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Autumn Update

9th October, 2024

  BS4G - where we are up to - September 2024.  By Bob Taylor   Publicity Officer   Bury Standard 4 Group   Apologies for the time it’s taken for this update. I have recently taken over publicity from Harry Taylor and have had some issues posting…

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30th July, 2024

To Cap It All.....   Now that we might be having a Summer , well at least for a few days (!), get ready for the Sun and treat yourself to one of our Bury Standard 4 Group baseball caps.   Our Shop Coach has…

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Spring Raffle Results

29th May, 2024

  Spring Raffle   The Bury Standard 4 Group Spring raffle was drawn on the 27th May, during the ELR's 1940's event. The results are :   First prize of a footplate ride on our loco 80097 was won by Connor Loyd with ticket number…

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Latest News

23rd May, 2024

Just to keep you all up to date, work has proceeded on the re-tube of 80097 at Buckley Wells shed over the last few weeks. The finishing operations have been completed and the next step is the hydraulic leak test. If all is well we…

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Shop Opening Update

19th April, 2024

  Shop Opening Information   Due to an unfortunate combination of Shop Team sickness and holidays, our Shop will have to be closed after tomorrow Saturday 20th April. We seriously regret this closure but we only have a small Shop team and are constantly looking…

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46428 update

8th April, 2024

  Cab: Our loco has a new cab. We are indebted to member and supporter, Terry Holtby. He supplied all the component sheet metal, laser cut to size from an original B.R. drawing. Over the last two years it has been assembled and initially bolted…

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46428 update

Progress report

5th April, 2024

Great news on the Standard 4 Tank. Large tubes have been refitted and tightened up. They are now ready for our specialist boiler technician to carry out expanding at the smoke box end and peigning over at the firebox end. Preparation for hydraulic testing will follow.…

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Bury Steam Loco Co Agm 2024

4th April, 2024

  To all Shareholders of the Bury Steam Locomotive Co. Ltd.:   We shall be holding the Bury Steam locomotive Company Limited 2024 AGM in the FXP building, adjacent to the Trackside Pub, on Bury Bolton Street Station on Thursday 16th May 2024. Meeting starts…

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2024 Shop Opening

9th February, 2024

  As the East Lancs Railway starts its 2024 season, the Bury Standard 4 Group Shop at Bury Bolton Street station will be fully reopened on Saturdays and Sundays from this weekend.   Our badge stocks have been topped up, our own Pway expert Alan…

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Shop Opening

22nd January, 2024

As the East Lancashire Railway is not running any trains until the 10th February, our fund raising Shop coach will be open on Saturdays only from 1030 to 1600 until then.   Call in and have a look at our range of model railway items,…

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