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East Lancashire Railway, Heywood Station
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.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 9 Apr 2016
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Train Arriving at Heywood Station
Heywood station is the eastern terminus of the 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 by the heritage East Lancashire Railway, this 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.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 18 Oct 2015
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Behind the platform
A grassy area behind the platform of Heywood station on the East Lancashire Railway.
The building to the left is a distribution centre of Norbain http://www.norbain.co.uk who offer "CCTV, IP Video, Access Control and Intruder Detection equipment" according to their website.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 26 Aug 2012
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Class 31 Diesel at Heywood
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, this 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.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 9 Apr 2016
0.03 miles
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Heywood Station
Image: © SMJ
Taken: 10 Oct 2008
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Heywood Station
On the preserved East Lancashire Railway.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 20 Oct 2018
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Rochdale MBC's Environmental Management Headquarters
As the slogan says: "Working towards a cleaner greener environment".
Image: © Bill Boaden
Taken: 14 Jul 2011
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East Lancashire Railway - spam can banker
No. 34092 City of Wells is providing a push from the back as Duchess of Sutherland heads for Bury Bolton Street.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 20 Oct 2018
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Inspection saloon 6320 (2)
VIP / Inspection saloon 6320 stands ready, having been chartered for a birthday party.
The cake which is just visible was of the Flying Scotsman.
Saloon 6320 has been owned by The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust since 2001. It is the only 60ft LMS inspection saloon in existence.
For an opposite direction view see
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Image: © Richard Hoare
Taken: 2 Jul 2017
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Heywood railway station, Lancashire
Opened in 2003 by the heritage East Lancashire Railway, this station is situated around 150m further east than the original Heywood station (1841-1970).
View east from a departing train towards the end of the passenger line, although the rail link continues through to Castleton on the Manchester Victoria-Rochdale line.
Image: © Nigel Thompson
Taken: 12 Nov 2011
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