ELR Steam Gala 11th-13th October Now including links to timetables

Cant see any thread for this on here so here goes
https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/autumn-steam-gala/

Wonder when timetable will be released, less than 2 weeks to go now

 

Only 92134 (92079?) significant visitor for me, I think the old Furness loco and the industrial in purple doesn't quite hit the mark for my taste.

 

yet the 9f does nothing for me, but i'd like to see the other guests...

 

I think the 'other two' would be perfectly okay for the small engine weekend, but we are all entitled to our own tastes and opinions.

 

Timetables now on website
https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk...-ELR-October-Steam-Gala-Public-Timetables.pdf
Neil

 

Furness 20 went out for a test run today ahead of next weekends gala

 

Is the Jinty facing Heywood, and which way is the 9F expected to face?
Thanks

 

Jinty & the Barlcay faces Heywood, everything else faces north

 

Thanks Lee, interesting combinations of a bunker first Jinty piloting the two big machines at various times!

 

If you look at the updated timetable document (https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk...-ELR-October-Steam-Gala-Public-Timetables.pdf) it now shows that the only smokebox to smokebox run is on Sunday and only between Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall, the rest are banking (or one bunker to bunker with 752 on Friday).

 

Thanks for heads up, obviously changed since I last looked, makes more sense on the back, especially if being dropped at Rammy.
Have a good event if you are going, look forward to your videos.
Thanks Harold.

 

Cheers, hope you enjoy it, I'll be videoing Fri/Sat and in Bury South most of Sunday.

 

Sunday morning 92134 takes the early parcels to Rammy, 47298 brings it back. No mention of how 92134 gets back to Bury for the 10.00 departure to Rawtenstall, unless I am going blind! If it's on the back of the parcels it's a 5 mins hand over at Bury, bit tight.

 

Light engine move

 

Few shots from Friday morning, Ewood Bridge and Irwell Vale, dodging the sun.

 

i went over to the ELR today for the first day of the Autumn steam Gala
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Days-out/2024/October-2024/ELR-Autumn-Steam-Gala-/i-Vsm9GbS
visiting locos were 92134, Furness Railway No.20 & a pink or purple Andrew Barclay No. 1969 ‘J N Derbyshire’
the crew of No. 20 were all wearing Top Hats!!

(Back again tomorrow)

Neil

 

A little confused by the safety notice on the website. If the railway does not want people to put heads or arms out of the windows in case they are forced to fit bars, then is the situation not the same has having bars anyway?
I guess there may be some cost in fitting bars they may be avoided, or am I missing something obvious?

 

Pug 19/11243 replaces FR 20 tomorrow till further notice.

 

Furness 20 just off shed and onto its booked brake van trip to Burrs at 1137