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Stanier class 5
Stanier class 5
Photo: Peter Worthington
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Item #: 21608
1960 Shunting Duties, sidings area, north-side of Wigan North Western. Locomotive is from Springs Branch Depot.

Comment by: Kevan Taylor on 8th October 2012 at 21:39

Peter I am building a modelof Wallgate Station and approaches, I have been struggling for years to find more detail of this area between Uncle Joe's and thw WCML and along you pop with your train snaps, Oh happy day. Kevan

Comment by: Peter W. on 9th October 2012 at 00:08

I have some other photos of Wallgate with a clear view of the whole station from this point, but I think they are all in negative form as yet.

Comment by: Loz on 9th October 2012 at 01:13

Seems a big loco for shunting duties!

Comment by: Peter W. on 9th October 2012 at 23:57

Shunting it did, on a regular basis, more than the Tanks I would have said. On one of the pics. with a train departing the station northward, if you look to left of pic., you will see at the side of the wooden platform a Tank that was on shunting duties for that day.

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