Whelley Loop Line - Rose Bridge Junction
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Whelley Loop Line - Rose Bridge Junction
Image: © David Ashcroft Taken: 9 Apr 2010
This is where the loop line connected with the Springs Branch. To the left of this junction was Wigan Ironworks,known locally as Top Place. These links show how it was in the 1960s: http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=3&id=5206&gallery=Railways&offset=80 http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=3&id=5207&gallery=Railways&offset=80 http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/photo.php?opt=3&id=5208&gallery=Railways&offset=80
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Image Location
Latitude
53.549401
Longitude
-2.598842