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New calls for investment in east Lancashire transport including reopening the Colne-Skipton railway link have been made ...
East Lancashire Railway has temporarily halted steam train services due to potential wildfire risks. Heritage railway managers, operating the line between Heywood and Rawstenstall via Bury, have ...
East Lancashire Railway has suspended steam train services amid concerns about wildfires. Bosses at the heritage railway, which runs from Heywood to Rawstenstall through Bury, say all scheduled ...
Blackburn was “transported to the golden age of steam” yesterday, June 11, as a “magnificent” train arrived at the station.
The East Lancashire Railway (ELR) has announced details of ... options each morning and the "Irwell Fryer" fish and chip train, hauled by Class 31, 31108, on Friday, July 4.
The East Lancashire Railway (ELR) is set to host a series of ... This will see the steam train transformed into a "dino-proofed" train, where passengers can meet dinosaur experts and get up ...
East Lancashire Railway has temporarily halted steam train services due to potential wildfire risks. Heritage railway managers, operating the line between Heywood and Rawstenstall via Bury ...
A train-mad couple who have adorned the whole front of their home in railway memorabilia have told how they are being inundated with visitors wanting to "come and take selfies". Eric and Wendy Coupe, ...
After a 20-minute journey north, we arrived in Ramsbottom. The market town on the northern edge of Greater Manchester is one ...
"We've never had time to count, and there's more to come." The rail enthusiasts run the East Lancashire Model Railway Organisation and were also inspired by the influence of Mr Coupe's father ...