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by david layland
Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:22 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Timetables for steam and diesel galas October 2010
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Views: 8006

Timetables for steam and diesel galas October 2010

Due to the web-master being presently unable to access the system, the full timetables for the Diesel gala (16/17 Oct), Steam gala (23/24 Oct) and Tornado visit (23-31 Oct) cannot be placed on the ELR web-site. These should become available shortly, but in the meantime basic details are on the ELR o...
by david layland
Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:42 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: ELR 40's wartime weekend officially the best
Replies: 0
Views: 9018

ELR 40's wartime weekend officially the best

At the Lancashire & Blackpool Tourism Awards 2010/11 the East Lancashire Railway won 'Best Tourism Event of the Year' for the 1940's wartime weekend 2009. This was a public vote and beat competition from the World Firework Championships in Blackpool and Festival Bowland. This follows on from las...
by david layland
Mon Jun 07, 2010 1:35 pm
Forum: Mainline workings
Topic: 44871
Replies: 5
Views: 7182

Loco comes back next Saturday evening.
by david layland
Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:51 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: The Electrical Volunteers Report Sunday 18-4-2010.
Replies: 1
Views: 3630

I never leave until the end, Alan! Supported Wigan Athletic since Cheshire League days - after 5 years in the Premier League still in dreamland and also Wigan RL as a season ticket holder at both for many years ... but today was one of the highlights -3-2 what a result!! Did manage to spend Saturday...
by david layland
Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:26 pm
Forum: Mainline workings
Topic: 71000 excursion
Replies: 8
Views: 9806

71000 is scheduled to be back at the ELR for use w/c 10 April
by david layland
Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:19 pm
Forum: Mainline workings
Topic: This Friday
Replies: 1
Views: 3666

ELR related though...................
by david layland
Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:32 pm
Forum: Mainline workings
Topic: 71000 excursion
Replies: 8
Views: 9806

71000

Loco is leaving ELR tomorrow by road to WSR
by david layland
Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:37 pm
Forum: Mainline workings
Topic: Cotton Mill 13.02.2010
Replies: 33
Views: 32101

Frank, Anyone who peruses any railway forum will know of your undoubted ability to put forward your opinion and of course, there is nothing wrong with that. However, from past skirmishes, I also know of your ability to express your opinion to have a downer on most things ELR and you never waste an o...
by david layland
Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:53 pm
Forum: Mainline workings
Topic: Cotton Mill 13.02.2010
Replies: 33
Views: 32101

Frank, Nice to hear from you again - I really must be like a red rag to a bull - however, Dave Martin's post completely and utterly sums this uses of thread up, it's absolutely nothing to do with a 'positive outward looking attitude' as there are many, many other forums for this sort of thing - you ...
by david layland
Sat Feb 13, 2010 7:21 pm
Forum: Mainline workings
Topic: Cotton Mill 13.02.2010
Replies: 33
Views: 32101

I appreciate that this may well be being looked at (still?) by the moderators, but at the risk of repeating what has previously been said and the heading of this section

What has this thread got to do with the ELR??