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A 108-year-old steam locomotive is moving to East Lancashire Railway. The 0-6-0T ‘Vesta’ will arrive from Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum this week. Built in 1916, the locomotive was operational at Read more…
The ELR is proud to announce that we have appointed Lee Kenny as General Manager on a permanent basis. This follows an impressive eight month run as Acting General Manager, Read more…
Check out the latest headlines from the East Lancashire Railway Boardroom – 6 – December 2023. Here are the headlines: New Director elected New exhibits for Bury Transport Museum 2023 Read more…
Check out the latest headlines from the East Lancashire Railway Boardroom – 6 November 2023. Here are the headlines: Star Locomotives confirmed for Spring Steam Gala 2024 Winter Track Works Read more…
East Lancashire Railway’s upcoming steam gala will be extra special – thanks to legendary locomotives with royal connections. The ‘Legends of Steam’ event will welcome two locomotive icons, BR Standard, Read more…
Looking for something spooky to scratch that Halloween itch this weekend? Hankering for some family friendly thrills and chills? The East Lancashire Railway is thrilled to announce that we’ve opened Read more…
Check out the latest headlines from the East Lancashire Railway Boardroom – 28 September 2023 Here are the headlines: New director appointed Evening with Lord Peter Hendy City of Wells Read more…
The competition is over and the winners have been selected. Thanks to everyone who took part and to our judges, who had the difficult task of picking their favourites from Read more…
Thanks to popular demand we have made an additional date available on our famously popular Murder Mystery experiences. Join us on 17th November for Death of a Diva. Our Murder Read more…
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