The annual visit to the ELR for the summer Diesel gala with the good old British summer!! The date was Friday 8th July
Visiting from the MRC, BR Blue 5580
Looking different in Chromatic Blue but sounding and looking splendid, D182, also from the MRC This was the first of the Ramsbottom-Bury shuttles, and arrived in a brief dry spell
5580 arrives back from Rawtenstall, heading to Heywood Still dry at this point!
Looking a little tatty, bur not unlike the BR days, 40135 heads to Rawtenstall, seen here leaving Ramsbottom
Drawing into Ramsbottom station for the return shuttle
Home resident 33109 draws into Ramsbottom, and its started to rain lightly
Back at Bury, D182 prepares to head to Heywood Dr y again
Unique MetroVick under restoration was on show, D5705 is still a couple of years away yet
Visiting from UKRail Leasing, "Lost Boys 68-88" prepares to run onto stock for a run to Heywood And the sun has started to appear
Awaiting departure from Bury Bolton Street
New addition to the ELR and still looking immaculate, 40106 stands at Bury
56098 arrives back at Bury
D7076 and "Western Prince" stand under cover at the north end of Bolton Street station
56098 arrives at Ramsbottom
followed later by 40106
The other Grid visiting was BR Blue 56006, seen awaiting departure from Ramsbottom
Powering up
A drier shot of the other MRC peak as 45108 arrives at Ramsbottom
Finally due to point issues at Heywood, a set of points had to be clipped resulting in the 2 Grids topping and tailing a service from Bury. 56006 leads and 56098 tails