Photo-a-Day  (Wednesday, 5th February, 2014)

Nice picture Thomas....nice to see the sunshine....cheers!!!

Northern Rail class 156 super sprinter awaits departure to Ince, Hindley and so on. A much better train in terms of comfort and ride than the silly 142 Pacers used on the same line. Nice wiew of Wigan Wallgate Station, Thomas.

You can't beat the sight and sound of steam trains. Colin, this train is heading towards Manchester!

Memories of steam trains and days out to Southport. Thanks Thomas.

Tom; That wall on the left is very tall: have you got a tall pair of step ladders?
See:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigan_Wallgate_railway_station
Extract::-
"1848 The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) opened the line between Liverpool and Lostock Junction (west of Bolton on the Manchester to Preston line) on 20 November 1848. The original L&YR station at Wigan was located east of the current station, closer to the London & North Western Railway (L&NWR) station. The early train services on the line ran to Liverpool, Bolton, Bury and Manchester.
1855 The railway opened between Wigan and Southport on 9 April 1855. Wigan's L&YR station was then relocated to a position west of where Wallgate station is today."
The older trains that Northern Rail have are used on this line. To travel on a Northern Rail air-conditioned train you have to go to Leeds from Manchester Victoria.

Not sunshine today Lizzie, It's hardly stopped raining since the new-year. The wind is really bad 80 MPH, Somerset is the worst in the UK at the minute. What's the weather like were you are Lizzie?

Takes me back to time I would be catching the early steam train to Manchester in 1958,off to work at Belle Vue Zoo.Happy days and good travelling companions.

while I didn't work on that line, I always wondered what the noise was like in the offices and shops that the trains passed under on a quite regular basis in the 50s and early 60s

There used to be another line at the side of this dmu, when did it get lifted, where did it go. One for Cullie.

I can't resist this. Is this Thomas's Tank Engine???

I like the composition!

Ernest, there is a small convenient railing to stand on.

The last time I was on that platform was to go to Southport for a day trip with my parents in the fifties. That was almost sixty years ago and the trains were,of course, steam trains.

What a difference. This photo is wonderful, Thomas. Thanks, mate.

Where is Cullie

Can't see a tank engine, Ken R, where's the "CONECTION"....lol

Platform 1...Wigan to Southport

Platform 2...Wigan to Manchester

Alan, the 'fast' line has been lifted, not sure when, someone on here will know.

Platform 1...to Pemberton through to kirkby aswell. Fred.

Send a little rain please we are parched....South Australia ....30-40C......not nice at all....cheers sort of.... :)

That sounds like a good exchange, Lizzie. I wish....