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  1. Times they were a change in' Lancaster, May 1987 Wigan North Western, September 1986 Manchester Victoria, April 1986
  2. Typical Newton Heath line up, July 1985 Signs of change on the horizon, Newton Heath, September 1986
  3. Class 120 near Lostock with a Manchester - Blackpool, 22 April 1986 101 685 Manchester Oxford Road, 5 June 1994 Blackpool South, 13 April 1985
  4. 1980's A Southport to Liverpool Lime Street service at Bootle Junction, Merseyside. Sad end to two units in Queens Road sidings Manchester, now the site of a Metrolink tram depot.
  5. Three from the 1980's, a change from blue. Eastfield,(104 325, nicknamed the "Mexican Bean" ) Glasgow Central,( 107 429, Strathclyde Transport ), Manchester Victoria.( E53045 / E54004, South Yorkshire Transport )
  6. ( 55033 ) ( 50048 ) Two from Birmingham New Street in June 1986
  7. Familiar sight in the north west at the end of the DMU's, driver trying to start the engines, or driver pointing the way to Preston ?
  8. A view of the engineers yard at Wigan Wallgate in the 1970's with two grounded vans and a coach now long gone, just a car park now.
  9. Old Oak Common from North London line circa 1968
  10. WCML, Springs Branch looking south, 1975
  11. Bold colliery, May 1980, Rocket 150
  12. Newton-le-Willows From Wikipedia - A stanchion is a sturdy upright that provides support for some other object. They are often not a permanent fixture, so that they may be expediently enlisted or removed whenever desired .........if only !
  13. Black and white days 90183 clanks up the WCML on a miserable February day in 1965 1965 again near Ince Moss, the class 8f will bank the train to Garswood Tom
  14. Further to the above Jim, the top picture was taken approx behind the trees on the far left hand side in this picture, taken in 1986 when it was a single line to Bickershaw colliery only. I'm heading towards Platt Bridge and Springs Branch with MGR's from Bickershaw for Fiddlers Ferry. Tom
  15. big jim Looking north, the train is between Platt Bridge junction and Bickerhaw junction heading for Manchester on the long gone LNWR line from Wigan. The lines at the bottom are from Bickershaw junction to Low Hall colliery localy known as Moss Hall colliery in Platt Bridge. Tom
  16. 1965 Wigan NW - Mancheter Exchange 45425 Golborne WCML, 45446 heading south Tom
  17. Liverpool to Wigan DMU, near Ince Moss 1966.
  18. Ardrossan Harbour station from the ferry to Arran
  19. 34092 at Rawtenstall, East Lancs Railway
  20. Two from 1985 47705 Edinburgh 22 May 1985 47704 Springs Branch, Wigan, en route back north, 2 May 1985 Tom
  21. APT attached to the class 47 before we hauled it to Rainhill for Rocket 150 in May 1980. Tom
  22. Something unusual will always draw an audience. Wigan NW May 1980.
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