{"id":1391,"date":"2024-08-20T14:25:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/?p=1391"},"modified":"2024-12-31T15:55:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T15:55:27","slug":"rawtenstall-east-lancashire-railway-13th-april-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madeinpreston.co.uk\/b\/2024\/08\/rawtenstall-east-lancashire-railway-13th-april-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Rawtenstall, East Lancashire Railway 13th April 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A trip to Rawtenstall to visit the East Lancs Heritage Railway on a Saturday. The ex-GWR Castle Class loco 4079 Pendennis Castle was visiting and would soon return to Didcot. Also running was 45108 a class 45 diesel of the ‘Peak’ class. The first 10 being named after hills such as Helvellyn which was a Class 44 numbered D2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn’t planned as a long stay at Rawtenstall as a trip to Helmshore Mill was also planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The station at Rawtenstall is a pleasant place with a clock, a bar and a carriage that is used as a cafe and railwayana shop. It’s on a curve in the track and has gas lamps, probably not using gas now, and beyond the station is an old mill with an interesting chimney. Behind is a flat topped hill which appears to be in the Manchester direction but isn’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next to the station is a car park used by the station, a pub, a gym and other businesses. Across the track is a retail centre with a large M&S Food, a Costa and other home stores as well as a large car park. There’s also a Tesco towards Rawtenstall which is quite a nice little town centre with a new bus station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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45108 Class 45 diesel arrives at Rawtenstall early morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ex GWR 4079 Pendennis Castle arrives at Rawtenstall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Coupling the steam loco to the carriages, looks quite a job<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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50015 at Rawtenstall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
4079<\/a>, <\/span>45108<\/a>, <\/span>50015<\/a>, <\/span>East Lancashire Railway<\/a>, <\/span>Pendennis Castle<\/a>, <\/span>Rawtenstall<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n
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