Yeadon Station and Branch

In 1895 the Midland Railway began operating goods traffic over a short branch to Yeadon. It was just over a mile long and ran from a junction south of Guiseley station on the Ilkley line, traffic toiling up the 1 in 50 gradient to a terminus somewhere between the Henshaw Lane and Green Lane area.
Local people pressed for a passenger service to be instated and a station was built, but before any service was introduced the tramway system reached the town in 1906 and plans were abandoned, consequently its believed the railway carried frieght only for the whole of its 70 year life.
However in later years occasional excursion trains did use the station at Yeadon as pictured  above.

Last for now of Bury

Leander at Bury Bolton St

Jinty on Shunting duties at Bury

Remember visit them at http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/

Ian Riley's works

Ian's works at Bury are quickly becoming a center of excellence for locomotive rebuilding and maintaining

The Buckley Wells works have plenty of potential and with the East Lancs now having connection to the main line at Heywood all looks good for Buckley wells

visit the site at http://www.rileyandson.co.uk/

Ramsbottom

Rammy is a lovely little town and one which the wife will find pleasant whilst you do a bit of train spotting

East Lancs map

We can hope that this line might someday extend even further. At present it is from Heywood to Rawtenstall.

Lovely old postcard of Bury Bolton St Station

Bury in Lancs Yorks days