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There has been some discussion of this on the site.

Here:

http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/communicate/mb_message.php?opt=f2&msd=795749&offset=&subject=Coal%20Tippler

Although many seeing this image have leaped to the conclusion that something is wrong, I am not convinced.

If you look at the photos of the Crooke tipper in action, or the Preston tipper, which are both on links on the thread I have posted above, you can see that the coal rail wagon is tipped at this seemingly precarious angle, and degree of overhang.

Also, close study of this illustration will show that the centre of gravity of the tipped wagon, remains over the supporting structure, which suggests its weight is not being imposed upon the road vehicle.

Maybe the requirement to drop its coal centrally, so that a safe balanced load is created in the receiving vehicle, gives rise to this appearance.

There is nothing wrong with the photograph. It is showing a coal tipper similar to the one at Wigan Pier, but instead of tipping coal directly into a barge it is tipping it into the back of a wagon

Tip it gently, no problem. just imagine what it would be like today with Elf & Safety,did the photographer have a hi-vis jacket and a pass?
Would this have been A Wigan coal and Iron Co. 4 ft gauge wagon, an axle of which size was up by Deep Pit in the 60s?