Wigan Album

Another fabulous old photo Lyndon from the days when boys enjoyed the simple (and inexpensive) pleasure of train-spotting.

Remember you really had to buy a platform ticket, but if the station master was in a good mood he would let you on without one !

I often think of the times when, as young lads, we would spend hours (sometimes all day) in the summer holidays standing on the platforms at Wigan North Western with express trains thunderimg past yards away from us. No yellow lines on the platform edges and notices saying "High speed trains pass through here" No one, least of all railway staff, batted an eyelid. Elf'n'Safety would throw a wobbler just thinking about it now!

Nice photo Lyndon brings back many memories of John and Ian when we lived in Cedar Grove. Many a happy hour spent on Wigan North Western station train spotting and going in the buffet bar.