27/05/23: Wartime 1940's weekend. It's a busy one! Lots of nostalgia and of course great beer! 14/11/22: Another visit, another pint. We had the First Chop Brewery: Jam mango pale, 4%, Ossett Brewery: Treacle Stout, 7% and a Gammon & Cheese Sandwich [photo update] 27/10/22: review & photo update. Had a lovely lunch today. 2 courses for £9.95. I had the black pudding stack, crispy bacon and peppercorn sauce on a muffin and homemade cheese & onion pie with homecooked chips and beans! She had the chicken liver pate, red onion chutney, leaves & toast, and also went for the homemade cheese & onion pie. For drinks we had Bowland Brewery: Retriever, 3.8% and Fuggle Bunny Brewery: 24 Carrot IPA, 6%. Archie slept through most of it, but enjoyed a bowl of United Utilities: H2O, 0% August 2022: photo update, following another lovely visit. Always a great choice of keg, cask and bottle, plus ciders. Food was excellent too and even Archie had a personal visit from the Chef, with a handful of best sausage. We had a Sausage Sandwich; pork sausage served in a ciabatta, with caramelised onion gravy and tomato chutney and Lancashire Cheese & Ham Sandwich; tasty Lancashire cheese, roast ham and tomato chutney on white bread, served with dressed leaves. Also had Proper Chips each! The Trackside Bar, situated on Platform 2, Bury Bolton Street Station. Renovated, freshened up, new & improved. As if things couldn't get any better. Fantastic selection of Cask & Keg Ales, Ciders, Perries, Stouts & of course Pub Grub. Stunning setting on the old platform of the East Lancashire Railway. A bar, and so much more! Nostalgia, history, events and also quite simply, a meeting place for friends! CAMRA pub of the year 2022.

During my recent visit to the railway, I stumbled upon The Trackside Bar. It was a pleasant surprise, offering not only great food and drink but also an unparalleled setting. It quickly became the perfect way to end every evening. I'm already looking forward to my return, eager to savor a proper cider and burger while watching steam engines come and go. Definitely worth a visit!

Recently had a refurb with new tables and chairs inside and out by the track. A great stop for a catch up. Many guest beers on tap. Cyclists welcome. So they must of had a revamp because the menu is out of this world I had the bury black pudding stack with peppercorn sauce, absolutely melt in the mouth. Nice warm atmosphere and very helpful staff.

I have been here several times over the years and it has always had a great selection of real ale. I have also been on the steam trains for a great day out. Plenty of seating inside and out. Well worth the visit.Had a good pint of Crag from the Fell brewery. My mate had Goddards from the Isle of White. A really unusual one to find.

It's a nice pub with a good view of the east Lancashire railway. The view isn't as good as the one in Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley, but they have a better selection of ale here. There's food as well if you're interested though I can't speak to how it is

I used to enjoy Trackside but the food has now become the usual boring bar food. Trackside was part of my day out to Bury as the food was really good and I particularly enjoyed the rag pudding which sadly is no longer on the menu.

Excellent venue for craft beers and ciders. Relaxed atmosphere and the bonus of steam trains stopping outside the window during daytime hours. I haven't eaten here but friends say the food is good.

Saturday 8th July 2023 This great real ale bar on East Lancs Railway station is a must to visit for real ale drinkers superb choice of great handpumped ales Great staff on today and great views of fantastic old trains from the outside beer drinking area of this pub Can't comment on its food cooked by chef on its premises. Has i not eaten in here today