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Wallgate Station
Wallgate Station
Photo: Alf
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Item #: 23501
Arriving at Wallgate 1965

Comment by: Jarvo on 29th May 2013 at 18:14

With three carriages, this is probably a Liverpool Exchange to Wigan stopping train. It looks as if it may be entering the bay platform at very slow speed. Happy days. We would catch this from Pemberton to go spotting 'down't nick'.

Comment by: Jarvo on 29th May 2013 at 18:18

Further investigation tells me that it hasn't entered the bay, but has proceeded on to the up platform which could indicate a Manchester, Bolton or Rochdale train.

Comment by: Garry on 29th May 2013 at 20:50

EASY ONE THIS, Southport to Manchester line. If it was Liverpool to Manchester, it would have taken the Pemberton line.

Comment by: Jarvo on 29th May 2013 at 21:01

Garry: How do you come to that conclusion? The Pemberton line didn't always go the bay platform...A Southport train would have had more carriages in 1965; Southport was still a very busy terminal in those days.

Comment by: baker boy on 30th May 2013 at 00:01

only the liverpool exchange to west yorkshire or newcastle expresses used the pemb loop line,not for local traffic passenger wise,huge amount of freight used the pemb loop line.the pemb loop line was built specifically for the manchester to liverpool exchange flyers

Comment by: baker boy on 30th May 2013 at 00:03

from my recollection the bay was only used for wallgate to exchange stoppers.

Comment by: Alf on 30th May 2013 at 00:29

Bolton - liverpool

Comment by: al on 30th May 2013 at 09:45

tank engine 42426

Comment by: Jarvo on 30th May 2013 at 17:19

Baker Boy and Garry. I think you are getting mixed up with the Pemberton Loop Line that ran from Pemberton Junction in the west, to Hindley No3 Junction in the east. The other line ran from Pemberton to Wigan Wallgate via Newtown and Alexandra Park.

Comment by: Garry on 30th May 2013 at 20:54

No no no Javo, i'm talking pemberton, westward park and Hindley. Most trains on branch lines at that time only pulled two or three coaches.

Comment by: Jarvo on 30th May 2013 at 22:29

Garry: The photograph has got nothing to do with the Pemberton Loop Line; it is irrelevant here. This loco is entering Wallgate from the west. Whether it is a Liverpool or Southport train is the question at hand. In my opinion, it is a Liverpool train that has come from Pemberton via the normal route...It certainly hasn't used the Loop: that is impossible!

Comment by: baker boy on 31st May 2013 at 21:05

jarvo
its very late in the day for steam to be operating any local passenger trains,my previous post said only expresses from exchange used the loop line (pemb).my guess his the dmu probably has failed and subbed by steam.this loco his deff going into the bay.

Comment by: TONY COOK on 26th April 2014 at 18:13

Lets get this straight. This train is entering the platform line. The line to the right was a through road to allow traffic to pass through the area whilst a train was standing in the platform

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