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City of Leicester at Wigan N.W. Station
City of Leicester at Wigan N.W. Station
Photo: RON HUNT
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Item #: 24258
Steam train 'City Of Leicester' Number 46252 at Wigan North West Station
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Comment by: Margaret Wall on 20th December 2013 at 16:11

I just love these old photos of steam trains and especially when there are the old buildings in the background, which have long since been demolished. Just wonderful!

Comment by: JB on 20th December 2013 at 16:44

Me too Margaret.

Comment by: Garry on 20th December 2013 at 19:45

The chimneys are Westwood power station, Eckersley Mill and I think Empress Mill is in the background..not too sure of the other to the far right.

Comment by: baker boy on 20th December 2013 at 23:43

the chimneys in front of the power station,are not eckersleys ,the would be out of shot to the far right.mills off chapel lane?

Comment by: SJB on 21st December 2013 at 23:11

More from this era Ron - the diesel & electric spam cans only disappeared a few years ago and nothing's changed in those photos since then. These older ones have great background detail too..

Comment by: Jarvo on 26th December 2013 at 11:21

Baker Boy: are you sure? Look again and work out the geography. I think they ARE the Poolstock ones...

Comment by: Garry on 28th December 2013 at 14:53

Got it..Maymill!

Comment by: Jarvo on 28th December 2013 at 18:12

Garry: May Mill is at least two miles away!

Comment by: Garry on 5th January 2014 at 20:49

Yes it's May Mill alright.

Comment by: Garry on 6th January 2014 at 08:26

The chimney in the middle could well be CWS Platt-Bridge.

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