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elr1940s this weekend coming

Discussion in 'Galas and Events' started by hughesfowler, May 29, 2012.

  1. hughesfowler

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    As far as I know it will be an hourly timetable from Bury to rawtenstall and on the front of each will be a steam engine. There will be a mixed train of boxed vans and carriages on a Bury Heywood Shuttle with Sapper.

    In castlecroft yard the wd simplex should be on display with a small freight train, note on display only.

    The engines for the Bury Rawtenstall services will be the g2 and the standard tank, this is from what I have gathered on the grapevne so to speak and is unnofficial, I am sure it will be confirmed officially but hope its of use to anyone on here who fancies the g2 thrash as the trains are always heavily loaded at this event.
     
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    Always an event worth attending. Is it including the Bank Holidays?
     
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    Just the Monday lil bear, there is steam on Tuesday but not sure as to the loco.
     
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    Locomotives for Tuesday now advertised as 80080 and 132 Sapper
     
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    demonstration freight now shunted into Castlecroft yard today with wd simplex at the front on display.
     
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    Hope to be over tomorrow if the weather picks ups lol
     
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    The event has made the Daily Mail for the number of SS uniforms and Hitler & Goering impersonators at the event, despite the railway banning them.
     
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    To be fair to Hitler, I don't think he was that obese.
     
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    and let's not forget it's the GCR this coming weekend, with Rothley in Germany and Leicester North in German occupied France.
     
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    This story has appeared in the Daily Telegraph today, page 3.
     
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