In turn , the ELR was absorbed by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway ( LYR ) on 13 May 1859 .
The line was extended by the ELR from Stubbins Junction , just north of Ramsbottom , to Accrington on 18 September 1848 .
The ELR was absorbed by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway ( LYR ) on 13 May 1859 .
The line was extended by the ELR from Stubbins Junction , just north of Ramsbottom , to Accrington on 18 September 1848 .