East Lancs Railway Autumn Steam Gala 17/10/2026 best efforts: L&YR 752, SECR Class 01 No.65 (my son's new favourite because of the gold), L&YR 1300 and the 7714 Pannier Tank. #trains #trainphotography #steamtrain #heritagerailway #eastlancsrailway

One of a few locations I shot at today on The East Lancashire Railway Autumn Steam Gala. Irwell Vale.

Home fleet 34092 'City of Wells' leads guest locomotive Urie S15 No. 30506 appearing at the ELR for the first time since 1993.
#Steam #Railway #EastLancsRailway #IrwellVale #Lancashire

East Lancashire Railway releases timetables for Steam Gala https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/10/east-lancashire-railway-releases-timetables-for-steam-gala.html #bolton #bury #BuryEastLancashireRailway #EastLancashireRly #EastLancsRailway #lancashire

#TwentyTuesday D8069, AKA 20069, being a very wet chopper at Bury.. The brilliantly weathered loco was one of our targets on Friday of the #EastLancsRailway diesel gala and she didn't disappoint. Neither did the rain dampen our enthusiasm on a great day. #ELR 18/9/26

#FiftyEightFriday Another moody sky shot from the #EastLancsRailway autumn diesel gala last week. 58023 'Leicester Depot' at Heywood having arrived with 56006 on the front, the grid then running round to work the train back towards Bury. #ELR 18/9/26

#FreightFriday A rain soaked #EastLancsRailway last Friday and 25279 is on the goods wagons & brake vans, seen from a passing train, not sure exactly where on the line. This is how i remember 25s the most from my younger years, on freight workings. #ELR 18/9/26

#WarshipWednesday More excellent BR blue on show at the #EastLancsRailway diesel gala last week. 832 'Onslaught' stands in the platform at Bury Bolton Street. Now her home station, a long way from her old stomping grounds on BR's Western Region #ELR 18/9/26

#TwentyfivesOnTuesday 🐀 I only remember the tail end of the rats on BR, hard to imagine they were once a common sight in many places up & down the country. 25279 waits in Bury Bolton Street station last Friday during the #EastLancsRailway diesel gala #TypeTwoTuesday #ELR 18/9/26

#TypeFiveTuesday Super power haulage on the #EastLancsRailway on Friday. 56006 is taken off to run round at Heywood after a double headed run with 58023. These two were my main targets for this gala, more mileage behind the bone & red penning the grid ✅️✅️ #ELR 18/9/26

#MarkOneMonday Blue & grey TSO awaits departure on the rear of a Bury bound service at Ramsbottom while 20069 & 40106 provide some EE whistling soundtrack in the adjacent platform. #EastLancsRailway #ELR #EnglishElectric 18/9/26

#MondayMorningBlues The #EastLancsRailway diesel gala on Friday, 58023 waits to depart from Bury Bolton Street station with a service to Heywood. The two big type 5s were excellent value, I'd only had the 58 at the SVR before so it was good to get some more mileage. #ELR 18/9/26

Whistling in the rain.
The big green 40, newly repainted 40106, looking amazing in the wet weather at Rawtenstall on Friday afternoon during the excellent #EastLancsRailway autumn diesel gala. #ELR 18/9/26

#SemaphoreSunday Large logo lovely 50015 'Valiant' waits in the platform at Bury Bolton Street during the first day of the #EastLancsRailway diesel gala on Friday. Took a quick break from my pint of #Thornbridge Jaipur in the station pub to grab this pic! #ELR #Hoover 🍻 18/9/26

More rain soaked clagfest at the #EastLancsRailway diesel gala on Friday. 56006 running round the stock at Heywood prior to returning to Bury & beyond. Always impressive to see these big type 5s up close even on slower lines. The feeling of power is ever present. #ELR 18/9/26

The ELR’s Santa Specials run from late November through to Christmas Eve. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/09/british-sign-language-available-on-lancashire-santa-steam-trains.html #bury #chorley #christmas #EastLancashireRly #EastLancsRailway #lancashire #rawtenstall #SantaExpress #SantaSpecial

Plenty of #Type5 haulage at the #EastLancsRailway diesel gala on Friday. 58023 'Leicester Depot' is an amazing survivor really, from a fairly short lived freight class now the only current running example, she is a credit to her owner. Seen running round at Heywood. #ELR 18/9/26

#FortyFriday is from the #EastLancsRailway autumn diesel gala this morning. Newly repainted 40106 is on the rear of our first move at Bury BoltonStreet, 50015 up front hauling myself & @bennybizzle1.bsky.social to Ramsbottom. The whistler looks amazing in her new coat of green. #ELR 18/9/26