Mushroom
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East Lancashire Railway Diesel Gala - Wednesday 4th to Sunday 8th July
About the event
The event is a 5 day gala with a range of different traction both ELR home fleet and visitors to the railway. This year looks no exception to previous years high standards.
The event runs for 5 days with a different theme each day:
Wednesday 4th July - visiting traction only
Thursday 5th July - Sulzers and Hydraulics
Friday 6th July - English Electrics
Saturday 7th July - visiting traction plus half the ELR home fleet
Sunday 8th July - visiting traction plus the other half of the ELR home fleet
Locos
Along with the Home Fleet, a good selection of visiting locos will be on offer:
Class 20 no. D8020
courtesy of the SRPS Diesel Group
Class 20 no. 20906
courtesy of HNRC
(subject to completion of repairs)
Class 26 no. D5310
courtesy of the Waverley Route Heritage Association
and 26010 Restoration Group
(subject to completion of main generator repairs)
Class 26 no. 26024
courtesy of the 6LDA Group
Class 37 no. 37175
courtesy of BRE Limited
Class 52 D1015 'WESTERN CHAMPION'
courtesy of the Diesel Traction Group
Tickets
ELR Special Event ticketing applies, al tickets are full line rovers valid all day, these are priced at the following:
Adult £21.00
Child/Concession £14.50
Family £56.50
The following 2-day event rovers are also available:
Adult £38.50
Child/concession £26.00
Platform Tickets are not available on events!
Getting there
Travelling to the ELR is usually very easy, but this year due to the Metrolink tack upgrades its not! The nearest mainline rail station is Manchester Piccadilly, or Manchester Victoria. People coming from the south will arrive at Piccadilly, should proceed down to the Metrolink platform where you will be directed to the replacement bus stop. There are 4 replacement bus services operating, The X1, X2, X3 and 400. I would suggest taking the X1 as it’s the fastest service Manchester – Bury Express via Bowker Vale, the other services are local stopping services. Fares are also different this year, adult Manchester – Bury return has been reduced to £3.20 return for adults, and £1.50 return for children. Similarly buses can be caught from Victoria, and prices to Bury are the same.
You can catch a bus from Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens bus terminus to Bury (number 135), but this takes around 1 1/2 hours!
The tram station in Bury is only a five minute walk from Bury Bolton Street station; please see this map:
Tips
- If your not one for busy hustle and bustle, naturally the Saturday or Sunday will be the buisiest time so avoid these. The weekdays will be best for you.
- Photters should remember to keep on the right side of the white line at platforms or off the edging slabs when trains are approaching.
-All visitors are also asked to refrain from wearing orange ‘hi-vis’ whilst on the platforms as it can cause confusion between staff members and non staff members and also when linesiding (as you should be behind the fences!!)
- Timetables for the event are yest to be announced, these are not the standard off peak ‘yellow’ timetable.
Cheers, and enjoy!
About the event
The event is a 5 day gala with a range of different traction both ELR home fleet and visitors to the railway. This year looks no exception to previous years high standards.
The event runs for 5 days with a different theme each day:
Wednesday 4th July - visiting traction only
Thursday 5th July - Sulzers and Hydraulics
Friday 6th July - English Electrics
Saturday 7th July - visiting traction plus half the ELR home fleet
Sunday 8th July - visiting traction plus the other half of the ELR home fleet
Locos
Along with the Home Fleet, a good selection of visiting locos will be on offer:
Class 20 no. D8020
courtesy of the SRPS Diesel Group
Class 20 no. 20906
courtesy of HNRC
(subject to completion of repairs)
Class 26 no. D5310
courtesy of the Waverley Route Heritage Association
and 26010 Restoration Group
(subject to completion of main generator repairs)
Class 26 no. 26024
courtesy of the 6LDA Group
Class 37 no. 37175
courtesy of BRE Limited
Class 52 D1015 'WESTERN CHAMPION'
courtesy of the Diesel Traction Group
Tickets
ELR Special Event ticketing applies, al tickets are full line rovers valid all day, these are priced at the following:
Adult £21.00
Child/Concession £14.50
Family £56.50
The following 2-day event rovers are also available:
Adult £38.50
Child/concession £26.00
Platform Tickets are not available on events!
Getting there
Travelling to the ELR is usually very easy, but this year due to the Metrolink tack upgrades its not! The nearest mainline rail station is Manchester Piccadilly, or Manchester Victoria. People coming from the south will arrive at Piccadilly, should proceed down to the Metrolink platform where you will be directed to the replacement bus stop. There are 4 replacement bus services operating, The X1, X2, X3 and 400. I would suggest taking the X1 as it’s the fastest service Manchester – Bury Express via Bowker Vale, the other services are local stopping services. Fares are also different this year, adult Manchester – Bury return has been reduced to £3.20 return for adults, and £1.50 return for children. Similarly buses can be caught from Victoria, and prices to Bury are the same.
You can catch a bus from Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens bus terminus to Bury (number 135), but this takes around 1 1/2 hours!
The tram station in Bury is only a five minute walk from Bury Bolton Street station; please see this map:
Tips
- If your not one for busy hustle and bustle, naturally the Saturday or Sunday will be the buisiest time so avoid these. The weekdays will be best for you.
- Photters should remember to keep on the right side of the white line at platforms or off the edging slabs when trains are approaching.
-All visitors are also asked to refrain from wearing orange ‘hi-vis’ whilst on the platforms as it can cause confusion between staff members and non staff members and also when linesiding (as you should be behind the fences!!)
- Timetables for the event are yest to be announced, these are not the standard off peak ‘yellow’ timetable.
Cheers, and enjoy!
