Wigan Album

Walter was the master of the shunting pole, he could lift a shackle with a blink of an eye and have a whole train hooked up and ready to go in minutes. He once tried to show me how to use a shaunting pole but i failed miserably, he certainly knew the art of being a shunter.

alan did you work with my uncle glyn evans hes from scoles but was born in bridgend s/wales?

i worket with walt edgar and glyn evans at the branch glyn was the taper.

Walt and Glyn ,another two gradely chaps,Glyn was indicative of the men from the valleys,a belting chap,nothing like the miserable gets from the north

stey do you now me i was the shunter at the branch with walt.

course i know you jimmy,and Glyn was the tapper yer numpty,tha could ne'er spell

stey i bet you are old man now do you see sum of the old lads from the branch.let me now stey