Recent content by froggy9

The Cheetham Hill Road bridge immediately east of Manchester Victoria Station. A reminder of what a huge and busy railway hub it once was.

Most of my observing is north of Wigan. Must have been just unlucky.

Thanks for that. It does exist the I was beginning to wonder.

After many years of linesiding, casual observation when walking et. and travel on the WCML i have never recorded seeing 390039. Does anyone have any information at all about this unit?

It would appear then that there are no regular electric services

Do any electric powered services use this route yet?

Lunds Cottages, Garsdalen Head although there is a footbridge.

Orange streams are/were common in mining areas when there was uron in the coal seams, They abound in the Wigan area. One was even called "Yellow Brook"

Bull Hey, Wigan CC ground adjacent to the WCML just north of Wigan NW. In steam days the play was often obscured by thick exhaust as trains got to grips on the 1:104 gradient out of the station. Adlington CC adj. the Manchester to Preston line

I remember having to run the full length of platform 11 at Man Vic to Exchange to make a connection. Got it just in time. Also got soaked from an overfill on the water troughs at Lostock that day.

To me the beautiful game is Rugby League. Football, especially Premier League is a very ugly game.

Thanks mate you will have to bexcuse me for that crass error

Or get on (pedancy forever!)

I was in Paignton last year it didn't seem all that bad. If you think it is you want to visit Wigan, Bolton, St Helens or other post industrial Lancashire towns. You would then think Paignton is lovely.

Wigan NW. Formerly 10 platforms now effectively 5. Hardly any roofing either