Wigan Album
British Rail at Wigan
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Photo: Peter Worthington
Item #: 21940
Max. speed 90 mph. Weight 135 Tons. Length 69ft.6in. Driving wheels 3ft.9in. diam. Carrying wheels 3ft.0in. Engine 2,000 H.P. English Electric 16cyl. V turbocharged. Transmission English Electric, elecric. Built 1958 by English Electric.
St Joseph's and St Thomas' churches, 'end-to-end' - and Westwood Power Station. What a grrrreat scene.
St Thomas's and Westwood are long since gone, St Joseph's still standing though sadly now unused, looks like a Lowry painting.
The building to the right in Great Goerge st, I think is Ledsons, they are still going.
the info above sums it up . the beast from hell growling beware it bites gggrrrrrrrrr mega mega beast gggrrrrrrr
What can I say? Even the chimney of the old Bradford Place power station is there! Just great!
Do You mean the building with the Triumph Herald parked at the front/corner Garry?
I don't think that is ledsons, I think around that time they were lower down wallgate near northern sailmakers?
Yes Peter.
The building with the Triumph parked outside was Martindale Samoore, I think they were pharmaceuticals stockists. The building did change ownership several times though.
Didn't that building become WH Smith wholesale newspaper distribution centre?
The newer building on the right still stands. I think it belonged to Debenhams for a time and then became a furniture manufacturer.
Correct, Stuart. W H Smith wholesalers were there for quite a few years,in the building with the pitched roof to the left of the Triumph.