Wiganers at Work
Wigan area railways
6 Comments
Photo: Harry Gardner
Item #: 292
The last portion of this line closed in 1992 when bickershaw pit shut & has since been lifted at this point.
The old CWS glass works (in the distance on the left)was still open then,
Low hall primary school is on the right
I was a relief Signalman and Bickershaw was one of my boxes in 1945
Hi Albert,you were a bit before my time as i only became a signalman in the 1980s,but you may know a signalman called peter hampson (who used to work scowcrofts junction at one time many years ago)??.
If so,then the last thing i heard was that pete had retired after being a signalman in the crewe area & was enjoying his retirement.
Last thing i heard was that pete had retired from the railway a few years ago after being promoted to the crewe area.
I tink you'll find that Peter Hampson retired from Arpley Junction. He was a bit of a pest in the Crewe area because he always insisted on working 'straight up'.
You beggar !!
I went into the signal box in Bickershaw when I was a young lad.Jack Bramhall was the signal man and a friend of my Grandfather.Jack would let me work the signal then close the gates across the road by turning the big wheel,great fun wen your a boy.
my dads childhood home to the left 75 neville st his school to the right moss lane and were he worked 25 yrs glass works to the left
jack bramhall the signal box at bickershaw was my granddad I remember going to the signal box with my mother.he died when I was very young.lived in Stanley road platt bridge