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Roar into 2020 with some diesel dynamos
Join the East Lancashire Railway for the first large scale diesel event of 2020. Enjoy intensive passenger services all weekend with a host of home fleet locomotives.
What’s Included
Visitors can look forward to a daily return trip beyond Heywood to Hopwood, double heading on both days, and shuttles between Bury and Heywood on Friday and Saturday evening. There will also be a late return trip from Bury to Rawtenstall on Saturday. If you are looking for some refreshments you can pay a visit to our real ale pubs at Bury and Rawtenstall.
Enjoy all diesel passenger services throughout the whole event. Our starring locomotives are:
- Class 42 D832 "Onslaught"
- Class 14 D9531 "Ernest"
- Class 24 D5054 "Phil Southern"
- Class 25 D7629
- Class 33 33109 "Captain Bill Smith RNR"
- Class 45 45108
- Class 47 D1501
- Class 47 47765
- Class 50 50015 "Valiant"
Dates, times and tickets
The East Lancashire Railway will be running a special event fare and timetable.
Book online and save up to 10%
Online prices
| |
Adult |
Concession |
Child |
Family (2 adults and 3 children) |
| One Day Rover |
£19.80 |
£17.55 |
£13.05 |
£54.90 |
| Two Day Rover |
£35.10 |
£31.50 |
£23.40 |
N/A |
On The Day Prices
| |
Adult |
Concession |
Child |
Priv Rover |
Family (2 adults and 3 children) |
| One Day Rover |
£22 |
£19.50 |
£14.50 |
£12 |
£61 |
| Two Day Rover |
£39 |
£35 |
£26 |
N/A |
N/A |
Important Information and Getting Here
The booking office, gift shop and buffet are open from approximately 10am – 4pm. The Trackside Bar will also be open from 1030am – 12am (Friday), 09:30am – 12am (Saturday).
We recommend beginning your journey at Bury Bolton Street Station. For information on how to get there, as well as a helpful guide to local transportation links and parking spaces, please visit our Getting Here page.