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===Steam locomotives=== ====Operational==== {| class="wikitable" ! Number & Name ! Type ! Photograph ! Livery ! Notes |- |34081 ''92 Squadron'' |[[SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes|SR Battle of Britain 4-6-2]] |[[File:34081 runs round its train at Peterborough - geograph.org.uk - 6192242.jpg|150px]] |SR Malachite Green |Moved from the Nene Valley Railway in 2024 <ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 2025 |title=92 Squadron moves from Nene Valley to East Lancs |magazine=The Railway Magazine |volume=171 |issue=1486 |pages=54}}</ref> |- |34092 City of Wells |[[SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes|SR West Country Class 4-6-2]] |[[File:34092 Norden LC.jpg|150px]] |BR Lined Green, Early Emblem |Built in 1949 at [[Brighton railway works|Brighton Works]]. Formerly based at the [[Keighley & Worth Valley Railway|Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.]] |- | align="center" | 32 Gothenburg |[[Manchester Ship Canal]] {{whyte|0-6-0|T}} |[[File:MSC No. 32 at Bolton (Geograph 5950438).jpg|150px]] |[[Sodor_(fictional_island)#Railways|North Western Railway]] Blue |Built in 1903 at [[Hudswell Clarke]]. Used as [[Thomas the Tank Engine]] on "Day Out with Thomas"'. |- | align="center" | 80097 |[[BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T]] |[[File:Standard Class 4 2-6-4T 80097 (Geograph 5950795).jpg|150px]] |BR Lined Black, Early Emblem |Built in 1954 at Brighton Works. Recently undergone restoration from scrapyard condition, running in commenced in October 2018 and returned to service for the first time in preservation in early 2019.<ref>https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2018/10/an-update-on-steam-locomotive-80097.html Update on 80097's restoration</ref> |- | align="center" | 47298 |[[LMS Fowler Class 3F|LMS Class 3F "Jinty"]] {{whyte|0-6-0|T}} |[[File:LMS Jinty 0-6-0T No 7298 at Rainhill.jpg|150px]] |BR Unlined Black, Early Emblem |Built in 1924. Operational. Fresh from overhaul in October 2021. Privately owned and destined for eventual use on a private railway. |- | align="center" | 52322 |[[L&YR Class 27]] {{whyte|0-6-0}} |[[File:Frosty Morning Steam (38481077496).jpg|150px]] |BR Unlined Black, Early Emblem |Built in 1895 at [[Horwich Works]]. Fresh from overhaul in October 2021. |- |No 2890 "Douglas" |[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]] {{whyte|0-6-0}} |[[File:Austerity locomotive of the East Lancashire Railway.jpg|150px]] |BR Unlined Black, Early Emblem |Built in 1943. Douglas is a converted tender locomotive from a standard Hunslet Austerity. Returned to service in September 2017. On loan to the [[Spa Valley Railway]] (2021-2023) |} ====Visitors==== {| class="wikitable" ! Number & Name ! Type ! Photograph ! Livery ! Notes |- | align="center" | 51456 (752) |[[L&YR Class 23]] {{whyte|0-6-0|ST}} |[[File:LYR Aspinall 0-6-0ST No. 752 Rainhill 1980.jpg|150px]] |BR Unlined Black, Early Emblem |Built in 1881. Recently returned to service following overhaul at Baron Street Works for its owners the "Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lyrtrust.org.uk/|title=lyrtrust.org.uk β Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust}}</ref> Presently outshopped in BR unlined black with the early BR crest and the BR number 51456. Although authentic for the class no 752 never wore it or carried the number 51456 as it was sold from the LMS in 1937 to what would later become the National Coal Board. Usually based at the [[Keighley and Worth Valley Railway]] |- | align="center" | [[LNER A4 class 4488 Union of South Africa|60009 Union of South Africa]] |[[LNER A4]] {{whyte|4-6-2}} |[[File:A4 Pacific 'Union Of South Africa' (36764818063).jpg|150px]] |BR Lined Green, Late Crest |Built in 1937. Based at the railway for the remainder of its boiler ticket, withdrawn from service in early October due to fault of boiler pipes. Currently, 60009 is a static display at John Cameron's Farming and Railway Visitor Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steam Locomotive Information |url=https://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=4921 |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=www.steamlocomotive.info}}</ref> |} ====Operational but away from the ELR==== {| class="wikitable" ! Number & Name ! Type ! Photograph ! Livery ! Notes |- | align="center" | 1370 May |[[Peckett and Sons]] {{whyte|0-4-0|ST}} |[[File:Steaming (14101671090).jpg|150px]] |Lined Green |Built in 1915. Withdrawn for overhaul September 2019 and sent to Old Hall Farm, Cumbria. Returned to service in December 2019 following its contract overhaul. Currently on loan to [[Beamish Museum]]. |- | align="center" | [[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 4871|44871]] |[[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0]] {{whyte|4-6-0}} |[[File:LMS 44871 in the loop at Preston.jpg|150px]] |BR Lined Black, Early Emblem |Built in 1945 at [[Crewe Works]]. Passed for main line running. Presently away from the railway working excursion trains in the south of the UK. |- | align="center" | [[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 5212|45212]] |[[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0]] |[[File:45212 Waiting in platform 3 at Keighley.jpg|150px]] |BR Lined Black, Late Crest |Built in 1935 at [[Armstrong Whitworth]]. Passed for main line running, usually based at the [[Keighley and Worth Valley Railway]] but on hire to Ian Riley for mainline use following overhaul. Presently located at [[Fort William, Highland]] operating [[West Coast Railways]] "Jacobite" trains. |- | align="center" | 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier |[[LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0]] |[[File:LMS 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier in Carlisle.jpg|150px]] |BR Lined Black, Early Emblem |Built in 1937 at [[Armstrong Whitworth]]. Passed for main line running. Presently located at [[Fort William, Highland]] operating [[West Coast Railways]] "Jacobite" trains. |} ====Locomotives out of action==== {| class="wikitable" ! Number & Name ! Type ! Photograph ! Livery ! Notes |- | align="center" | 3855 |[[GWR 2884 Class]] {{whyte|2-8-0}} |[[File:Ex GWR Engines under restoration, Pontypool ^ Blaenavon Railway 1990 - geograph.org.uk - 5932871.jpg|150x150px]] | |Built in 1942. Undergoing restoration from scrapyard condition. |- | align="center" | 7229 |[[GWR 7200 Class]] {{whyte|2-8-2|T}} |[[File:GWR 2-8-2T Locomotive No.7229, Barry 1973.jpg|150x150px]] | |Built in 1935. Undergoing restoration from scrapyard condition inside Baron Street works. |- | align="center" | 13065 |[[LMS Hughes Crab|LMS Class 5P/4F "Crab"]] {{whyte|2-6-0}} |[[File:LMS Crab Mogul No 13065 (15399960598).jpg|150px]] | |Built in 1927 at [[Crewe Works]]. Out of service for 2018, due to cracked flue tubes, and replacement of all the flue tubes needs to be undertaken alongside replacing the cracked ones. The engine's 10-year overhaul is to be undertaken in a bid to allow the ELR to have an operational engine rather than having 34092 out of traffic at the same time as 13065 in the future.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2018/05/east-lancashire-railway-release-update-on-steam-locomotive-no-13065.html|title=East Lancashire Railway release update on steam locomotive No.13065|first=Michael|last=Holden|date=30 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.railreport.co.uk/2018/05/lms-crab-13065s-failure.html|title=LMS Crab 13065's Failure}}</ref> |- | align="center" | [[SR Merchant Navy Class 35009 Shaw Savill|35009 Shaw Savill]] |[[SR Merchant Navy]] {{whyte|4-6-2}} |[[File:Bulleid Pacific locomotives at Woodhams Scrapyard Barry.jpg|150px]] | |Built in 1942. Undergoing restoration from scrapyard condition. |- | align="center" | 46428 |[[LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0]] |[[File:LMS Ivatt Class 2 46428.JPG|150px]] | |Built in 1948. Undergoing restoration from scrapyard condition. |- | align="center" | 47324 |[[LMS Fowler Class 3F|LMS Class 3F "Jinty"]] {{whyte|0-6-0|T}} |[[File:47324 East Lancashire Railway (6).jpg|150px]] |BR Unlined black, TBC |Built in 1926. Under Overhaul. |- |} ====Locomotives in store/static display==== {| class="wikitable" ! Number & Name ! Type ! Photograph ! Notes |- | align="center" | 1 |[[Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.|Andrew Barclay]] {{whyte|0-4-0|ST}} |[[File:Bury Transport Museum - steam locomotive - geograph.org.uk - 5312058.jpg|x150px]] |Built in 1927. On display in [[Bury Transport Museum]]. |}
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