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Poynton Close, BURY, BL9 9EA

Looking west towards Bury

Looking west, towards Bury, from Alfred Street bridge.

East Lancashire Railway

The line to Heywood, viewed from Parkhills Road Bridge

Modern houses built on the site of a former textiles mill with the Antler luggage factory in the background.

Part of the heritage railway, the East Lancashire Railway, viewed from the bridge on Alfred Street. To the right of the railway work was being undertaken on part of the temporary closed Roch Valley Greenway.

Preserved class 40 diesel locomotive 40145 hauls an East Lancashire Railway passenger train towards Bury shortly after crossing the Roch Viaduct. Class 40 locomotives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_40 were among the first diesels to replace steam on the British Rail mainline. The first class 40 locomotive entered service in 1958 (and so the class is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year) and a total of 200 were built by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry between 1958 and 1962. This one, 40145, is one of the later ones, first entering service on 17th of May 1961 with BR Eastern Region. Originally carrying the number D345, it was renumbered 40145 under the TOPS system in January 1974. This locomotive was withdrawn from service in June 1983 and was acquired for preservation, arriving at Bury in February 1984. http://www.elrdiesel.info/fleet-40145.php East Lancashire Railway Diesel Group

Preserved former British Railways Bulleid 7P5FA 4-6-2 ‘West Country’ class locomotive number 34092 ‘City of Wells’, with “Golden Arrow” logo, heads an East Lancashire Railway’s passenger train at Pimhole after crossing the Roch Viaduct on the journey from Heywood to Bury whilst running as a visiting locomotive from the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. One of the 4-6-2 Light Pacific steam locomotives designed for the Southern Railway by its Chief Mechanical Engineer Oliver Bulleid, 34092 was built at the Brighton Works in 1949, after the nationalisation of the railways in Britain; it was originally named “Wells” but was renamed “City of Wells” a year later. The engine was withdrawn in November 1964 and sold to the Woodham Bros scrap-yard in South Wales, remaining there until being purchased by a group of individuals in 1971 who brought it to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway in November of that year. It returned to service with KWVR in 1979 and worked on special charters all over the country. The locomotive was withdrawn in 1989 to begin, what turned out to be, a 25 year restoration back to running order and as-built appearance. It finally returned to service again in August 2014. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR_West_Country_and_Battle_of_Britain_classes SR West Country and Battle of Britain (Light Pacific) classes (Wikipedia) http://kwvr.co.uk/steam-train/british-railways-bullied-west-country-pacific-4-6-2-no-34092-city-of-wells/ British Railways, Bulleid West Country Pacific 4-6-2 No. 34092 ‘City of Wells’ (KWVR)

I could not resist this 'Coronation Street' style shot of a back alley between James Street (right) and Alfred Street (out of sight to the left) near Beech Mill, Bury. Pity about the wheely bins.