Photos - Chris Weeks

33117 overhaul inside the carriage shed.

Former Landore based DMU cars 51562 in blue with 51922 in green behind were found in Castleton.

Beautifully restored crane 96707 with match wagon 998538 was stabled next to Bury South Signal box.

50015 runs round the train at Heywood prior to conveying CARS members to Rawtenstall and then back to Bury.

Bristol Parkway and Stoke Gifford Yard (view)**.

Diesel: 43179 Pride of Laira, 43193, 66956. Carriages: HST: 40107, 42382/505.

Bescot Yard & TMD (View from M6)**. 

Diesel: 66059/117, 67013*/015*/026*.

East Lancs Railway (full visit).

Steam: (3855) - Sdn/42, 34073 (249 SQUADRON) - Bton/48 p148, (35009 SHAW SAVILL) - Elh/42 p148 dsm, (35022 HOLLAND AMERICA LINE) - Elh/48 ex p144 dsm, (35027 PORT LINE) - Elh/48 ex p144 dsm, 13065 (2765 42765) - Crewe 5757/27 with tender 4139 ur, 44871 (SOVEREIGN) - Crewe/45 with Tender 10496, 5212 (45212) - AW 1253/34 IR ex p244 ur, 45407 THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIER - AW 1462/37 with Tender 9643 ex p235, 46428 - Crewe/48, 47298 - HE 1463/24 IR ex p273, 47584 (47324) - NBH 23403/26, 49395 (9395) - Crewe 5662/21 with Tender 381 ex p235, 103 / 502 (4472 60103) (FLYING SCOTSMAN) - Don 1564/23 IR ex p233 ur, 61994 THE GREAT MARQUESS - Dar (1761?)/38 with Tender 7670 ex p37, 7564 (564 65462) - Str/12 IR ex p158 ur, 80080 - Bton/54 ex p57 in service, (80097) - Bton/54 ur, No1 - AB 1927/27, 1 (32 GOTHENBURG) - HC 680/03, WD 132 SAPPER - HE 3163/44 reb HE 3885/64 in service, (MAY) - P 1370/15.

Diesel: 45135 (D99 3rd CARABINIER) - Crewe/61, D335 (40135 97406) - EE 3081/61 VF D631/61, (D) 345 (40145 EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY) - EE 3091/61 VF D641/61 ex p54, 50015 (D415) VALIANT - EE 3785/67 EEV D1156/67 in service, (D1041 WESTERN PRINCE) - Crewe/62, D1501 (47402 GATESHEAD) - BT 343/62, D2062 (03062) - Don/59, (01003 D2956) - AB 398/56, 07013 (D2997) - RH 480698/62 ex p60, D3232 (08164) - Dar/56, 13594 (D3594 08479) - Hor/58, 08700 (D3867) - Hor/60, 08944 (D4174) - Dar/62 also listed p147, D5054 (24054) PHIL SOUTHERN - Crewe/59, 33109 (D6525) Captain Bill Smith RNR - BRCW DEL 117/60, (D) 6536 (33117) ETHEL 4 - BRCW DEL 128/60 ur, (D6564 33046) - BRCW DEL 156/61 ex p58 for spares only, (D6799 37099) 37324 Clydebridge - EE 3228/62 VF D753/62 ex p91, 37109 (D6809) - EE 3238/63 VF D763/63, (D6971 37271 37418 PECTINIDAE) - EE 3531/65 EEV D960/65, D7076 - BPH 7980/63, 20087 (D8087) Saltley L.I.P. - EE 2993/61 RSHD 8245/61, (D8233) - BTH 1131/59 ur, D9016 (55016) GORDON HIGHLANDER - EE 2921/60 VF D573/60, D9531 ERNEST - Sdn/65, D9537 - Sdn/65 ex p133 ur, (BENZOLE) - FH 3438/50, MSC 4002 - HC D1076/59, MR 9009/48. DMU: W51339 - PSteel/60 ex p91, W51382 - PSteel/60 ex p91, (51485) - Cravens/59, M51562 - DerbyC&W/59, (51922) - DerbyC&W/60, W55001 L101 (TDB975023 Thunderbird 1) - GRC&W/58, (E56121) - Cravens/56, W56289 (W54289) - PSteel/60, 59506 - PSteel/59 ex West Somerset Railway via Tyseley.

