[Jun 30, 2022] ELR Summer Diesel Gala 30 June, 1/2 July 2022 (Bury)

Only a few weeks to wait for the annual big diesel bash at Bury, details below from ELR website.
Outline times available but no loco's as yet.
Visiting Locomotives:

• 2x Class 20’s (courtesy of LSL)
• Class 26, 26007 (courtesy of Victor Korzeniewicz)
• Class 37, 37703 (courtesy of Harry Needle Railroad Company)

Home Fleet:

• Class 14, D9531 ‘Ernest’
• Class 24, D5054 ‘Phil Southern’
• Class 25, 25279
• Class 28, D5705 on display in Bury Platform 1
• Class 33, 33109 ‘Captain Bill Smith RNR’
• Class 37, 37109
• Class 40, D345
• Class 42, D832 ‘Onslaught’
• Class 45, 45108
• Class 47, 47765
• Class 50, 50015 ‘Valiant’
• Class 56, 56006

Timetables will be available shortly which includes a ‘Beer-ex’ on the Friday and Saturday evening.

Choose a one, two or three day rover ticket and ride as often as you like. Discounted, advance tickets will be available shortly, or you can pick up a ticket on the day.

 

Class 60 as well

 

I guess timetables are still "work in progress" as there are no loco's attached as yet, but there are three curious times in italics that are just departures from Bury and three from Ramsbottom with no intermediate times beyond. Freight/parcels perhaps?

 

Main line loco + brake vans Bury-Rams and return. Additional charge payable.
Class 60 is 60046 (subject to availability)

 

Website updated today, timetables will be issued 27/06/22.
56006 has been pulled from the line up
Trans-Pennine class 68 added
List of Dmu's added

I'm sure T/P can spare a class 68, they have more strikes per operator than most other TOC's, chance for them to get a few pennies back!
Personal view, will not be shared by all I'm sure, but I don't see current modern loco's on a heritage railway diesel weekend. Provided T/P are not on strike you can travel behind one of these any time. The class 60 I can see to a degree as they are rarely on passenger duties. Whatever I will be there Friday and Saturday, have a work appointment Thursday. One of the best events in the calendar year.

https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/summer-diesel-gala/

 

Full tt and rosters now on ELR diesel info - 68031 indicated as the DRS/TPE loco

 

Timetables with loco's now available:

https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk...Copy-of-2022-July-Diesel-Timetable-Public.pdf

 

visiting locos on there way to ELR seen at Manchester Victoria 29th June 2022
Went over to Manchester Victoria to see the convoy from Crewe to ELR

D8107 Jocelyn Feilding 1940-2020 & D8096 Pulling 26007 & 37076 at Manchester Victoria with convoy from Crewe to ELR 28th June 2022
https://tinyurl.com/2p8khyyb
Neil

 

Couple of phone videos of brake van rides behind D345 from ELR gala today

D345 Brake van rides Phone videos
https://tinyurl.com/3xjeadh7
https://tinyurl.com/pc5y7jub
https://tinyurl.com/wwf35tvy

Neil

 

Went over to the ELR for the first day of the Summer Diesel gala
Had a Rover ticket and a trip on the Brake Van train hauled by D345
ELR Diesel locos in action while I was there
D9531, D5054, 25279, 33109, D345, D832, 47765 and 50015.
Class 28 Co-bo D5705 on display in the Bay at Bury
Visiting preserved locos
26007 & 37703
Main line visiting locos were
LSL Class 20 D8096, DC Rail 60046 William Wilberforce, TPX 68031 Felix
Class 28 Co-bo D5705 on display in the Bay at Bury
https://tinyurl.com/24mn3z5t
D345 with the brake van-demonstration goods for Bury at Ramsbottom 30th June 2022
https://tinyurl.com/3jfs9nj6

Neil

 

Plenty of photos appearing on social media now. I can't make it but I'm severely wishing I could. The 68 does look distinctly odd with a set of Mk1s and 2s. Just...incongruous. Maybe it's because I'm used to seeing them with shiny modern stock, maybe it's because they're so angular and hard-edged against the more rounded, homely classic British diesels.

 

Went over to the ELR for the second day of the Summer Diesel gala
Spent about 4 hours on Bury station
D345 runs under the bridge towards Bury South jct, D832 Onslaught & D8107 Jocelyn Feilding await there next working alongside Bury South S.B. 1st July 2022
http://tinyurl.com/5c8au2kb


Neil

http://tinyurl.com/5c8au2kb

 

My contribution for today, try to give a cross section of the motive power and different locations, dodging the rain!

 

Photo of D832 Onslaught at Bury
https://railway-photography.smugmug...-Diesel-Gala-Saturday-2nd-July-2022/i-NSxBc6Q
Phone Video of D832 Onslaught at Rawtenstall

https://railway-photography.smugmug...-Diesel-Gala-Saturday-2nd-July-2022/i-332RmBs
more photos later

Neil

 

Selection of shots from Saturday, emphasis on visitors along with my favourite resident, the Warship. Thanks to all who put the effort into organising the event and for the visiting loco owners for bringing their steeds.