East Lancs Railway

flashy · 01-08-2008, 18:52

This morning i decided that Reece and i where going to go to Bury, now thats nothing new for us, we go at least twice a month, £3.60 each for a day rover on't bus n bobs yer uncle....

After spending a couple of hours looking around and buying stuff in Bury i decided that we'd go down to the ELR and get the train back to Rawtenstall instead of the bus.

It cost me £10 for both of us one way to Rawtenstall (more than my day rovers had cost lol) but its not often we go on that train so i didnt mind, i used to go on it most weekends when i lived in Rossendale as a teenager...Reece loved it

Heres a few pics i took at Bury Station

RossendaleOnline · 01-08-2008, 19:21

Great pictures, looked like you had a great day out.

flashy · 01-08-2008, 19:36

we did, like i said, we are always in Bury, havent been on that train since Reece was about 3 though

wadey · 01-08-2008, 19:44

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carlsbergaddict · 02-08-2008, 13:10

East Lancs railway are having a "Day out with Thomas" today and tomorrow which younger children will love. I took my daughter yesterday and she loved it. For details visit their website: East Lancashire Railway : Home

emzy · 02-08-2008, 19:05

How much is it?? Might take the boys over if its not too expensive

carlsbergaddict · 02-08-2008, 19:26

Hi Emzy, fares are shown on the website link I gave on my previous post to this as well as the timetable. The fare allows travel to/from bury, bouncy castles and ride at Rawtenstall, punch and judy show and face painting at bury as well as rides on Thomas. Hope this helps!

mrPK · 02-08-2008, 19:32

Hey;

Just a bit of information on the ELR

You can buy a member type card for £5 which gets discounts for a whole year!

It would make a £6 journey from Bury to Rawtenstall drop down to £2 meaning you would have saved 80% of the price in one journey, bargain!

flashy · 02-08-2008, 22:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrPK

Hey;

Just a bit of information on the ELR

You can buy a member type card for £5 which gets discounts for a whole year!

It would make a £6 journey from Bury to Rawtenstall drop down to £2 meaning you would have saved 80% of the price in one journey, bargain!

you can only buy those if you live in Rossendale

mrPK · 02-08-2008, 23:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by flashytart

you can only buy those if you live in Rossendale

Hey, I didnt know that sorry

I didnt want to sound like I was rubbing it in then but it does seem that way

Sorry for the miss-info (unless anyone lives in rossendale

)

flashy · 03-08-2008, 07:57

lol dont be sorry, you did nothing wrong

i wish there had been a discount card like that when i lived in Loveclough, i used to go on that train nearly every weekend, cost me a fortune when i was a kid lol

Ber999T · 03-08-2008, 08:53

Been years since I last went on the ELR.

Might try to see if o/h fancies a trip sometime

mrPK · 03-08-2008, 10:03

It was this time last week I was on it

Some of the people from the Rossendale Forum had a walk from Rawtenstall to Bury (stopping off at every pub lol)

The train back does seem a little short, the journey takes 30 minutes to run from Bury back to Rawtenstall, but thats with a 15 minute stop at Ramsbottom.

Also when the sign says "dont lean out the window" its a good idea to follow it, hot lumps of coal in the eye and face arnt fun

flashy · 03-08-2008, 13:30

ah we went on diesel mrPK, so we could hang our heads out the window

lol