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