpg|150px]]
|BR Blue with Wasp Stripes
|Built in 1962. On display awaiting overhaul
|- 
|align="center"|08944
|[[British Rail Class 08|BR Class 08]]
|[[File:08944 East Lancashire Railway.jpg|150px]]
|Black with Wasp Stripes
|Built in 1962. Stored likely to be broken up for spares, owned by the [[Harry Needle Railroad Company]]
|-
|align="center"|D9502 'Kerys'
|[[British Rail Class 14|BR Class 14]]
|[[File:Short-lived shunters survive scrapman - panoramio.jpg|150x150px]]
|BR Green
|Built in 1964. Undergoing long-term restoration.
|-
|align="center"|D8233
|[[British Rail Class 15|BR Class 15]]
|[[File:Colchester MPD Diesel Class 15 (D8233) BTH Diesel ADB968001.jpg|150px]]
|N/A
|Built in 1960. Undergoing restoration in Baron Street works
|-
|align="center"|D5705
|[[British Rail Class 28|BR Class 28]]
|[[File:Metropolitan-Vickers Type 2 (Class 28) D5705 - 23982997061.jpg|150px]]
|BR Green with Yellow warning panels
|Built in 1958. Undergoing restoration
|-
|align="center"|6536 (33117)
|[[British Rail Class 33|BR Class 33]]
|[[File:33117 TnT with 4-TC units 8023 + 8001 on the Weymouth Quay line taken during Network SouthEast and British Rail, Weymouth Quay Tramway Commemoration Trips on 30 Dec 1989 (2).jpg|150x150px]]
|N/A
|Built in 1960. Undergoing overhaul in Buckley Wells shed.
|-
|align="center"|40135 (D335 & 97406)
||[[British Rail Class 40|BR Class 40]]
|[[File:40135 at Crewe Works.jpg|150px]]
|BR Blue
|Stopped and awaiting engine repairs 
|-
|align="center"|45135
|[[British Rail Class 45|BR Class 45]]
|[[File:45135-cropped.jpg|150px]]
|BR Blue
|Built in 1961. Undergoing major overhaul in Buckley Wells shed
|-
|align="center"|D1041 'Western Prince'
|[[British Rail Class 52|BR Class 52]]
|[[File:Class 52 D1041 Western Prince, Westbury, 6 December 1976.jpg|150px]]
|BR Blue with full Yellow ends
|Built in 1962. Undergoing overhaul in Castlecroft shed. Cared for by the Bury Hydraulic Group.
|-
|align="center"|56006
|[[British Rail Class 56|BR Class 56]]
|[[File:56006 at Doncaster Works.JPG|150px]]
|BR Blue
|Built in 1976, (on loan from the Class 56 Group)
|}

====DMUs out of action====
**[[British Rail Class 104|BR Class 104]] unit 53437+59137+53494. Built in 1957. (Stored awaiting restoration)
**[[British Rail Class 121|BR Class 121]] unit 56289. Built in 1960. (Under overhaul)
**[[British Rail Class 207|BR Class 207]] unit 1305 (207202) 60130+70549+60904 (Bodywork overhaul of 60130 and 60904, Buckley Wells shed)
**[[NIR Class 80]] No. 99 (bought as spares for 1305, now converted to standard gauge at Buckley Wells)

===Electric===

*'''Electric multiple units '''
**BR [[British Rail Class 504|Class 504]] unit 65451+77172 (stored at Buckley Wells, being restored as hauled coaching stock).

==Former residents on the ELR==
{{unreferenced section|date=January 2017}}
Note that the locations given may not be current as locomotives move between railways from time to time.

