As well as steam trains taking on water before heading off for the last time, they include the long-vanished custom of Wakes Week – where the town’s workers would descend en masse to the station for two weeks by the seaside – along with excited schoolchildren departing for a school trip abroad.
5. Wigan's main railway stations, North Western and Wallgate, were at a standstill following a rail stoppage on June 30 1968
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6. Wigan's North Western station, pictured in June 1968
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7. A rail workers dispute on June 24 1968 caused delays for Wigan's train passengers at Wallgate Station.
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8. Wigan North Western station at a standstill following a rail stoppage on June 30, 1968
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