This article is about the heritage East Lancashire Railway. For the 19th-century company, see East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859). For the Nelson-Colne line, see East Lancashire line.
East Lancashire Railway
60103 Flying Scotsman at Blackburn Road bridge, Ewood Bridge, heading towards Rawtenstall
Locale
North west England
Terminus
Rawtenstall and Heywood
Connections
Network Rail (east of Heywood, via Castleton) Manchester Metrolink (south of Bury)
Commercial operations
Name
East Lancashire Railway
Built by
East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859)
Original gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Operated by
East Lancashire Light Railway Company (ELLR Co.)
Stations
7
Length
12 miles 45 chains (20.2 km)
Preserved gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Commercial history
Opened
1846
Closed
17 March 1980
Preservation history
31 March 1986
Granted Light Railway Order (for public service)
25 July 1987
Re-opens and public service begins
27 April 1991
Extension to Rawtenstall
6 September 2003
Extension to Heywood
13 October 2016
New halt opened at Burrs Country Park
Headquarters
Bury Bolton Street
Route map
(Click to expand)
The East Lancashire Railway is a twelve-and-a-half-mile (20 km) heritage railway line in North West England which runs between Heywood, Greater Manchester and Rawtenstall in Lancashire. There are intermediate stations at Bury Bolton Street, Burrs Country Park, Summerseat and Ramsbottom, with the line crossing the border into Rossendale serving Irwell Vale and Rawtenstall. Before closure, the line terminated at Bacup.
The heritage line is now just over 12 miles (19 km) long and has a mainline connection with the national railway network at Castleton, just beyond Heywood. The ELR is planning to extend the running line to Castleton in the future.
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