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Naming electric loco
Naming electric loco
Photo: Thomas Sutch
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Item #: 8237
Olympic swimmer June Croft in the cab of electric loco number 86316 after naming it 'Wigan Pier' at Wigan North Western station, in the 1980's

Comment by: Alan Darbyshire on 17th December 2008 at 01:18

if i remember correctly, didnt sam and bill wigan take part in this naming ceremony also?

Comment by: joe spencer on 15th September 2013 at 23:13

yes sam and bill wigan where there at the naming bill was my brother in law sadley not with us but not forgot

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