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East Lancashire Railway: Diesel Train approaching Townsend Fold
East Lancs railway's class 37 preserved diesel locomotive, 37418, approaches the Townsend Fold level crossing as it hauls a train from Heywood towards Rawtenstall.
Originally numbered D6971 the locomotive was built in 1965 at the English Electric Vulcan Foundry. 37418 carried the name 'East Lancashire Railway' for several years although by the time it arrived at Bury for preservation, it had been re-named 'Pectinidae'.
37418 returned to traffic in BR Large Logo Blue (without numbers, logos or name) for the ELR Spring Diesel Gala in March 2015 following a long period out of action following a serious power failure in 2010.
http://www.elrdiesel.info/fleet-37418.php East Lancashire Railway Diesel Group
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 27 Sep 2015
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Townsend Fold
On the East Lancashire Railway. Now preserved it was opened in 1846.
Image: © Robert Wade
Taken: 4 Aug 2007
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East Lancashire Railway at Townsend Fold
Part of the East Lancashire Railway http://web.archive.org/web/20080318121242/http://east-lancs-rly.co.uk/?p=history&m=43 this is Townsend Fold.
The gate across the line ahead is
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Image: © Paul Anderson
Taken: 8 Mar 2007
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Signal Box and Railway Building on the ELR at Townsendfold
Image: © Robert Wade
Taken: 14 Dec 2008
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East Lancashire Railway: 37418 Passing Through Townsend Fold
East Lancs Railway's class 37 preserved diesel locomotive, 37418 passes through the level crossing at Townsend Fold as it hauls a train from Rawtenstall.
Originally numbered D6971 the locomotive was built in 1965 at the English Electric Vulcan Foundry. 37418 carried the name 'East Lancashire Railway' for several years although by the time it arrived at Bury for preservation, it had been re-named 'Pectinidae'.
37418 returned to traffic in BR Large Logo Blue (without numbers, logos or name) for the ELR Spring Diesel Gala in March 2015 following a long period out of action following a serious power failure in 2010.
http://www.elrdiesel.info/fleet-37418.php East Lancashire Railway Diesel Group
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 27 Sep 2015
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Townsend Fold signal box, Rawtenstall
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 11 Mar 2017
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Townsend Fold Level Crossing
The signal box and level crossing on Holme Lane are part of the East Lancashire Railway http://web.archive.org/web/20080318121242/http://east-lancs-rly.co.uk/?p=history&m=43
This can be quite a busy level crossing at times being that Holme Lane is the only access road to the industrial area beyond.
Image: © Paul Anderson
Taken: 8 Mar 2007
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NOT The Flying Scotsman
Despite carrying the famous Flying Scotsman nameplate, this steam locomotive approaching Townsend Fold is actually the ex-Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Aspinall 0-6-0 freight locomotive number 12322. A historic locomotive in its own right, 12322 was built at the Horwich Works in 1896 and is the only survivor of 484 locomotives of its class. It has been preserved by the Ribble Steam Railway but is currently on loan to the East Lancashire Railway.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 13 Oct 2016
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Holme Lane Signal Box
The signal box and level crossing at Holme Lane.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 15 Apr 2010
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Signal Box and Level Crossing
Approaching Townsend Fold Level Crossing and Signal Box, heading for Rawtenstall.
Image: © Wilson Adams
Taken: 28 Mar 2005
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