I don't like it, Lou and Andy AKA Carl Holt and Neil McCannon.

Yeah I know. Lou and Andy arrive with 47402 on a Santa Special

47402 on platform 3 and the "Thumper" on platform 2.

The class 03, 2062 shunts at Buckley Wells Carriage Shed.

Class 33 6536 undergoes major bodywork refurbishment.

English Electric Day, 11th November 06. Seconds after a blackout had put all the lights in the Bury area out, 55022 poses for the camera on platform 2 just as the lights came back on.

English Electric Day, 11th November 06. Seconds after a blackout had put all the lights in the Bury area out, 55022 poses for the camera on platform 2 just as the lights came back on.

English Electric Day, 11th November 06. 55022 on platform 2 having just arrived from Rawtenstall

D1041 Repairs have started on Western Prince.

D1041 the transmission has been removed.

The Diesel Group moves its Library to a more secure container.

55022, 26024 and 40145 get ready to leave the ELR and head for Scotland for a railtour and a visit to Bo'ness.

26024 arrives from Rawtenstall into Bury.

Hymek D7076 and 56003 in the Diesel Compound at Bury.

Irish Power car 8099 sits in Castlecroft Yard, a valuable source for spares for the "Thumper"

Steam loco 4f 44422 drops over the "ski Jump" into Bury towards the new signal with its co_actor and displaying platform 3 which is now available to trains from Heywood, thus getting rid of having to propel into platform 3 via platform 2.

A squirrel heads an express into Bury Bolton Street Station.

Class 24 D5054 runs towards Townsend Fold with the 10:00 Bury to Rawtenstall service.

Class 24 D5054 runs towards Townsend Fold with the 10:00 Bury to Rawtenstall service.

40135 is fired up after being out of service for engine repairs

A hot day after all the train prep is done, members of the ELR diesel group take a well earned break.

Malcolm Kirkwood (right) and Neil McCannon pose for the local press after celebrating 20 years at the ELR.

Wickham railcar on route learning on the Heywood line.

Andy Hardman makes repairs to a sandbox

Chris Baily with class 14 after having been shunted out of shed.

Graham Thornton alters the headcode display on 832.

832 at Irwell Vale on the first train of the day, the steam heating is in operation.

Members of the CFPS Society pose at Crewe for 40145's first trip back on the mainline under it's own power.

Loco crews pose at Rawtenstall during a Nightrider event.

Class 24 5054 sits under the road bridge at Castlecroft, Bury

47703 on the rear of a visiting Charter train from Norwich to Rawtenstall passing Castlecroft.

47709 leads a Norwich to Rawtenstall train, run by NENTA Railtours and called the Irwell Valley Explorer. The train is seen departing Bury passed Castlecroft on its way to Rawtenstall.

3f arrives in Bury

101 at Rawtenstall

101 at Rawtenstall

101 at Rawtenstall

101 at Ramsbottom

Lashing down with rain as a Bury bound train arrives and the 101 waits to depart for Rawtenstall

101 at Ramsbottom

Nick Hewitt rings Bury Signal Box for permission to pass the new signal.

The 101 DMU at Heywood waits to return to Bury.

The 101 DMU at Heywood waits to return to Bury.

The 101 DMU at Heywood waits to return to Bury.

The 101 DMU at Heywood waits to return to Bury.

Virtually at the top of the "Ski Jump" on the way to Heywood.

Nick Hewitt at the controls of the 101 DMU

The end of the day as we arrive back in Bury on the class 24. We await instructions of what to do with locomotive.

Double header 47575 and 47402 "Gateshead" arrive at Ramsbottom with a Rawtenstall bound train - the last of the day.

Class 24, 5054 waits at Ramsbottom for the double headed 47 from Bury to arrive.

At Rawtenstall 45135 idles away whilst we wait the departure time (and all the doors to be closed)

5054 at Rawtenstall

Driver's desk of class 24.

47402 waits to leave Ramsbottom as we arrive there ourselves on 45135.

Captions required for this picture - keep them clean. Seriously, Graham Thornton checks steam bags for excessive leaks.

This time looking at 47575 on the opposite platform.

The nose end of 45135 on platform 2 and 47575 on platform 3.

47575 sits in platform 3 at Bury waiting for its next duty.

View of 47402 from cab of 45135 at Ramsbottom

View of 47402 from cab of 45135 at Ramsbottom

45135 and 47402 at Ramsbottom

47402 with a Rawtenstall bound train and 45135 on the rear of a Bury bound train at Ramsbottom

A view of 5054 from 45135 having left Irwell Vale, heading back to Bury

5054 comes onto the rear of the train having just taken on more water for its steam boiler at Rawtenstall.

45135 at Ramsbottom with a Rawtenstall bound train.

Graham Thornton drives 45135 passed the locomotive compound at Castlecroft.

View from the cab of 45135 looking at 47575 in Bury Station.

5054 is on the rear of a train from Heywood that will shorty propel back into platform 3 once it has cleared the tunnel.

45135 continues through platform 2 and into the tunnel where it will propel back into platform 3.

45135 arrives at Bury from Heywood.

Colin Redfearn checks the roof is ready to lift off on the class 33 so the turbo can be removed ready to be replaced by another one.

The rear of a Bury bound train at Summerseat with 45135 on the rear.

45135 on the rear of a Bury bound train at Summerseat.

5054 waits to depart Summerseat.

Class 24, 5054 enters Summerseat with a Bury train.

47575 arrives at Summerseat.

A view from the Quarter mile looking back towards Castlecroft.

47575 reflects on matters.

The Quarter Mile stabling point.

Class 31 D5600 passes Harry Needle's class 20's.

Class 4f departs for Rawtenstall.

Having just propelled back into platform 3 the 4f waits it's departure to Rawtenstall.

Arriving on road 6 of the Steam Shed.

Class 15 cab shows the amount of work required to get it back to operational status.

Class 15 cab shows the amount of work required to get it back to operational status.

Class 15 cab shows the amount of work required to get it back to operational status.

20 087's repaint is still ongoing.

Class 14 engine.

Class 33 6536 on the rear of a Rawtenstall train heading towards Townsend Fold

45135 with the 15:00 from Bury to Rawtenstall heads towards Townsend Fold.

Hymek 7076 arrives back on shed at Castlecroft

45135 leaves Bury with the 15:00 service to Rawtenstall

1305 Thumper set leaves Bury for Heywood with the 14:50 service.

Warship 832 arrives at Bury from Heywood. The train does not stop on platform 2 but propels back into platform 3.

Class 31 D5600 on the rear of the 14:00 to Rawtenstall from Bury at Burrs.