Wigan Album
Railways
9 CommentsPhoto: Colin Harlow
Item #: 29302
and the steel section of the bridges have gone, only the brick abutments are seen.
Photo Tom Heavyside.
Sad end to a once busy line connection. This bridge was taken apart in several weekends on Sundays.
This is Westwood Lane next to St Mary's.No remains left of the line at all now.
On it's way to Bickershaw pit.
Spent many a day during school holidays and at weekends, train spotting from the fence at the top of the embankment on the right of the photo. There was a cinder football pitch there and in quite times, there were that many of us we could almost have a full scale game.
Garry your on the wrong bridge that's Westwood lane.
Pete, sorry you're on the wrong bridge. Westwood lane road bridge is still intact, on the photo that's the bridge you can see further back. Look at the photo more closely, on the far left you can see the remains of the abutment that held up the steel bridge.
Sorry Gary did not look close enough worked on the dimolishment 44 yrs ago.
looking at the BEAST that is 40099 in its old number GGGGRRRRRRR HEAR IT GROWL
The old Big D heading for the old Platt Bridge junction?