===Steam===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Number & Name
! Type
! Photograph
! Notes
|-
| align="center" | 132 Sapper
|rowspan="2"|[[War Department (United Kingdom)|WD]] [[Austerity 0-6-0ST]]
|[[File:Hunslet 0-6-0ST 'Sapper', Built 1944 for the War Department.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1944. Currently operational at the [[Avon Valley Railway]].
|-
| align="center" | 75008 Swiftsure
|[[File:18-04-2015 ELR Small Engines C5.jpg|x150px|center]]
|Built in 1943. Currently operational at the [[Mid-Norfolk Railway]].
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[GWR 7800 Class 7828 Odney Manor|7828 Odney Manor]]
|[[GWR 7800 Class|GWR 7800 Manor Class]] 4-6-0
|[[File:Norton Manor 7828 near Blue Anchor.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1950. Departed from the ELR in the 1990s for the [[West Somerset Railway]], it is operational following boiler and firebox repairs at Riley and Sons workshop in Bury.
|-
|style="text-align:center"|34073 249 Squadron
|[[SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes|SR Battle of Britain Class]] 4-6-2
|[[File:249 squad.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1945. Awaiting restoration from scrapyard condition at [[Carnforth MPD]].
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[SR Merchant Navy Class 35022 Holland America Line|35022 Holland America Line]]
|rowspan="2"|[[SR Merchant Navy Class]] 4-6-2
|[[File:SR MN 35022 'Holland-America Line' down Bournemouth Belle, Bournemouth Central, August 1965 img084 (9969774053).jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1948. Awaiting restoration from scrapyard condition at [[Crewe Diesel TMD]].
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[SR Merchant Navy Class 35027 Port Line|35027 Port Line]]
|[[File:35027 Port line on Bluebell Railway.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1948. Awaiting overhaul at [[Crewe Diesel TMD]]. Last ran in 2003.
|-
|style="text-align:center"|30499
|[[LSWR S15 class]] 
|[[File:Urie S15 499 at Ropley.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1920. Moved to the East Lancashire Railway in 1996 so 499's boiler could be removed and donated to sister engine 30506. Whilst at Bury, frames were overhauled and painted, and the wheels and crank pins were turned. Under restoration at the [[Watercress Line|Mid Hants Railway]]. 
|- 
|style="text-align:center"|44422
|[[LMS Fowler Class 4F]] 0-6-0
|[[File:ELR. MR, 4F Class 0-6-0, Built 1927.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1927. Awaiting overhaul at the [[Churnet Valley Railway]].
|-
|style="text-align:center"|45337
|[[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0|LMS Stanier Class 5]] 4-6-0
|[[File:Preserved steam at Irwell Vale - geograph.org.uk - 331546.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1937. Undergoing Boiler Work at the [[Llangollen Railway]].
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[LMS Jubilee Class 5690 Leander|45690 Leander]]
|[[LMS Jubilee Class]] 4-6-0
|[[File:LMS, 5XP Jubilee Class 4-6-0, Built 1936.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1936. Operational and Mainline Certified at [[Carnforth MPD]].
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth|6201 Princess Elizabeth]]
|[[LMS Princess Royal Class]] 4-6-2
|[[File:6201 PRINCESS ELIZABETH Castleton East Junction.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1933. Awaiting overhaul at [[Carnforth MPD]].
|-
|style="text-align:center"|46441
|[[LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0|LMS Ivatt Class 2]] 
|[[File:LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 46441 at Crewe Works.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1950. Undergoing overhaul at [[Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway]].
|-
|style="text-align:center"|49395
|[[LNWR Class G2]] 0-8-0
|[[File:Engine 3 ... Pickering, North Yorkshire. (1233925562).jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1921. Static display at The [[National Railway Museum]] in [[Shildon]].
|-
|style="text-align:center"|71000 Duke of Gloucester
|[[BR Standard Class 8]] 4-6-2
|[[File:BR, 8P Class 4-6-2, No.71000, Built 1954.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1954. Undergoing overhaul at [[Tyseley Locomotive Works]].
|-
|style="text-align:center"|76079
|[[BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0|BR Standard Class 4]] 2-6-0
|[[File:Class 4MT, 2-6-0, Built 1957.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1957. Operational and Mainline Certified at [[North Yorkshire Moors Railway]].
|-
| align="center" | 92134
|rowspan="3"|[[BR Standard Class 9F]] 2-10-0
|[[File:Barrow-on-Soar up mineral geograph-2754337-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1957. Operational at the [[North Yorkshire Moors Railway]].
|-
|style="text-align:center"|92207
|[[File:Standard Class 9F 92207 (8269709445).jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1959. Undergoing Restoration from scrapyard condition at the [[Shillingstone Railway Project]].
|-
|style="text-align:center"|92214
|[[File:No 92214 (5015328989).jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1959. Operational at the [[Great Central Railway (heritage railway)|Great Central Railway]].
|-
|style="text-align:center"|CEGB Meaford No.1
|RSH 0-6-0T
|[[File:Robert Stephenson &amp; Hawthorn No.1 on the crossover line.jpg|Robert Stephenson &amp; Hawthorn No.1 on the crossover line|150px]]
|Built in 1951. Static display at [[North Tyneside Steam Railway]].
|}

