East Lancashire Railway
LYR / LNWR Merger Centenary Weekend
Friday 17th & Saturday 18th June 2022
A special steam gala weekend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the merger of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the London & North Western Railway.
Four locomotives from the L&YR/LNWR appeared in steam over the weekend, including fresh from overhaul LNWR Coal Tank 0-6-2T 1054 and newly restored L&Y Pug 19, joining L&Y Saddletank 752 (51456) and 'A Class' Class 27 1300 (52322). All locomotives appeared with there pregrouping number plates.
The Coal Tank was launched back into traffic on the Saturday of the event, which also saw Pug Number 19 haul its first ever passenger trains. Between its passenger trips the pug was used to give shunting demonstrations in Castlecroft yard.
On the Friday, we take a look at the 3P20 Parcels Group photo charter at Baron Street, featuring 752 and 19 shunting a rake of wonderfully freshly repainted wagons in pre-grouping liveries.
On the Saturday of the gala GWR 0-6-2T 5643 was also in service (although was replaced on its last booked turn by 1054 and 752). On Friday, we see Jinty 47298 departing Ramsbottom to Rawtenstall on the first train of the day. Also on Friday, before the photo charter, 752 is seen in Castlecroft yard (home of the Bury Transport Museum), where it was dropping off coal ahead of the shunting demonstrations.
Locations featured: Bury Bolton Street, Bury North/Castlecroft, Summerseat, Brooksbottom and Nutall Tunnels and Baron Street yard.
Footage from the pre-gala photo charter: • Lancashire & Yorkshire...
Extended footage from the shunting at Castlecroft on the Saturday of the gala: • L&Y Pug shunts at Cast...
Please note, there is no public lineside access on the East Lancs, lineside shots are taken as a Working Member with Accredited Photographer status.
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(C) Lee Andrew Davies 2022
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