An open prime bus give has been launched with the goal of blending its sightseeing journey with the East Lancashire Railway (ELR).
Diamond Bus North West have launched a summer-only assist that gives an open-top rated bus experience with a journey on the historic railway.
The ‘Rammy Rambler’ open prime rated bus will provide three due to journeys per working day involving Wednesday and Sunday from Bolton Interchange to Ramsbottom, Rossendale, Lancashire.
Associates will then be outfitted to love the 12-mile ELR and its sights, which incorporate Burrs Space Park, The Irwell Sculpture Path, Bury’s celebrated Transport Museum and the impartial boutiques, consuming locations and bars of each Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall.
Mike Kelly, chairman of the East Lancashire Railway, reported: “We’re delighted to do the job in partnership with Diamond Bus North West to supply these particularly made corporations this summer time season.
“As worldwide journey constraints signify fewer of us will possible be benefiting from a standard sunshine break abroad this 12 months, households in the mean time are rediscovering the delights that are on their personal doorstep.
“Combi tickets on the ‘Rammy Rambler’ will let ELR people to division out and study the intensive factors of curiosity of the beautiful Irwell Valley and West Pennine Moors by bus and heritage rail.
“So, go away your motorcar at dwelling, pack a picnic and love your possess journey shut to accommodate. Inside the immortal phrases of PJ & Duncan: ‘Let’s get capable of ramble’.”
Combi tickets that enable infinite journey all day on bus and rail are available on the market from the ELR net website online.
Price ranges for progress tickets start from £17.50 for grown ups, £10.50 for teenagers and £45.50 for households comprising two grownups and three little ones.
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Bob Dunn, Regional Controlling Director, Diamond Bus North West, claimed: “Diamond Bus North West is blissful to announce this new summer time season season corporations selling the staycation data from the governing administration and supplying a website online hyperlink between Bolton and Ramsbottom.
“We hope our travellers will acknowledge utilizing the open up prime assist and buy benefit of the truth that our timetable is able to allow journey on the East Lancashire Railway as correctly.”
Completely totally different bus and practice tickets may additionally be procured on the working day on the bus and at Ramsbottom ELR station. The company may even present a hyperlink to Jumbles Nation Park and the village of Hawkshaw.
To order tickets go to: https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.british isles/functions-functions/rammy-rambler/.