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As a child I lived opposite that gate, on Grant Street. I remember sitting on the wall as the steam trains came lumbering through to Accy Station; the whole wall shook as they passed! Funnily enough the drivers never bothered telling us to clear off, even though we shouldn't have been sitting a mere two feet away from certain death.

I also remember carriages of the Royal Train being parked there one afternoon.

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Digging into your memories to rememise steam trains I am surprised that no one has mentioned the wonderful smell that eminates from a locomotive.

My village had a quarry which used steam trains to haul chalk to the lime kilns and as I read through this thread, I could actually smell the locomotives chugging away with their tons of chalk.......wonderful! :D

Just had to edit this as I remembered something as soon as I clicked the "send."

Some weeks back I had a coach load of 5 - 7 year olds on my coach and they were playing a game which entailed making the sound of various forms of transport. When it came to trains, they all made the sound of a steam train - - complete with whistle! I mentioned this to one of the teachers and she was almost speechless as she confessed that she hadn't realised the significance of young children copying a sound that was in the main obsolete for the past 40 years!

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Why has no one mentioned the Rawtenstall - Bury Line. Especially as since you can go on steam trains now every sat and sun from Rawtenstall and call off at Ramsbottom or go onto Bury and then come back. And coming up to xmas they normally have santa trains and thomas the tank engine visits pretty regular.

Its all run by volunteers a friend of mine trained as a steam engine driver and has done the run many a time.

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I have never heard of nor did I know it existed. Maybe a nice dose of publicity is required and not just for christmas.

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i never heard of it either agree with spug needs publicising maybe vitty could get his teeth into this?

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For those who don't get out a lot:
http://www.east-lancs-rly.co.uk/index2.php

Also only about 40-50 minutes drive from Accrington. The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway:
http://www.kwvr.co.uk/

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:D steamer comming through church today more info later..someone wants serving

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The route for staggeringman's steamer:
http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t06/t0128a.htm

Next one's due on 4th March.

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A "Black 5" (as we trainspotters used to call them)! Superb! I'll make sure I see the next one!

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:D Do you mean as we Anoraks used to call them? :D

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http://www.railwayvideo.com/railtour...ubleblack5.jpgSaturday 4th March 2006 - 'The Liverpool - Manchester 175th'
Double-headed from Liverpool Lime Street!
Join us for one of the most spectacular special steam-hauled trains of early 2006, with LMS Black Five No. 45407 and Standard Class 4 No. 76079. Start Liverpool Lime St (08.40), over Chat Moss to Manchester Vic, Miles Platting Bank and then to Stalybridge. Through Diggle tunnel to Huddersfield, Hebden Bridge and over Copy Pit to Blackburn, then over Sough and through Darwen to Manchester. Finish Liverpool Lime St. A fantastic tour to commemorate the anniversary of this pioneering railway, with two highly appropriate locomotives.
Call us on 0870 747 2983 for last minute bookings just thought i would let you all know this is comming through accy and church, this saturday if you want to get your cameras out!

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sorry approximate time at accrington is 12.46.............through church and it will stop at blackburn before heading off to manchester!

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April 1st 2nd Steam Event
April 9th Vintage Motor Bike Rally Heywood Station.
For info e-mail [email protected].
April 29th 30th May 1st Day out with Thomas
May27th 28th 29th War Weekend - Click here for details
June 17th Macmillan Cancer Relief “Race the Train”
June 18th Morris Minor Day Heywood Station
June 24th 25th Steam Event
July 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Diesel Event
July 23rd Rover Car Rally Bury Station
August 4th 5th 6th Day out with Thomas
August 28th Teddy Bear’s Picnic Nuttall Park Ramsbottom
September 1st 2nd 3rd Diesel Event
September 9th 10th LMS Theme Days All Steam
September 10th Vintage Vehicle Day Bury Station
Click here for a vehicle booking form
September 24th Rossendale Valley Motorbike Show Rawtenstall
October 7th 8th Day out with Thomas
October 28th 29th Steam Event
November 11th English Electric Theme Day All Diesel
Diesel and Steam DayNovember 12th Diesel and Steam Day
December 2nd 3rd 9th 10th
16th 17th 22nd 23rd 24th Santa Specials
Advanced Bookings Required
See leaflet available from August
or check the website for details.

For further details contact East Lancashire Railway, Bolton St Station, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0EY
or phone 0161- 764 7790 Between 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m


That's whats on at the east lancs railway this weekend. By the way the railway station is just across the road from asda.