Events & Activities

SAVE MONEY AND TRAVEL IN STYLE

Explore the entirety of the East Lancs line and discover the Irwell Valley’s hidden

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Springtime Steam

Welcome to the East Lancashire Railway’s first steam event of the new-year. Our home fleet locomotives

Photography Experiences

Our Photography Experiences offer you opportunities to get unique photos of heritage trains

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MAKE YOUR DREAM A REALITY

Become part of the crew! This full day experience will see childhood dreams realised as

MAKE YOUR DREAM A REALITY

Become a fully-fledged railway man or woman for the day and be the envy of your friends as

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Choo-Choo-Chocolate

Satisfy your sweet tooth in steam powered style. Take one of our trains to Ramsbottom to explore

Lancashire’s (Railway) Top Models

Join the East Lancashire Railway and Bury Transport Museum this April as our working

Roarsome Adventures

Get your teeth into this Jurassic Lark. Join an eccentric expedition on a time travelling steam

COOL BRITANNIA

Bring the whole family and join the East Lancashire Railway as we welcome BR Standard Class 7 70000

Yo-ho-ho and a shovel of coal!

Sign up with a crew of the East Lancashire Railway’s most wanted Buccaneers on a high

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EVERYONE'S FAVOURITE LITTLE BLUE ENGINE RETURNS IN 2020!

They’re two, they’re four, they’re six, they’re eight…

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Boogie Woogie Bugling Fun!

Get your dancing shoes on and unpack your best polka dot dress, the East Lancashire Railway’

Visit the awesome ancients

If you love the idea of raiding tombs and discovering secrets from the distant past then

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Does chugging through lush valleys and pretty villages, stopping at some of the finest drinking establishments en route

Summer Sensation

Diesel fans looking to enjoy the (hopefully) sunny summer weather won’t want to miss this sizzling

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It’s a kind of magic

Are you ready to attend your first day at the Grand Old School of Wizardry. Join the madcap mages

Get hooked on a new adventure

This train journey will take you past the second star on the right and straight on until

Diesel Power Up Your Autumn

Finishing a year of fantastic diesel events, the Autumn Diesel Gala will feature a host of

Season of Steam

This is it, the last big steam event of 2020. Don’t miss this chance to ride behind both home fleet and

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Magical, multiple DMU’s

Good things come in small packages, enjoy a day with these diminutive powerhouses as they take

Wave the flag for Lancashire

Show your love for the home county as we commemorate the day Lancashire sent it’s first