[Jun 18, 2022] LNWR/L&YR centenary celebration (BURY)

Timetables & allocations

https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/ly-centenary-weekend/

Four locos from these companies, including debut of 'pug' 19 and LNWR Coal tank 1054 visiting from KWVR - also with BR standard 4 80097

 

Thanks for heads up, looks like a good event, pity KWVLR wouldn't let 52044 out to play.

 

Just booked my ticket now
Neil

 

Interestingly 80097 no longer appears in the timetable for Saturday, it just says "steam". Wasn't in the Sunday line-up

 

Noticed that myself

 

Well this was on test today... seen here returning the 1pm service to Bury (with 5643 on the rear)

 

Nice if that turns up, pointing south giving alternative shots.

 

I notice that 47298 is now the rostered loco on the ELR tomorrow - let's hope it's on the diagram that was originally shown for 80097 tomorrow.

 

Anyone know if the Coal Tank has arrived and which way it's facing?
Thanks.

 

See this thread https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/east-lancs-railway.808071/page-13#post-2746149

 

Youtube is your friend on this matter

 

Extended footage from the 3P20 Yard Shunting charter with 19 and 752

 

The Jinty failed on the last service train yesterday. GW 5643 is on the first "Steam" working today.

 

Coal tank no show on 14.50 of Bury, just the A-class at Irwell Vale about 50 mins late.

 

1054 and 752 replacing 5643 on the last train to Rawtenstall

 

Spent the day on the ELR today to mark the LYR & LNWR merger Centenary Saturday ELR 18th June 2022
2 notable firsts for the gala
132 years young LNWR Webb Coal Tank 1054 on its first outing after a long restoration on the KWVR
https://tinyurl.com/uruaxy9d
112 years young L&YR ‘Pug’ No. 19 (LMS No. 11243), built in 1910, and has never hauled a passenger train until today
https://tinyurl.com/ybtp48cn

Neil

 

My contribution to a day that started sunny and warm, but finished dull, cold and specking rain.

 

Spent today there and nice to see 19 at work having last seen it dead on Soutport / Steamport shed during charter to mark the end of the site after sale to a developer; hence today's favourite images

 

Absolutely excellent Gala. Like the GCR Working Railway Gala in March, as good as any event I've ever been to. Thanks to all who made it happen
I've attached a few of my photos, I was attempting to make the scenes as timeless as I could.