Bacup Extension (East Lancashire Railway)




Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

The site of Waterfoot station, alongside the River Irwell, viewed from the west portals of Newchurch No. 1 and Thrutch tunnels looking towards ...
Mark Bartlett 16/04/2009
Immediately east of Waterfoot station were these now bricked up tunnels. On the left is the original Newchurch No. 1, a short tunnel followed by ...
Mark Bartlett 16/04/2009
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Space was always at a premium in the upper Rossendale Valley and Stacksteads station, last stop before the terminus at Bacup, was built over this ...
Mark Bartlett 16/04/2009
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The small terminus at Bacup was quickly demolished after closure on 5 December 1966 and replaced with a factory building. 45 years later this is the ...
Mark Bartlett 29/09/2011
The MRTS Three Counties Special stands in the rain at Bacup on Saturday 26 November 1966 behind Stanier 2-6-4T no 42644. The locomotive had ...
K A Gray 26/11/1966
Stanier 2-6-4T no 42644 stands at Bacup sporting the diamond headplate of the Manchester Rail Travel Society. The date is 26 November 1966 and the ...
K A Gray 26/11/1966
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