Wigan Album

From the headboards, that looks like one or the special RCTS railtours organised towards the end of steam.
These trips are now well recorded on the Internet, so with a bit of Googling.....

- Train is the "South Lancashire Rail Tour" on Saturday 24 September 1966.
- Loco was 45154 "Lanarkshire Yeomanry" throughout.
- The route covered much long-lost railway as follows:-

Wigan North Western - Tyldesley - Leigh - Pennington - Kenyon Junction - Parkside East Jn - Lowton - Golborne - Bamfurlong Jn - Ince Moss Jn - Garswood - St Helens Shaw Street - Sutton Oak - Clock Face - Widnes Ann Street - Widnes No.7 - Ditton Junction - Halebank - Speke - Garston - Mersey Road - Mersey Road Goods Loop - Otterspool
Otterspool - Hunts Cross - Aintree Central - Aintree C.L.C. Jn
Aintree C.L.C. Jn - Sefton Jn - Fazakerley Jn - North Mersey Jn - Marsh Lane - Tue Brook - Edge Hill - Riverside
Riverside - Edge Hill - Huyton - St Helens Shaw Street - Ince Moss Jn - Firtree House Jn - De Trafford Jn - Whelley Jn - Haigh Jn - Adlington - Chorley
Chorley - Horwich
Horwich - Hindley & Blackrod Branch Jn - Crow Nest Jn - Wigan Wallgate

Departed from Wigan NW at 1.10pm. Back into Wallgate 9.32pm
Now that's a Grand Day Out!

Many long lost lines on thet route!

she must have done an awful lot of run rounds and reverse running

What an age to live through,the age of steam, especially watching these mighty, steam powered, workhorses. It must have been a real honour, to have the privilege, to drive one, even though it was your employment.

Turntables Baker boy.

fireman would have been fed up well before 9.32 pm