East Lancashire Railway in Greater Manchester is turning back the clock over the bank holiday weekend with the return of it’s 1940’s event.

The event was launched on both days by the town crier Johnny Crook who read a script about the meaning of being from Lancashire which was followed by various dancers and the riding of the trains.

On a Sunday morning in September, the thoughts of most will turn to cooking a fry up as they nurse a punishing hangover from the previous evening’s antics.