Updated
23 January 2007
East Lancashire Railways in Steam
This site is dedicated to showing both
present-day and historical photographs of steam railway scenes in East Lancashire
Use frame on left to view images &
thumbnail pages
Featured Locations
Blackburn Area
Includes:
Blackburn, Rishton, Darwen, Langho, Daisyfield,
Mill Hill, Cherry Tree, Pleasington, Lower Darwen MPD.
Accrington to Burnley
Includes:
Accrington, Burnley, Rose Grove, Huncoat,
Hapton, Burnley Barracks.
Great Harwood to Padiham
Includes:
Great Harwood, Padiham, Simonstone.
Langho to Gisburn
Includes:
Langho, Whalley, Clitheroe, Chatburn, Gisburn.
The East Lancashire Railway (ELR)
Preserved Steam Railway
Includes:
Rawtenstall, Irwell Vale, Ramsbottom,
Summerseat. Bury.
Rossendale Valley
Includes:
Haslingden, Helmshore, Holcombe Brook, Rawtenstall,
Bacup, Ramsbottom, Summerseat.
Nelson to Colne
Includes:
Nelson, Colne, Brierfield.
Want to ride Steam Trains in Lancashire?
Then visit
Bury - Ramsbottom - Rawtenstall
Trains every weekend - plus many special events held throughout the year
For more details: ELR
Info Line 0161 764 779010am to 4pm
Recommended books about railways in Lancashire:
'Railways in East Lancashire' by
Martin Bairstow
'British Railways Past and Present -
Nš3 The North West' by Shannon & Hillmer
'British Railways Past and Present -
Nš43 'West, East & North Lancshire' by Shannon & Hillmer
'Journey Through East Lancashire' by
Stuart Taylor
'Blackburn's Railways in the 1950's and 60's'
by Stuart Taylor
The above books have proved a great
source of inspiration and material for this web site
Comments
and Contributions Welcome
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possible: date, source and photographer's name.
