66762 has just rounded the curve from the St Helens line and is now heading south for a short distance on the WCML, with a trip working from Tuebrook for the stone terminal at Ashton-in-Makerfield, on 8th February 2023. The terminal is off the stub of the old Great Central branch to St. Helens, accessed at Haydock Junction. The canal in the foreground is the Leigh Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool, which links with the Bridgwater Canal at Leigh.
Location: Bamfurlong Junction
Original line: Wigan Branch Railway
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 08/02/2023
Image number: 84433