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Night View of NW Station from No.2 box
Night View of NW Station from No.2 box
Photo: Peter Worthington
Views: 2,658
Item #: 21560
1961 Afternoon shift or Night shift.

Comment by: Margaret Wall on 30th September 2012 at 23:51

Another beautiful nostalgic photo from Peter Worthington. Thank you!

Comment by: irene roberts on 1st October 2012 at 09:13

Haunting! Thankyou.

Comment by: Jarvo on 1st October 2012 at 18:31

Wonderful photograph...I can smell the steam and the fish and chips wafting up from Great George Street...Was there a chippy there? There must have been!

Comment by: Jarvo on 1st October 2012 at 21:32

Looking at this again, I have deducted that this is a dawn scene. The sky over the station seems to be brightening; it is on the eastern horizon, so it cannot be sunset.

Comment by: Maureen Andrews on 1st October 2012 at 22:11

Yes there was Meehans chippy half way down the street, right facing Johnboys parents grocers shop

Comment by: Peter W. on 2nd October 2012 at 01:00

I don't remember the time it was taken, but if one looks toward platform 5 at the down line, coming toward the box,there are the two front lights of a non stopper picked up, that went through while the camera was on time exposure, and two front lights, one on each side just above buffer level is a passenger or mail or perishable cargo train.

Comment by: Jarvo on 2nd October 2012 at 14:36

I deduced that, not deducted it...Silly me...Lovely, lovely photo...

Comment by: Susan Mint on 3rd October 2012 at 09:41

Is that a mill on the right hand side of the photo, the one with the 3large chimneys?

Comment by: irene roberts on 3rd October 2012 at 13:06

Is it not Westwood Power Station, next to the Cooling Towers?

Comment by: Loz on 4th October 2012 at 00:01

Irene, that's correct. The twin chimneys belong to Westwood, and the smaller ont to the right belongs to the old Bradford Place power station.

Comment by: irene roberts on 4th October 2012 at 09:15

Thanks, Loz. Although I am a Wiganer and this photo is so evocative of my childhood, I have no sense of direction whatsoever! It was just the "look" of the building that made me think it was Westwood.

Comment by: TONY COOK on 27th April 2014 at 17:11

In connection with freightliner crash at Wigan North West Station in 1984. This photograph fully illustrates how the driver of the second train could be confused. Remember the rear of the freightliner train would be approximately opposite the floodlight in the foreground. Taking it into account this photograph is taken before complete darkness fell.
The picture I refer to is on page 47. wiganworldbryanjohnsonrailways. second paragraph.

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