33109 with the Ramsbottom to Bury train at Summerseat

33109 with the Ramsbottom to Bury train at Summerseat.

Heading towards Nuttall tunnel

On a cold wintery day 33109 leaves Ramsbottom

Matt Sumners chills out on 33109

Bully and hat at controls of 33109

Bully is the driver of the first Santa train of the season

33109 at Ramsbottom

Bully looks back for the Guards starting signal at Summerseat

Temperatures and pressures.

33109 engine room

33109 engine room

33109 engine room

View from 33109 looking towards leading steam locomotive.

View from 33109 looking towards leading steam locomotive.

01 repaint gathers pace.

Close up of No 4

BoBo and No4 (yes that's his name) patrol Castlecroft.

Dave debates whether to use metric or imperial adjustable spanner

37901 viewed from inside Bubble Car

Interior of Bubble Car

BoBo tries to speak.

Slug astlecroft

Red to red, black to black and blue to pieces

BoBo one of the Diesel Groups new cats is getting braver by the day by not running off.

D1023 has arrived ready for the 9 day ELR Diesel Gala in June/July

D1023 has arrived ready for the 9 day ELR Diesel Gala in June/July

20087 has landed back after being at the K&WVR for their diesel event.

31108 has arrived ready for the 9 day ELR Diesel Gala in June/July

37109 at Bury on Sunday 18th May

View from cab of 37109 as loco waits to leave Castlecroft to join its train.

37109 at Bury on Sunday 18th May

37109 at Bury on Sunday 18th May

View from cab as 37109 heads towards its train on 18th May. 47402 waits in platform 2 with a Rawtenstall train.

View from cab as 37109 heads towards its train on 18th May. 47402 waits in platform 2 with a Rawtenstall train.

Tidd's gives a lecture on track safety.....or was it a debate about which pub to go to.

The mystery destination was the ELR.

158851 arrives at the ELR for trials in association with an RHTT train during this week.

158851 arrives at the ELR for trials in association with an RHTT train during this week.

37109 gets ready to depart Heywood with a Rawtenstall train.

37109 gets ready to depart Heywood with a Rawtenstall train.

37109 runs round at Heywood

37109 runs round at Heywood

37109 runs round at Heywood

37109 enters Rawtenstall.

Martin Tottle (AKA Tidds) drives 37109

Martin Tottle (AKA Tidds) drives 37109

37109 at Rawtenstall

37109 at Rawtenstall

37109 at Rawtenstall

37109 runs round at Heywood

158851 arrives at the ELR for trials in association with an RHTT train during this week.

158851 arrives at the ELR for trials in association with an RHTT train during this week.

158851 arrives at the ELR for trials in association with an RHTT train during this week.

158851 arrives at the ELR for trials in association with an RHTT train during this week.

Rawtenstall bound, the first time for over 5 years.

Rawtenstall bound, the first time for over 5 years.

50015 arrives back in Bury Bolton Street with a train from Heywood

50015 arrives back in Bury Bolton Street with a train from Heywood

50015 arrives back in Bury Bolton Street with a train from Heywood

Adrian Henderson concentrates on the road ahead.

50015 runs round for its first ever trip to Heywood

This is 50015's first ever trip to Heywood.

This is 50015's first ever trip to Heywood.

This is 50015's first ever trip to Heywood.

Adrian Henderson was the first driver to take 50015 to Heywood

A crowd gathers for the starting of 37109

37109 is started for the first time in years at Castlecroft Shed

On the 1st December 37109 looks like it is back in steam......actually it's 40135 behind that is steaming

Work continues on the brake cylinder of the now running class 50

The Class 15 Group remove the old engine block from the locomotive

47402 and 55022 viewed at Castlecroft

A line up of loco's down at the works

Bully assumes the usual pose on D5310 0n 25th August 07