ELR Steam Event February 20/21 2010

Visiting locos posted as 30777 "Sir Lamiel" and 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" over on ELR forum.

Which is excellent news.

Well done to Ian Riley for negotiating the visit.

Best Regards

 

May actually be worth a visit back if they can pull it off...

 

Some people are never pleased....

 

I am pleased, i never insinuated that in my post quite the opposite infact! My point about them pulling it off was regard to the fact the last event we visited their "BR Black Weekend" was hardly a success! Myself and my other film team agreed that there wasn't much point visiting for the rest of year as there wasn't really much of a catch... I'm rather pleased to see that their raising their game once again with visiting engines...

 

yes sadly we struggled a little over the last year or so, but with Ian now our CME things will change significantly and we always welcome visitors from the odd side of the Pennines, haha

 

Wow...

this is a great announcement.

Sounds like a lot of oppourtunities for some 1968 re-runs..70013, 44871, 45407..lets hope some blue and grey's slip into the stock

30777 first time ive seen it in lancashire for a few years !

Will 61994 still be at Bury ?

 

I thought it was just a rumour about 70013 and 30777 visiting the ELR in February. Now worth a visit.

 

There is a notice on the ELR website... ''70013 Oliver Cromwell & 30777 Sir Lamiel to visit for the February steam event. More information coming soon.''

 

Not a rumour. I can confirm that the locomotives have been confirmed as being available - as soon as we have more information about the visit we will put it onto the ELR website. Our grateful thanks to Ian Riley, the NRM and 5305 Locomotive Association for their assistance in securing the locomotives for the railway.

Regards

Andy Coward
General Manager
ELLR Co Ltd

 

Looking forward to the event, I see a 'shed photo shoot' has been added for the Friday night

 

http://east-lancs-rly.co.uk/?p=feb10steam
Where does it mention about a shed shoot ?

 

Link here:-


http://east-lancs-rly.co.uk/?p=feb10photo

It looks a good event all round, now I have to book some time off or swap shifts.

Neil.

 

I'll be out for this one - shed shoot looks like a promising start

 

Also now advertising footplate experience driving 70013 on Tuesday 16 Feb -go back to 1968 as it includes the two 1T57 coaches that remain - details on ELR web-site.

 

Timetable and roster for this event can be found here: http://east-lancs-rly.co.uk/?p=tt10&m=199

 

Printed off right now. Lookin' forward to next Saturday to get a couple of trips behind Cromwell & Lamiel.

 

Which direction do the locomotives face?

Glad to see they've rostered 71000 and 70013 together. I might pop back from uni for a visit.

 

From information on the ELR forum, all locos face as follows;

Boiler first when leaving Rawtenstall and tender first when leaving Heywood.

HTH

PS; 32 is the other way round and on footplate experience at Rawtenstall bay platform.

 

I take it with all locos facing Heywood this is why there is no early Burs charter this time around ?

 

Thanks for the info. How unusual for all locos to face Heywood! Good result though, it's much more photography-friendly that way.