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This is from Industrial Railways of the Wigan Coalfield book.
"Platt Lane Colliery was leased by The Wigan and Whiston Coal Co in 1888 to the brothers William and James Lathom, who worked it until the mid 1890s."

"The Wigan and Whiston Coal Co Ltd, which had been registered as a limited company on 21st Dec 1895, was in liquidation in Jan 1896. A new company, Whiston Collieries Ltd was formed to take over the Whiston mines, the Platt Lane operations apparently being abandoned at that time."