Wigan Album

That cutting is still flooded and has some really big fish in there, you can just make out St Nathanials church just right of centre.

Is there any Carp in there aitch?

There are Harry, and some big Rudd, but they are mostly under the bridge, the fish originally came from the pond that was on the wagon works site, there was a drain which ran into a pumping plant,,but mostly it didnt work, so a lot of the fish escaped down onto the line where they have been ever since, I suppose I made it worse seeing as how I was slowly filling in the pond with landfill from the skips we hired out from Thompsons, the pond was netted and a lot of the fish went to Garswood Anglers, compliments of Joe Sixsmith, but a good many escaped into the cutting, and too my knowledge have never been taken out, and when you think we closed in 1983, and fish had been getting away for a good few years before that, wel I leave itto your imagination as to how many fish are in there.

The line at Ashton station (Haydock Park) was like that before they filled it in.

Thanks for the info on the fish Aitch.

The old Hindley South station is flooded too.

So instead of catching a train you can now catch a fish.

Thanks for nowt Dr Beeching!!

Fine pic and comments the pemburton chord from bryn went like that 1960,s.now you,d never know it ever was!only traces now the bridge

Remains .the extant bridge near landgate was known as secky bridge;was this first?it was a double bridge coz 2 companies ranto garswood hall:oops! Now I. Wandering back to memories!beatiful many thanks!