East Lancashire Railway October Steam Gala 22nd/23rd October 2011

Over on the ELR unofficial forum it has been announced that the Super D 49395 will be visiting in October for the steam gala!

 

What else have the ELR got planned to operate for the gala?

47327 / 80098 / 44871? / 45407? / 71000?

 

What happened to 45337 ?, wasn't it overhauled just recently ?

 

47324 is at MRC, Butterley, not sure when it is due back?

80080 is still in service at ELR, 80098 out of ticket at Butterley.

44871/45407 could still be on Jacobite duties looking at UK Steam.

 

45337-Needs a bit of attention.

 

will there be a night shoot around the shed at night?

 

http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/autumn-steam-gala/

Night shoot will be on the 22nd October and will cost £15 per person.

 

So what's the line-up?

49395 / 80080 / 47324 and?

 

Well we know a certain engine is going to be doing her trials at the ELR, we know there's a press conference about her on Friday, and 60103 is being booked for tours according to UKSteam. Who knows............

 

47324 is currently at the MRB...

 

As it stands an the minute. The line up will be as follows. 71000, 80080, 49395, 132, 32 and 1370. There is another guest planned but it is not my place to reveal that. There will be the usual morning freight run pasts at Burrs, a nightshoot, 132,32 will in the main be running the Ramsbottom Shuttles and 1370 will act as station pilot with the larger loco's in charge of the mainline service. It is anticipated that 132 & 32 will do at least a trip to Rawtenstall and back with 1370 assisting as far as Ramsbottom.
Hope that helps.

 

Thanks Andi, sounds great

 

A provisional line-up has now been posted on the NUELR forum as follows: 49395, 71000, 80080, 45231, 132, 32 and 1370

 

Timetable;

http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Oct-Steam-Event-2011-No-Loco.pdf

 

official line up on ELR website now live;

49395, 71000, 80080, 132, 32 and 1370

no sign of 45231, but still looks like a good weekend!

 

On NUELR forum that the omission of 45231 is a mistake and that it will be at the ELR until February 2012 - from a source inside the railway

 

Roster;

http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Oct-Steam-Event-2011-V1.0.pdf

 

That Triple-header should be interesting!

 

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I heard that the photoshoot early on saturday morning at Burrs is planned to be 45231 with the freight

John