). ▁The ▁East ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Railway ▁built ▁a ▁station ▁here , ▁which ▁remained ▁open ▁to ▁passengers ▁under ▁British ▁Rail ways ▁until ▁ 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁to ▁goods ▁until ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁The ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁passenger ▁service ▁was ▁therefore ▁not ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Be ech ing . ▁The ▁B ury ▁– ▁Acc r ington ▁line ▁itself ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁track bed ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁visible , ▁with ▁the ▁A 5 6 ▁by - pass ▁built ▁over ▁it ▁between ▁Gran e ▁Road ▁and ▁Black burn ▁Road , ▁however , ▁the ▁line ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁trac ed ▁through ▁Hel m sh ore ▁towards ▁St ub b ins ▁where ▁several ▁magnific ent ▁vi ad uct s ▁still ▁remain . ▁The ▁East ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Railway ▁Pres ervation ▁Society ▁was ▁originally ▁established ▁at ▁Hel m sh ore ▁Station ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁re open ing ▁the ▁railway ▁line ▁to ▁St ub b ins , ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁abandoned ▁with ▁the ▁organisation ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁B ury ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁eventually ▁re open ing ▁the ▁Raw ten st all ▁to ▁B ury ▁line . ▁ ▁Other ▁notable ▁places ▁The ▁town ▁centre ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁famous ▁Big ▁L amp ▁originally ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁and ▁from ▁where ▁all ▁distances