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Haigh Hall

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26-07-1964.-Wigan Model Society.
26-07-1964.-Wigan Model Society.
Photo: Barrie.
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Item #: 29677
Model Loco. No. 6142 full head of steam on the miniature railway. 53 years on do they still have the track layout or has it been scrapped like a lot of our yesterdays.??
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Comment by: gibo on 23rd August 2017 at 17:21

No the track is still there and still operated by wigan model society

Comment by: Ray Smyth on 23rd August 2017 at 18:17

A long time friend of mine,the late Ron Smith had a 7 1/4"
gauge live steam Stanier "Black 5" locomotive. It was named
"John" after his son,who I would like to get in contact with
again. Ron Smith had a Foden artic lorry which can be seen
in the "Work/Transport" section of Wigan World.

Comment by: Db on 24th August 2017 at 21:22

I never knew this place was going in the 1960s. Only knew about it in the early 90s. I bet a lot of people, even model steam enthusiasts, never knew they had a Wigan Model railway in the plantations of Haigh Hall.

Comment by: Barrie. on 25th August 2017 at 09:47

At Royden Park on the Wirral,there is a similar layout operated by the Wirral Model Engineering Society.They also operate the slightly larger scale railway in the same park. Well worth a visit.
Must be nearly 15 years since I walked through Haigh Hall grounds.

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