Wigan Album

The bridge carried coal from Norley Collieries to the marshalling yards at Blundells. The line ran behind Mitchell St. and crossed the road near Jewsons. The two houses by Jewsons were the crossing keepers cottages. We had an allotment bordering the track and my mother would hold me up to watch the loco as it pushed the loaded wagons.The line passed under 2 bridges and then came out in Little Lane, under another bridge.The line was closed down and the bridges filled in in the 1930s

looking at the pic if you were going left the tracks would go through the pioneer works industrial estate , thru the metal gates up past the end of the gardens of martindale cres. and roughly accross where plane ave is, the tracks would be lifted higher on an embankment which i remember playing on when i was little . it is a long time ago but i think im right please let me know if not .