A Collection of 35mm Railway Slides Featuring the East Lancashire Railway and Class 52 D1041

A collection of 35mm photographic slides documenting British heritage railway scenes, primarily on the East Lancashire Railway. The slides are held in various cardboard and plastic mounts and are housed within a green plastic storage box. The subject matter focuses on diesel locomotives and heritage operations, with several slides depicting the British Rail Class 52 Western diesel-hydraulic locomotive D1041 Western Prince. Key locations identified in the annotations include Irwell Vale station and Townsend Fold. The collection includes night shots of station architecture and views of various rolling stock. Many slides feature handwritten ink annotations identifying the date, location, and locomotive, with several attributed to Rory Lushman. Visible dates include March 1987 and March to April 2001. Some slides are in mounts printed with Kodachrome and Processed by Kodak. Notable transcriptions include: SAT 28TH APRIL 2001. D1041 CALLS AT IRWELL VALE WITH 9AM SERVICE FROM BURY and SAT 28TH APRIL 2001 D1041 PASSES TOWNSEND FOLD WITH 10AM SERVICE TO BURY.