Vintage scenes of Wigan trains and railway stations over the decades

Here’s a vintage selection of pictures to leave every railway enthusiast chuffed: locomotives and stations in and around Wigan, railway stories and a view of the Flying Scotsman.

They were taken by photographers from the Wigan Post from the early 20th Century to the 1980s.

9. 1972

RETRO 1972 - A rail workers go slow protest meant passengers had to wait longer for delayed trains arriving at Wigan North West station in 1972 Photo: staff

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10. 1968

Retro 1968 - Wiganers line up to see The Flying Scotsman 4472 steam train The Moorlands make its last run through Wigan North Wetstern Station. Photo: Gary Brunskill

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11. 1968

RETRO 1968 - Wiganers line up to see The Flying Scotsman 4472 steam train The Moorlands make its last run through Wigan North Western Station. Photo: Gary Brunskill

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12. 1968

RETRO 1968 - Wiganers line up to see The Flying Scotsman 4472 steam train The Moorlands make its last run through Wigan North Western Station. Photo: Gary Brunskill

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