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Tickets are valid for one round trip only (NOT ALL DAY)

Please make sure you have a version of your ticket printed OR have them on your handheld device and have them with you ready for inspection on the day.

Please bring your ATOC and ID Card with you, failure to have this will result in you being charged the standard fare of £16.50 per Adult/£10.50 Child/Concession

The Grand Reopening 1 – 3 May

We’re getting back on track!

This May Bank Holiday is a special one for the East Lancashire Railway. Not only will we opening our lines for the first time after the third national lockdown, we will also be celebrating an auspicious date. 2021 marks the thirty year anniversary of the re-opening of Rawtenstall Station on 27 April 1991!

Come along and join the festivities as we run regular steam and diesel services throughout the weekend. A limited number of these tickets are available at the same price they were in 1991, providing a significant discount.

Tickets and Prices

30 tickets are available per outward train from Bury/Rawtenstall. Passengers must return on train indicated. Advance booking only these prices will not be available on the day.

The Grand Reopening 1 – 3 May

We’re getting back on track!

This May Bank Holiday is a special one for the East Lancashire Railway. Not only will we opening our lines for the first time after the third national lockdown, we will also be celebrating an auspicious date. 2021 marks the thirty year anniversary of the re-opening of Rawtenstall Station on 27 April 1991!

Come along and join the festivities as we run regular steam and diesel services throughout the weekend. A limited number of these tickets are available at the same price they were in 1991, providing a significant discount.

Tickets and Prices

30 tickets are available per outward train from Bury/Rawtenstall. Passengers must return on train indicated. Advance booking only these prices will not be available on the day.

The industrial heritage of the North West is brought to life before your very eyes at Bury Transport Museum. Through stunningly restored vehicles, original artefacts and interactive exhibits, your family can explore the lives and jobs of people in the early 20th Century.

There is plenty to keep both adults and children entertained, whether that’s discovering the horse drawn tram that was once a chip shop, learning about how “Hilda” the steam roller almost met her end, meeting the bus with a history in movies or taking a look around the smallest museum inside of a museum in the UK!

Your ticket is free of charge and valid for the timed entry as shown.

Bury Transport Museum Admission Ticket
Admission valid on date shown and time shown.

This ticket is only valid for visits to the Bury Transport Museum.

Your visit session is for one hour only.

Looking for some tricks and treats to share with the little ones this Halloween? Pay a visit to the East Lancashire Railway for a spooktacular seasonal celebration. Meet our friendly ghouls and ghosts and head out on a haunted steam train ride!

What's Included

Get ready for the ride of your life, but be warned, not everything is as it seems...

Horrible Heroes - Join an elite team of curse busting misfits including the infamous Count Brian (the Vampire), Veronica the witch and Zombie Bob!

Ghoulish Good Times - Beware! Audience participation is encouraged. Help our creepy cadre out with their various spine chilling chores.

More info on the tricks and treats awaiting you will be made available soon, so watch this space!