OVER 4,000 people attended on August 22 last year. Completing the the East Lancashire Railway’s ‘Legends of Steam’ line-up was ‘Jubilee’
‘Legends of Steam’ gala on No. 45690 Leander, already on short-term loan to the ELR for some of the March 15-17, making it one of the line’s most successful enthusiast events ever. final months of its current boiler ‘ticket’,
Headlining the event were ‘A4’ No. 60007 while resident Lancashire & Yorkshire Sir Nigel Gresley and BR ‘7MT’ No. 70000 Railway Class 23 0‐6‐0ST No. 51456 – Britannia, visiting courtesy of the Sir still masquerading as former Horwich Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust and Works shunter No. 11305 – performed Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust Bury-Ramsbottom shuttles throughout, respectively. The Riddles Class 7 ‘Pacific’ replacing the DMU that had originally was hauling its first revenue-earning trains been rostered. since its crosshead failed while hauling The highlight of the event was the a Steam Dreams railtour near Chilworth 9.30am departure from Bury each day, with the three headline locomotives double-heading in various combinations.
The railway reported that the event “exceeded revenue expectations with a treblin
