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Concrete Hardstanding at the East Lancashire Railway Maintenance Depot

East Lancashire Railway, Bury

We’re especially proud of this one. The concrete was for the area where the East Lancashire Railway service and maintain their trains — and we’ve now been working at this maintenance depot for over six years. We arrived on site, barrowed the concrete in for the base and helped to lay it, and the team tamped it off to give a nice flat surface to work from.

This is the main indoor service area where they maintain all the vintage trains — we laid and floated the concrete to a smooth finish, a new concrete hardstanding for the volunteer train enthusiasts who keep this charitable railway running. Famous locomotives have run through this very depot, from Thomas the Tank Engine to the Flying Scotsman.

East Lancashire RailwayLocation
Maintenance DepotProject
Concrete HardstandingApplication
6+ YearsSupplying This Depot

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Barrow Mix concrete truck inside the East Lancashire Railway maintenance depot during the hardstanding pour

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Barrow Mix concrete truck inside the East Lancashire Railway maintenance depot Steel-reinforced base across the tracks in the indoor service area of the East Lancashire Railway depot Reinforced floor across the inspection tracks in the East Lancashire Railway depot shed Concrete hardstanding being laid at the East Lancashire Railway depot Laying concrete hardstanding beside heritage locomotives at the East Lancashire Railway depot Barrowing and pouring concrete hardstanding beside a steam locomotive at the East Lancashire Railway depot Tamping and floating the concrete floor in the East Lancashire Railway maintenance depot Floating the concrete to a smooth finish in the East Lancashire Railway maintenance depot Steel-reinforced base ready for concrete hardstanding at the East Lancashire Railway depot Finished smooth concrete hardstanding beside a steam locomotive at the East Lancashire Railway depot Concrete floor being laid across the tracks in the East Lancashire Railway maintenance depot New concrete floor in the indoor service area of the East Lancashire Railway depot Laying the concrete floor in the East Lancashire Railway maintenance shed Concrete being placed in the indoor service area at the East Lancashire Railway depot Working the concrete floor in the East Lancashire Railway maintenance depot Concrete floor across the inspection tracks at the East Lancashire Railway depot New concrete floor in the East Lancashire Railway maintenance shed Smoothing the concrete floor in the East Lancashire Railway depot Finishing the concrete floor in the indoor service area at the East Lancashire Railway depot Concrete hardstanding alongside the tracks at the East Lancashire Railway depot New concrete hardstanding at the East Lancashire Railway maintenance depot Fresh concrete hardstanding at the East Lancashire Railway depot Thomas the Tank Engine in the East Lancashire Railway maintenance depot The A4 Pacific locomotive Union of South Africa in the East Lancashire Railway depot Network Rail maintenance vehicle at the East Lancashire Railway depot Preserved locomotive in the East Lancashire Railway maintenance depot Vintage train under cover at the East Lancashire Railway maintenance depot Heritage locomotive in the East Lancashire Railway depot shed Preserved locomotive at the East Lancashire Railway maintenance depot Heritage train at the East Lancashire Railway maintenance depot Vintage locomotive in the East Lancashire Railway depot Laying and levelling the concrete hardstanding in the East Lancashire Railway yard with locomotives alongside Barrow Mix concrete truck beside a heritage diesel locomotive at the East Lancashire Railway depot East Lancashire Railway Baron Street Locomotive Works sign at the maintenance depot in Bury New concrete hardstanding along the inspection road at the East Lancashire Railway locomotive works Steel-reinforced base for the concrete hardstanding at the East Lancashire Railway depot

Project highlights

  • Concrete hardstanding for the train service and maintenance area
  • Barrowed in, helped lay it, then tamped and floated to a smooth, flat finish
  • The main indoor service area where the vintage trains are maintained
  • Proud to have supplied this charitable, volunteer-run heritage railway for over six years
  • Home to famous locomotives — Thomas the Tank Engine and the Flying Scotsman both run through this depot

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Heritage railway & hardstanding concrete — FAQs

Do you supply concrete for heritage railways and depots?

Yes — we’ve supplied the East Lancashire Railway maintenance depot for over six years, including concrete hardstanding for the service and maintenance areas. We’re glad to work with charitable and volunteer-run heritage sites.

What is concrete hardstanding?

A hardstanding is a durable concrete surface to work on or to stand heavy plant and vehicles — here, a flat, smooth slab for the team to service and maintain the trains from.

Can you lay and finish concrete, not just supply it?

Yes — on this job we barrowed the concrete in, helped lay it, and the team tamped and floated it to a smooth, flat finish. We muck in to get the job done.

Do you cover Bury and the East Lancashire Railway?

Yes — we supply concrete across Bury and Greater Manchester. See our Bury ready-mix concrete page for more.

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