===Diesel===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Number & Name
! Type
! Photograph
! Notes
|-
| align="center" | 20087
|[[British Rail Class 20|BR Class 20]] Bo-Bo
|[[File:The Mid Hants Railway Diesel Gala, April 2013 21.jpg|150x150px]]
|Built in 1961. Owned by the [[Harry Needle Railroad Company]], currently stored out of service at its Worksop depot.
|-
| align="center" | D5600
|[[British Rail Class 31|BR Class 31]] 	(A1A)-(A1A)
|[[File:BR, Class 31, Built 1961 by Brush.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1960. Operational at the [[Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway]].
|-
| align="center" | 37261
|rowspan="5"|[[British Rail Class 37|BR Class 37]] Co-Co
|[[File:37261 Sheffield 1.jpg|150x150px]]
|Built in 1960. Awaiting overhaul at [[Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway]].
|-
| align="center" | 37423
|[[File:Crewe DRS - 37423.JPG|150x150px]]
|Built in 1960. Operational and Mainline Certified for [[Direct Rail Services]].
|-
| align="center" | 37518
|[[File:37518 at Dereham.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1960. Operational and Mainline Certified for [[West Coast Railways]].
|-
| align="center" | 37901 Mirrlees Pioneer
|[[File:Bury Bolton Street railway station (96).JPG|150x150px]]
|Built in 1963. Awaiting mainline certification at Leicester L.I.P. for [[Europhoenix]].
|-
| align="center" | 37906
|[[File:Bridgnorth railway station MMB 02 37906.jpg|150px]]
|Built in 1960. Operational at Europhoenix.
|-
| align="center" | 51339+(59506)+51382.
| [[British Rail Class 117|BR Class 117]]
|[[File:51339 Class 117 Driving Motor Brake Second - 52073651049.jpg|150x150px]]
|Built in 1959. Departed for the [[Colne Valley Railway]] in 2020.
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite magazine|title=A welcome at Bury|first=Howard|last=Johnston|magazine=[[RAIL (magazine)|Rail Enthusiast]]|publisher=EMAP National Publications|date=August 1984|pages=34–36|issn=0262-561X|oclc=49957965}}
* {{cite magazine|title=ELR's Nine-Day Wonder!|first=Pip|last=Dunn|magazine=[[RAIL (magazine)|RAIL]]|issue=310|publisher=EMAP Apex Publications|date=30 July – 12 August 1997|pages=38–42|issn=0953-4563|oclc=49953699}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|East Lancashire Railway}}
* [http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/ East Lancashire Railway website]
* [http://www.burystandard4group.org.uk Bury Standard Four Group for BR Standard Class 4 80097]
* [http://www.elrdiesel.info/ ELR Bury Diesel Group website]
* [http://www.lyrtrust.org.uk/ Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130516094100/http://rileyandson.co.uk/ Riley & Sons (E) Ltd, Owners of 45407 and 44871]
* [http://www.cfps.co.uk Class 40 Preservation Society, Owners of 40106, 40145 and D335]
* [http://www.westernprince.co.uk D1041 Western Prince Website]
* [http://www.d8233.org.uk Class 15 Preservation Society, Owners of D8233]
* [http://www.d9531.com/ Class 14 D9531]
* [http://www.britishrailways1960.co.uk/CLMVC01.html British Railways in 1960 - The ELR from Bury Bolton Street to Stubbins Jn.]
* [http://www.britishrailways1960.co.uk/CLMVC07.html British Railways in 1960 - The ELR from Stubbins Jn. to Rawtenstall (Part of the route from Stubbins Jn. to Bacup)]
* [http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Castleton-and-Heywood-Masterplan-Autumn-2010.pdf 'The Castleton and Heywood Masterplan']{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - Moucel & Rochdale MBC study regarding a possible ELR extension to Castleton.

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