Wigan Album
Haigh Hall
4 CommentsPhoto: Barrie.
Item #: 29677
No the track is still there and still operated by wigan model society
A long time friend of mine,the late Ron Smith had a 7 1/4"
gauge live steam Stanier "Black 5" locomotive. It was named
"John" after his son,who I would like to get in contact with
again. Ron Smith had a Foden artic lorry which can be seen
in the "Work/Transport" section of Wigan World.
I never knew this place was going in the 1960s. Only knew about it in the early 90s. I bet a lot of people, even model steam enthusiasts, never knew they had a Wigan Model railway in the plantations of Haigh Hall.
At Royden Park on the Wirral,there is a similar layout operated by the Wirral Model Engineering Society.They also operate the slightly larger scale railway in the same park. Well worth a visit.
Must be nearly 15 years since I walked through Haigh Hall grounds.