Following the Beeching Axe parts of the ELR's network were closed, but the original MB&RR line between Bury and Rawtenstall is now used by the East Lancashire Railway, a modern heritage railway opened in 1987.
Following the Beeching Axe parts of the ELR's network were closed. This section is now used by the East Lancashire Railway, a modern heritage railway opened in 1987.