East Lancs Autumn Steam Enthusiast Weekend

leedavo · Post by **leedavo** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:51 am

Does anyone have any news from the gala. I intend to make a series of activities based on this ELR Gala (even though I cannot attend it myself) and hope for some help on what locomotives made it and what did not?

I would also be grateful for coaching stock information (e.g. Marron Mk1 brake + Marron Mk1 corridor + Crimson/Cream Mk1 corridor, etc.).

I would particually like to now what hauled the 8:25 (3E55) non-stop Bury to Ramsbottom service on both days (44422 due on Saturday but 47324 on Sunday but 44422 on the return somehow) and if the stock used for this was also used on the 9:45am from Bury to Heywood?

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:57 am

Does anyone have any news from the gala. I intend to make a series of activities based on this ELR Gala (even though I cannot attend it myself) and hope for some help on what locomotives made it and what did not?

Apart from the fact you'll need a 44996, 6201, 47324...good luck

.

47324 replaced 44422 on all of its runs, and 44996 replaced 71000 on all of its. The same plan is in operation today.

Apart from that, its all going well

. The Nightrider seems very well attended this year...plus we've got the countries only working Jubilee and Princess.....its a good'un!

The 3E55 was a non-stop early morning freight, run with the jinty and a short consist....Saturdays run also had a few scheduled runpasts at Burrs.

David

leedavo · Post by **leedavo** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:00 am

thanks

do you know what's wrong with the 4F?

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:13 am

Not entirely sure....some of its 'bits' have been removed and taken to LNWR Crewe....but shes here until Feb 2007 now so thats a nice bonus

David

leedavo · Post by **leedavo** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:17 am

great news

44422 at the East Lancs untl end of 2007, i'll probably come and see here when she's back in steam.

As for 47324 i'm currently re-skining the K&WVR Jinty to her and one the loco pack is out I'll use that one.

thanks,
Lee

leedavo · Post by **leedavo** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:26 am

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< There's the Jinty 47324 (my first re-skin) with Leander

And does anyone now what type of goods the 8:45am was (e.g. vans, mixed) and does anyone have any pictures?

thanks,
Lee

faedundee2 · Post by **faedundee2** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:56 pm

i was there from about 11am to 2 30pm. i was making a dvd.i saw all 6 locos that were running.the mark 2s were out as well.

davvydo · Post by **davvydo** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:32 pm

no green knight then ?

davidaward · Post by **davidaward** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:09 pm

faedundee2 wrote:the mark 2s were out as well:

Unfortunately they were and looked terrible.

As did 45407(44996) and Leander in nose-to-nose mode- why?????????

A good gala line up spoiled by some nasty coaches and badly thought out double headed combos.

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:38 pm

davvydo wrote:no green knight then ?

Still in the midst of an overhaul....anyway isn't she being sold?

David

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:39 pm

As did 45407(44996) and Leander in nose-to-nose mode- why?????????

44996 came back from her railtours this Thursday that way round....which WASN'T planned. Unfortunately the roster and timetable had already been set in stone by then, and we couldn't turn her without forking out a huge fee to use the triangle....

David

mountainmanUK · Post by **mountainmanUK** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:52 pm

I heard something on Radio Lancashire the other day, about a Class 101 DMU (Cravens?) arriving at ELR to be "saved"!
Anybody have any more details, as I missed most of the article on radio and heard nothing more since?

cheers

Dave H.

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:13 pm

You mean this critter?

http://simoncross.fotopic.net/p19504519.html

Should be out to play on Saturday!

David

mountainmanUK · Post by **mountainmanUK** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:05 pm

Cheers David!!

Is "the Critter" an ELR "official" nickname??

Thanks for the info....reckon I might just have a trip over the Grane at weekend!

Dave H.

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:12 pm

Not really, just one of my own for 1st gen DMUs

David