Wigan Album

Are the houses shown, on Cheltenham Avenue, Lower Ince?

No Albert, it's Westwood lane bridge, which is the one after Cemertry road that you can see in the background.

The houses on the right are Elizabethan Drive.

Albert,the bridge top left is Cemetery Lane bridge,houses on right are at back of Hope St Spring View.

well said mick happy days working on the proper railway run by true railwaymen who new how to get the best out of there staff.One big happy family.

Mick,was this photo took from Taylor's Lane Bridge.

The break van you can see behind the yellow coaches stood on a stock block end put there for the p way hand signal men.

I'm pretty sure that it's my dad, Alan Carter, climbing into the cab (he was a guard based at the depot).

Is the train on the old Manchester line?

My Dad, Ernest Morris, was a goods guard based at Springs Branch. he was dead before these were taken. He loved his job. he took me to the canteen there & I had my very first ice cream there.

Thank you all. Where I was going amiss. When I left Spring View, in 1950, all of the houses around Hope Street, and all of the streets in that area, were of the old terrace house type.
The only houses, similar to the ones shown, were, as you travelled towards Wigan, after passing under Westwood Lane railway bridge. The back of Cheltenham Avenue. I apologize.

40009 another beast from hell and a nice bit of eye candy for a wednesday . by any chance is that my uncle alan (alan carter )getting off the 40 looks like it from here happy days indeed .

Steve,is did your Dad live on Walmesy St one Brother called Jimmy Sister called Mavis Mam called Nellie? Can't remember any other names.

Maggie,used to take a bowl to canteen Mrs Owen would give us a cheap dinner & a pudding.

Barry,the train is on the bickershaw line .

No,the Bickershaw line is the derailed one.

Jinks I - yes my grandad did live on Walmsley St (number 8).
Sam and Eleanor (Nellie) Carter were my grandparents and they had Brian, Alan (my dad), Jimmy, Arthur, Mavis, Jean, Keith and David.
My mum and dad lived on Ainscough St for a while as well.

Alan the bickershaw was double track to platt bridge

steve and jinks1 the people your talking about are family my grandad (sam rip) uncle alan(rip) uncle brian (rip)mavis(my mum rip)my uncle jimmy my uncle david and my aunty jean (rip)

Cullie&Steve,remember all family's now Rip to those that have passed away. Your Grandma used to make us all toast butties on coal fire loads of margarine & jam( lovely ).Dave Winstanley lived next door.Billy&Alan Clarke first house round corner on Ainscow St. Go on page 7 album I have put some photos on ( St Mary's Boys Club / Spring View School ) Do you remember our Pat / Barrie / John Ratclife Ainscow St.

The line that the breakdown train is on is part of Wigan T.M.D.(springs branch) I think you'll find that the Bickershaw line was remodelled to a single lead line when the overhead wires were erected. The train is either Departing or arriving back to Wigan T.M.D.

Steve my grandad also lived at 8, Walmsley st. If you look on Ince directory 1925 26 you will see John r Williams lived there at that. Time.I lived at 302 Warrington Rd next to Jimmie Fairhurst,s toffee shop from 1949_68.

Just a minor point, Owd Viewer. Wasn't it Jinney Fairhurst. I believe the mother, and the daughter, lived at the toffee shop.

Albert your right it was spell check that changed it.

My dad was a driver at Spring View Branch
His name was Peter Higham
We Lived in Morris St