ire ▁Railway , ▁a ▁modern ▁her itage ▁railway ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁track bed ▁between ▁Cl if ton ▁and ▁Rad cl iffe ▁now ▁forms ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ir well ▁S cul pt ure ▁Tra il . ▁ ▁The ▁connection ▁from ▁St ub b ins ▁to ▁Acc r ington ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁EL R ▁line ▁across ▁the ▁Rib ble ▁between ▁Pr eston ▁and ▁B am ber ▁Bridge ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁passengers ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁to ▁goods ▁four ▁years ▁later . ▁The ▁East ▁Lanc ash ire ▁platforms ▁ 1 0 – 1 3 ▁were ▁demol ished ▁along ▁with ▁Butler ▁Street ▁Good s ▁Y ard . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁between ▁Pr eston ▁and ▁Col ne ▁surv ives ▁as ▁the ▁East ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Line , ▁operated ▁by ▁Northern . ▁ ▁The ▁Sk el mers dale ▁Branch ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁passengers ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁to ▁all ▁traffic ▁seven ▁years ▁later , ▁however ▁a ▁proposal ▁exists ▁to ▁re open ▁the ▁line ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Sk el mers dale . ▁ ▁Services ▁between ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁Or m sk irk ▁are ▁now ▁operated ▁by ▁Mer sey ra il . ▁ ▁Lo comot ives ▁ ▁The ▁EL R ▁used ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁locomot ives . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁its ▁earliest ▁orders ▁was ▁for ▁twelve ▁Long ▁Bo iler ▁ 2 - 2 - 2 s ▁from ▁F ent on , ▁Cra ven ▁and ▁Company ▁( at ▁least ▁one