ELR Autumn Diesel Gala, 28 – 29 September

[draximus]

Join the East Lancashire Railway for another must see event and the last full diesel gala of 2013 . The timetable will feature locomotives from the Railway’s well know home fleet running an all day passenger service alongside guest locomotives.

The following locomotives will feature:

D9531
33109
D7076
37324
D335
D1501
50015
D9016

And a six car DMU.

[meurglysIII]

I will be there as usual but I hanker for something a bit different, like a class 56 or 60, or in ideal world a 58. I know there are massive costs involved in hiring locos in but they did it several years ago with two Freightliner 66s. Is it not viable any more?

[draximus]

I think it simply comes down to what happens to be available at the time. Rail freight in general seems to be struggling to find enough motive power recently. I remember it wasn't too long ago that Deltics were being hired for revenue earning goods haulage.

[pbowler]

Hello draximus,
I'm thinking of coming up to the ELR for the steam and vintage bus weekend probably on Saturday 19th October. I cant be bothered driving so I'll come by train, any idea which is the best station to get off at, I thought it might be Bolton.

[draximus]

Hello. You can get a bus from Bolton direct to Bury, but I'm not sure how close the bus station in Bolton is to the railway station. An alternative would be to get a train to Manchester Victoria or Picadilly and then a tram to Bury interchange, and a ten minute walk to Bury Bolton street station. Hope that helps

[pbowler]

Thanks for the info draximus.