East Lancashire Railway – Spring Diesel Gala 2017 (4K)

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40145 and 31466 pass Townsend Fold on the East Lancashire Railway
40145 and 31466 pass Townsend Fold on the East Lancashire Railway
The first gala for the of the 2017 Calendar was the Spring Diesel Gala which was held from the 18th-19th February.
The event saw 10 Locomotives in action across the 12 mile railway which runs from Heywood to Rawtenstall via Bury Bolton Street, Burrs Country Park and Caravan Site, Summerseat, Ramsbottom and Irwell Vale.

Locomotives featured in this Spring Diesel Gala at the East Lancashire Railway

D1501 departs Ramsbottom on the East Lancashire Railway
D1501 departs Ramsbottom on the East Lancashire Railway

All in all, 10 Locomotives operated at the Spring Diesel Gala, which are:

  • BR Class 14 No. D9531 ‘Ernest’
  • EWS Class 31 No. 31466
  • BR Class 33 No. 33109 ‘Captain Bill Smith’
  • BR Class 37 No. 37109
  • BR Class 40 No. 40145 ‘East Lancashire Railway’
  • BR Class 45 No. 45108
  • BR Class 47 No. D1501
  • BR Class 50 No. 50015 ‘Valiant’
  • BR Class 73 No. 73001

Locations in the video

Ramsbottom Crossing on the East Lancashire Railway by Night
Ramsbottom Crossing by Night

We visited a new filming point at Townsend Fold Crossing, and the other filming locations are:

  • Rawtenstall West
  • Irwell Vale Crossing
  • Ramsbottom Bridge
  • Ramsbottom Station
  • Summerseat Viaduct
  • Summerseat Station

 

This video was filmed on a Panasonic VXF990 with a Rode Video Micro, and we also tried out our new Maxtek 4K Action Camera (£29.99 from Aldi!)

The East Lancashire Railway has events throughout the year, please see our Events Calendar for more, or see below for a few events coming up in the next few months

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