Wigan Album

My grandfather Harry Hayes worked at the Ince wagon works all his life.....so did my Dad when he left school at 14.
Thank you for the pic Karen...cheers!!

I'm a bit confused Karen
How can this be ince wagon works with pemberton loop line bridge in the background
Ince isn't in pemberton

It is the Wigan avoiding line nicknamed the Pemberton loop line and this is the Ince Wagon work the photo belongs to my other half :-)

The Pemberton loop line of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway went from Pemberton through Ince to Hindley. It merged with the line from Wigan Wallgate near to Amberswood and onwards to Manchester.

My cousin Jack worked here I believe. Does this line run through Spring View - near the Police Station?

Maggie. This was the line that ran past St Mary's School, Lower Ince, and carried on passing Ince Park, on the Hindley side of the park.

Great photo Karen, I remember this steel girder bridge from Hindley to Pemberton. As you say the Wigan avoiding lines, the line closed in 1969 and lifted in 1971.

is this the iron bridge in Hindley ?

The two engines await their fate, the one nearest the camera is a Pannier tank and a Fairburn 2-6-2 T (I think).
Many engines and rolling stock like these were scrapped and cut up at Central Wagon works up to the end of steam in 1968. Thanks again Karen.

just to the left under the iron bridge was were the ince wagon works was situated' I cut many coaches and wagons up on that site as well as a couple of locos; this was also the site of the wagon repair shop and the wigan central to Manchester central ran just a bit further up but when under the line being used

Aitch, me owd mate, you've driven um you've fire um and you've killed um with the gas axe.

your right there Garry. and it gave me a lot of satisfaction burning up the so called super ds.they were swines to fire

That was one substantial bridge & looked almost exactly like a sister design to the one that formerly spanned the slow lines at Brindle Heath Junction,near Agecroft (Salford).

They were certainly built around the same time (1880s?).
& Probably by the same contractor for the L&Y Railway.

Peter,Karen is right about the line .Used to play on Trenchie football pitch for St Mary's Boys Club ( right hand of photo ).Line ran behind one of goals Trenchie Pond ( our swimming pond ) behind other goal.Other side of pitch in a dip was the line to Irlam Steel Works.Spent many happy years playing all round View.

Jimmy,did you play in the same team as Norman Denton?I used to live opposite Norman in William St. I always enjoyed watching the matches on the Trenchy.I remember the pitch had very little grass on it.

Geoff ,yes Norman was our Captin we had a good team Donald Corns (see St Mary's Choir ) ran our team .Only lost 2games in 2 seasons 1961/1962 still got medals we won & team photo when we lost in Final @ Wigan Rovers Ground .My Daughter said she will put it on Wigan World for me ( still waiting ).Teams did not like playing us on Trenchie but we new every hole lump bump & brick sticking up.and that little tuft of grass. Send my regards to Norman &any other lads from our team JIMMY Edwards.

Geoff,If you go on to Schools go to Spring View School some of the lads from St Mary's team 1961/1962 are there. Eddie Rampling (Left Half ) John Bennett ( Right Half )Eddie Entwistle ( Right Wing) Peter Fishwick(Center Foward) I played (Left Back) Jeff Lowe (right Back)