FUNDRAISING APPEAL
WHAT IS THE APPEAL FOR? Unlike many organisations connected with railway preservation, COVID-19 has not had a significant impact on the ...Coronavirus Lockdown and restart of operation
Updated 10th April With the publication of plans for a staged end to the current lockdown, preserved railways are now ...Pug 19 restoration in progress
Updated 6th February 2021Following dismantling at the East Lancashire Railway and Non Destructive Testing of the boiler, the trustees have ...Brake 1474 – mechanical work
Bogie Brake 1474 has been the subject of investigation and repairs to the bogie springing during 2019 and 2020. ...Carriages in use on Worth Valley – update November 2020 to January 2021
Sunday August 23rd 2020 saw the first use of our 3 compartment carriages on the Worth Valley’s relaunched public services, ...752 used on ELR public services
Following an issue with the loco rostered for 15th and 16th August, 752 (still running as BR 51456) came to ...Expected use of our stock
(updated on 2nd February) CARRIAGES AT THE WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY – from the end of September, the use of our ...Covid-19 Update – August 2020
UPDATE AUGUST 2020 – (updated 8th August) – Worth Valley services are to restart on 19th August as the major ...Carriages in NETFLIX series
The 6-part series called ‘The English Game’ was released on March 20th 2020 and can be viewed on the ...March 2020 Steam Galas
The Worth Valley and East Lancashire railways held Steam Gala weekend events on 6th to 8th March, both of which ...L&YR Saloon 12 rescued
Updated February 2021In 2019 we advised in ON TRUST that we had inspected Saloon 12 which had been owned by ...752 to debut at ELR Spring Gala
752 is due to be officially launched at the East Lancashire Railway’s Spring Gala (6-8 March). More details can be ...Worth Valley Spring Gala 2020 – late news
The Worth Valley has confirmed that the Trusts coaches will be used as part of the vintage train service at ...752 members’ and friends’ launch train
On Saturday 22nd February Trust members and friends of the engine enjoyed a ride behind 752 (as 51456) prior to ...1474 Updates
Thanks to the excellent response of our members to the appeal for 1474, we have been able to take delivery ...752 in TV series
752 was featured in the TV program STEAM TRAIN BRITAIN on Yesterday. First broadcast on 19/12/19 in Episode 10. This ...752 Passes Steam Test
Locomotive No.752 passed its final boiler inspection this afternoon (16/12/19). Having been signed off the locomotive was coupled to a ...752 to feature in TV series
752 is to feature in TV series STEAM TRAIN BRITAIN which is to be shown on the Yesterday channel, a ...2019 Annual General Meeting
The meeting was held in the Conference Room of the East Lancashire Railway at Baron Street, Bury and was well ...752 can run under own steam
In the middle of October work on 752 was advanced such that it was able to move under its own ...
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