Platform 4
08164 (D3232) has hauled the sole-remaining Class 504 Manchester-Bury EMU M65451 into platform 4 at Bury Bolton Street for public viewing, indeed the unit was standing on its old stamping ground as this part of the ELR once was electrified in the days when the 1200v DC services terminated at Bury Bolton Street before Bury Interchange opened in 1980,
The remaining Class 504's were withdrawn on the 16th June 1991 when the line closed for Metrolink conversion, this unit along with M77172 recently (October 2016) were moved from a siding where they have stood sheeted over or 20 years, so restoration work can be carried out.
The occasion was the East Lancs Railway Scenic Railcar Weekend which was blessed with fantastic weather too.
5th November 2017
Platform 4
08164 (D3232) has hauled the sole-remaining Class 504 Manchester-Bury EMU M65451 into platform 4 at Bury Bolton Street for public viewing, indeed the unit was standing on its old stamping ground as this part of the ELR once was electrified in the days when the 1200v DC services terminated at Bury Bolton Street before Bury Interchange opened in 1980,
The remaining Class 504's were withdrawn on the 16th June 1991 when the line closed for Metrolink conversion, this unit along with M77172 recently (October 2016) were moved from a siding where they have stood sheeted over or 20 years, so restoration work can be carried out.
The occasion was the East Lancs Railway Scenic Railcar Weekend which was blessed with fantastic weather too.
5th November 2017