DEMU: 8099 - DerbyC&W/78 oou, S60130 1305 - Afd/Elh/62, S60904 1305 - Afd/Elh/62, 70549*. EMU: SR: (10032 2026 3026 3049 DB975510) u/f/o as a marlin wagon. BR: M65451 - Wolverton/59, (M77172) - Wolverton/59. Carriages: GWR: (9580) 150266^. LMS: (15412 1023 395205), 16400 (5291 395767 024792)*.L&Y: 975154 see notes. Mk1: 1689*, 1833, 1837, 1848^, 1871 Howson Bar^, 1875, 3771, 4199*, 4232, 4350, 4371 BOROUGH OF BURY, 4647, 4767^, 4784 BOROUGH OF RAWTENSTALL, 4799*, 4866, 4880, 4885, 4895, 4917, 4928, 4933, 4937, 4992, 5031, (7928) 15928, 9356, 16153, 25385^, 34786 (975489), 35070, 35314, 35452, 35455^, (35478) 99152. Mk2: 5241, 5254*, 5277, 5279^, 5316^, 5333*, 5337^, 5392, 5396, 5439*, 5685, 9418, 9431*, (14063 17063) 35513, 14073 (17073)^, (14088 17088) 35517, (14128 17128) 35508. Mk3: 10573. NPCCS: BR: CCT: 94442*, 94705 (024721). LMS: 31217, 31387 (977034)*, 32978. Mk1: (80788) 024743, 80933, 80993 BOROUGH OF ROCHDALE, (81123 92033) 92933, (81341 95229), 86283 (93283), 86654 (93654 061173), 86702 93702*, 86869 93869*, 86918 (93918). SR: PMV: 1360 ex West Somerset Rly, (1391), 1747 (975276 083523), 2223 (70025) 041614. Wagons: BR: 200000, 200669, 201004, 201008, (306xxx) 5871, 310582, 388667, 457543, (460530), (460675) 024514, 461516, 470820, 494334, 555659 u/f/o, (558643) 041985, 569575, 732607, 732837*, 750081, 758509, 761490, 762392 BUTTERCUP*, 772143, 773727, (775102) Marigold, (780668 024436) b/o, 780991, 781900, 783097, 783410, 784520*, 784720 (ROF25), (784770 WGB4198), 785327*, 889011, 900100, 900911, 901601, 904502, 904532, 904668, 924203, 950136, (950606) BlueBell, 950835, 953942 u/f/o, 954406, 954762, 955127, 982390, 982540*, 992396, 993476, 993477, 993708, 994750. GWR: 17448, 36280. LMS: 149196, 298070 u/f/o, 471345, 472364, 474048, 478278, 690379, 701080, 720937, 722101. LNER: 278508. LNWR: 54003, (RNAD 277). MOD: WGF8108, 95572. P.O.: PCY10, PCY12, RNAD 87, 113*, 125, RNAD 167, RNAD 201, 1945, 2184*, (2232) Reg 158342, 2564*, 3187, 9369*, (500912) 23707190206-6. SR: 55170, 56283, 62073*. Cranes: Manual: 331400 902135 with match wagon 915390. Steam: (95205) with 3 match wagons including 299852. Diesel: (96503) HAP 6877/78 mounted on wagon 924203, 96707 with match wagon (998538). Road/Rail: R135NAU (976014-9) 105639 - Landrover. Trams: Blackpool: 239 702. Manchester: Horse Tram: L53.

Notes: 

Huge thanks go to John Tate for arranging and hosting our visit, along with Steve Gregory who also hosted.

IR - Items marked IR were in the Ian Riley engineering facility. Visits are not currently permitted here, however we were able to view from the perimeter. Running number details taken from 16EL / last CARS sightings, however all loco's were being worked on, and some were frame only. Parts from Steam 7229 - Sdn/35 were noted, the frames are believed to be on site but not distinguished amid other items on this occasion. In January 01003 carried a works plate of AB 397 on at least 1 side. The opposite side was inspected this time and that plate reads AB 398. The body of D5705 is wrapped in tarpaulin in Buckley Wells yard, and its bogies are in Castlecroft shed being worked on. DEMU 8099 was re-gauged from 5ft 3", and is now used for storage. L&Y Carriage 975154; This is listed on some sites as 2333 1856? 24C 13245 6513, however there is strong opinion that the vehicle is 604 (12160 6533 DB975154). Quote from John Hall, as supplied by Peter Hall. "975152/975153 and 975154 were part of an exhibition train that was running around in the late 1960's formed of four coaches W1315W later 975152, W2771W later 975153, M6513M and M6533M. One of the latter two became 975154. I am of the opinion that 975154 is actually M6533M previously an L&Y coach built in 1910 to diagram 105 as L&Y 604 and later LMS 12160 before being renumbered M6533M. My reason for this is that I have received some paperwork that states Exhibition coach M6513M was sold for scrap, believed from Springs Branch, to C.C.Crump Ltd Connah Quay and delivered on 07/09/1971." Wagon W 36280 carries a fictitious number as its original identity isn't known. There is also some confusion as to whether its ROF number was 260 or 269. Locomotive tender: There was a complete Southern Region tender, which may possibly belong to 35027 but that is unconfirmed.

Currently away: Steam: 34067 was on mainline duties, 45231 at Bluebell Rly, 45337 at North Norfolk Rly, 62005 at Carnforth WCRC, 71000 at Crewe Heritage Centre. Diesel: 37901 at Mid-Hants Rly. 55022 Hired to GBRF for mainline EMU stock movements around Glasgow. No longer at ELR: Steam: 6201 to Tyseley, 8572 to North Norfolk Rly. Diesel: 08704 sold by HNRC to Riviera Trains at Crewe Diesel Depot. 37518 sold by Ian Riley to WCRC at Carnforth. TH V327 was scrapped on site c2010. No longer at Ian Riley: Steam 48518. The boiler and cylinders are at Llangollen for use in the 'County' Class new build project. The cab is also at Llangollen. Reports on the internet suggested that what's left of the frames were to move to the Gloucester Warwickshire Railway.

Bury Tram Station**. Tram: 3021. Stoke Gifford Yard (view)**. Diesel: 66613.

 * = Assumed. ^ = In service. ** = Not seen by entire party. dsm = dismantled ur = Undergoing extensive restoration / repairs (where known). With Thanks to Steve Livesey and Peter Hall for some of the informaton within this report.