Photos of Wigan
Photos of Wigan
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Wigan Album
Gathurst
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The narrow-gauge viaduct at Gathurst
Photo: Mark Chapman
Photo: Mark Chapman
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Item #: 22149
Item #: 22149
Ruston, with train, manrider at the front, heads toward Gathurst exchange sidings. (2ft gauge.) Summer 1978.
This photo was taken by John Philips off Flickr (username gearlok} who kindly gave me permission to post the pic on here.
Check out his other railway stuff here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72213853@N03/
This photo was taken by John Philips off Flickr (username gearlok} who kindly gave me permission to post the pic on here.
Check out his other railway stuff here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72213853@N03/
Comment by: graff on 22nd December 2012 at 18:50
the train used to be driven by joe rigby he also had a barbers shop at kitt green opposite the brookhouse
Comment by: nyce horse on 22nd December 2012 at 23:00
I was once told that this is what George Orwell was referring to when came up with the phrase Wigan Pier, nothing to do with the tippler on the canal at Seven Stars.
Comment by: SJB on 28th January 2013 at 11:57
No Horace, the original Wigan pier was a similar looking wooden trestle structure leading from Meadows Colliery (frog lane refuse tip) to Newtown (Asda) over the old L&Y railway...
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