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Another good piece of Wigan's mining history. Nice photo Chris.

An interesting photograph on the grounds that it is an 0-8-0 configuration whereas most of the colliery locomotives in the Wigan & District coalfields were of 0-6-0 mode. A little digging (pardon the pun) on the search engine gave me the answer. This engine was specially built along with an earlier sister engine called "Madan" built in 1910 , for the Astley & Tyldesley Colliery -Gin Pit to haul coal wagons up a steep incline to the sidings at Tyldesley. Both engines withdrawn in 1958 and Emanuel was broken up for scrap in 1965.

Built in Eccles for a Manchester colliery company.
How can this possibly be a "piece of Wigan's mining history". Has Wigan got any mining history?

Yes... Wigan has a mining history.

I believe the location of Gin Pit was Ley Rd, Tyldesley, i.e. within Wigan Borough. As Barrie has said the engine had a specific purpose to perform at Gin Pit. The engine stands on that site with some of the infrastructure of the pit in the background which may also be of interest to some. So yes I think the photo is relevant to the history of Wigan and its Borough.

James: "Has Wigan got any mining history?".

Yes James, Wigan has a mining history. Look it up.

Great photo Chris, thanks.

James Hanson, have you changed your name from "Tonker"? He was the last person to come out with such a silly question as that.

Has Wigan got any mining history? Are you serious? ????

Does anyone know how this engine got it’s name.
My great grandfather was called Emanuel Clegg. He was born in Milnrow, Lancashire in 1866. He moved to the north east in 1901. I don’t suppose he had any connection with the colliery unless he worked there for a while. Does anybody have any information as to how these engines get their names. Cvv