East Lancashire Railway, Heywood Station

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The photograph on this page of East Lancashire Railway, Heywood Station by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.

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East Lancashire Railway, Heywood Station

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 9 Apr 2016

Preserved class 31 locomotive 31466 http://www.preserved-diesels.co.uk/engines/31466_index.htm , which dates from 1959 and is carrying the EWS livery (maroon with central gold band) and logo, stands at Heywood Station after bringing in the late-morning service from Rawtenstall. Heywood station is the eastern terminus of the heritage East Lancashire Railway (although the rail link continues through to Castleton on the Manchester Victoria-Rochdale line, providing a link to the national rail system, used for locomotive transfer purposes). Opened in 2003, the station is situated around 150m further east than the original Heywood station (1841-1970); it has a single platform. Heywood was not part of the original East Lancashire Railway, but was on the Central Lancashire line of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.588834
Longitude
-2.20632