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  • Class 504 restoration project making progress at East Lancs Railway

    Class 504 restoration project making progress at East Lancs Railway

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    Sam Hewitt

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    CLASS 504 Preservation Society members have been progressing the restoration of EMU trailer car No. M77172 at the East Lancashire Railway (ELR). Work started early in the year outside in the sidings near the carriage and wagon shed at Buckley Wells. Several jobs had been tackled, including making the unit watertight and generally smartening its appearance. It…

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  • East Lancs ‘Grid’ back in service after repair

    East Lancs ‘Grid’ back in service after repair

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    Sam Hewitt

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    CLASS 56 No. 56006 returned to traffic on the Saturday of East Lancashire Railway’s September 21-23 gala when it moved Class 47 No. 47765, which had failed. The ‘Grid’ then worked its rostered trains the rest of the weekend without any problems. It last ran at the 2017 summer diesel gala, but developed an auxiliary alternator fault,…

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  • ‘Duchess’ makes Swanage Railway gala debut

    ‘Duchess’ makes Swanage Railway gala debut

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    Sam Hewitt

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    No. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland was in deepest Dorset making its preservation debut on Swanage Railway metals – just a week prior to the East Lancashire Railway gala. The LMS 4-6-2 was one of three Pacifics in action at the October 12-14 event which, like the Great Central Railway gala, was loosely themed around the…

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  • Great Western pairing in East Lancashire

    Great Western pairing in East Lancashire

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    Sam Hewitt

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    DUCHESS of Sutherland’s seasonal tour of heritage lines concluded with a star turn at the East Lancashire Railway’s October 19-21 gala. The Class 7 Pacific (‘8P’ under BR) was fresh from its appearance at the Swanage Railway gala the previous weekend, and was in traffic each day, as were visiting Churchward ‘28XX’ 2-8-0 No. 2857 and…

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  • First moves at ELR for ex-Barry ‘Standard Tank’

    First moves at ELR for ex-Barry ‘Standard Tank’

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    Sam Hewitt

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    OCTOBER 18, 2018 will be long remembered by volunteers of the Bury Standard 4 Group as the date when they finally saw the fruits of their 33-year project to restore BR ‘4MT’ 2-6-4T No. 80097 at the East Lancashire Railway. Restoration of the 1954-built loco got underway following its acquisition from Woodham Bros scrapyard at Barry…

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