2018

SD8010 : Class 40 Diesel Locomotive at Bury

taken 6 years ago, near to Fishpool, Bury, England

Class 40 Diesel Locomotive at Bury
Class 40 Diesel Locomotive at Bury
An East Lancashire Railway passenger train between the Market Street and Parkhills Road bridges as it heads towards Heywood from Bury. the train is being hauled by preserved class 40 locomotive 40012 ‘Aureol’.

Class 40 locomotives LinkExternal link were among the first diesels to replace steam on the British Rail mainline. The first class 40 locomotive entered service in 1958 (and so the class is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year) and a total of 200 were built by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry between 1958 and 1962. This one, 40012, first entered service in May 1959, carrying the number D212; it was renumbered 40012 under the TOPS system in January 1974.

This locomotive was withdrawn from in April 1986 after almost 27 years of mainline operational service.
The East Lancashire Railway (ELR)

The East Lancashire Railway (ELR) is a heritage railway based in Bury. It is currently (as at July 2022) operating between Rawtenstall and Heywood, with intermediate stations at Bury Bolton Street, Burrs Country Park, Summerseat, Ramsbottom and Irwell Vale, respectively.

The original East Lancashire Railway LinkExternal link opened in 1844, beginning as a railway from Clifton via Bury to Rawtenstall. It was later amalgamated with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Parts of the network remain in use today, and the section of the original line between Bury and Rawtenstall is now operated by the heritage railway.

After formal closure by British Rail in 1982, the line between Bury and Ramsbottom, via Summerseat was reopened on 25 July 1987 as a new heritage railway. In 1991 the service was extended northwards from Ramsbottom to reach Rawtenstall, via Irwell Vale and in 2003 an eastbound extension from Bury to Heywood was re-opened. To reach Heywood the extension had to cross over the Metrolink line to Bury, at the site of the former Bury Knowsley Street station. This necessitated the construction of a new intersection bridge, with steeply graded approaches of 1 in 36 and 1 in 41 nicknamed 'The Ski Jump'. The heritage line is now just over 12 miles long, and has a mainline connection with the national railway network at Castleton, just beyond Heywood. The ELR plans to extend the running line further into Castleton in the future, to where a new (and separate) platform named "Castleton Village" will be constructed adjacent to the main station itself (LinkExternal link Manchester Evening News).

The railway is run by volunteer members from the East Lancashire Railway Preservation Society (ELRPS). The railway is well known for its collection of diesel locomotives which reside on the railway, along with over 140 carriages, wagons and utility vehicles. It is open every weekend of the year and holds a number of themed events and galas throughout the year which include steam and diesel events amongst others, and also offers driver experience courses.

LinkExternal link East Lancashire Railway Website


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright David Dixon and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Preserved diesel locomotives of British Rail Automatic Clusters: · Bury [1142] · Street [519] · East Lancashire Railway [419] · Built [298] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
SD8010, 1716 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 14 April, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 16 April, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 809 102 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:35.2873N 2:17.3732W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 809 102
View Direction
WEST (about 270 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image Type (about): geograph 
This page has been viewed about 95 times
You are not logged in login | register