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Location notes
In Bury, Great Manchester on the East Lancashire Railway.
Railway type and traffic
The East Lancashire Railway is a heritage line so usually runs on weekends, with regular special events.
Environment
This is a purposely built public viewing area next to the Bury Transport Museum and Castlecroft Depot, north of Bury Bolton Street station. Gates a usually shut when the Railway/Transport Museum are closed.
Road directions
Take the A58 in to Bury town centre, past Mill Gate shopping centre. Turn right on to Haymarket Street. Left and then right on to Silver Street carry on straight ahead till Bolton Street, turn left and you will see Bury Bolton Street railway station entrance on your left. The path for the Transport Museum is opposite the railway station entrance, you will see the gate and footpath down to the museum.
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ELR, Castlecroft Depot map co-ordinates
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ELR, Castlecroft Depot map co-ordinates
Parking
Bury Bolton Street does have it's own pay and display car park but this can get busy for special events.
Public transport
There are regular tram services from central Manchester to Bury Interchange which is a short walk away from Bury Bolton Street. There are also several bus services on offer.
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Amenities
Bury Bolton Street does have toilets on the platform. There's also a pub on the station which is open to all, which serves very good food and ale. There are also several fast food outlets outside Bury Bolton Street station and in the town centre.
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ELR, Castlecroft Depot
Streetmap links
ELR, Castlecroft Depot general view map
ELR, Castlecroft Depot close up map
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ELR, Castlecroft Depot
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ELR, Castlecroft Depot
Googly map
ELR, Castlecroft Depot general view map
ELR, Castlecroft Depot close up map
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ELR, Castlecroft Depot
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Photographic notes
The line runs north out of of Bury Bolton Street so light will only be good in the evenings. The location is good for photographing locomotives stabled on the shed but these will block the view of anything departing Bury Bolton Street. There isn't really a good view of trains arriving from Rawtenstall (looking north). You will be able to capture good sound effects for videos as trains depart through the tunnel from Bury Bolton Street.
General views - All photographs © Michael David Stuart unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south east
Fig 2 - Looking south east
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
