On 8 March 1997 the East Lancs Railway held a Deltic day with 4 visiting class 55s. This is 55015 arriving at Ramsbottom on a Rawtenstall - Bury train
55002 and 55015 work trains passing at Ramsbottom
55015 in the countryside near Irwell Vale heading to Rawtenstall on 8 March 1997
55002, having a rare visit away from the National Railway Museum as it crosses the viaduct at Summerseat on 8 March 1997
The DPS's D9019 at Summerseat in the low spring sun with a Bury 0 Rawtenstall train.
In July 1997 the ELR held a diesel week, I visited on 9 July where D335 when photographed at Rawtenstall - my first trip on the line since it was extended to Rawtenstall.
33117 arrives at Ramsbottom with a Bury - Rawtenstall train, 9 July 1997
33117 having arrived at Rawtenstall
Class 50 50015 approaching Ramsbottom
Deltics 55002 and D9019 running round their train at Rawtenstall on 9 July 1997
A close up of 55002 and D9019
55002 on its own at Ramsbottom heading back to Rawtenstall
A Bury - Rawtenstall headed by 3 class 40s at Ramsbottom on 9 Juky 1997, with ELR residents D335 and D345 and visiting D200
D335 was taken off at Ramsbottom, leaving D200 and D345 to continue to Rawtenstall