Wigan Model Engineering Society

75th Anniversary Open Weekend
Sat 14th & Sun 15th Sep
at Haigh Woodland Park (Link)

Also on the Sunday, you can drop in at the neighbouring Woodland Railway where Haigh Woodland Railway Association members will be on-hand to update visitors with their progress to restore this much-missed popular railway attraction.



Directions: wigandmes.com

They need to change their name to -

"The Haigh Hall Model Railway Society"!

Can anyone tell me if there on display a small operative train and tracks? It was hand built by (Horace?) Dean (married to Nellie) who live at 60 Billingsgate; Please let me know if you can. Thank you.

I remember going with my parents to see my "Uncle Stan" in or around the Pemberton/Orrell area. I called him that out of respect as he was a friend of dad's, but no relation.

I remember he had large units around three walls, at the top, near the ceiling in his living room where he'd mounted a working model of a steam engine and carriages, which he'd made himself, in glass cases. It's hard for me to gauge their size but they were substantial from a child's point of view. They fascinated me every time I went there.

In the news yesterday about the council are going to spend £350000 to restore the miniature railway in Haigh Hall grounds

Why allow the miniature railway run down to a extent that £350,000 is to be spent restoring it to its former condition?

Posted by: PeterP (11628)
In the news yesterday about the council are going to spend £350000 to restore the miniature railway in Haigh Hall grounds

Replied: 11th Sep 2024 at 07:56

I expect the £20 million the council got from the Government levelling up fund, to restore Haigh Hall will help.

Whacker, sorry I don’t know the answer to your question, but perhaps someone at the Wigan & District Model Engineering Society (Link) can help:

Email: Wigandmes@gmail.com

Thank you, Jo Anne. That was very courteous of you. I shall email the Society. Horace - his first name changes here and there - Dean, was my uncle by marriage and I well remember him working on his train at an upstairs lathe in his house. Perhaps he was working out his frustration. My mother (and I have this also from other sources) told me that his wife. and my direct aunt, Nellie, was romantically engaged with their lodger. Whom I also remember.

Would have liked to have gone to this, unfortunately I'm away. Enjoy if you do go.