L&Y and Horwich question...

"kim" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:

Certainly all the engineering was done there. However IIRC "Control" was in Manchester, these folks are the experts though ...

Thanks Chris. That's actually the first place I looked which is why I asked again here :o)

I'm old enough to have visited Bolton when it was still an important railway town and was staggered to learn that Horwich was such a short distance away. In terms of architecture, the LNW didn't hold a candle to the L&Y which is why the latter's stations make a more interesting modelling subject.

(kim)

Kim,

you are thinking of Hunts Bank the L&YR offices across the road from Manchester Victoria station. They have been demolished.

"kim" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:

Take a look at the structures of the ELR, not the new one, the old one that was taken over by the L&Y. They had a very distinctive chalet style where the roof was continued over the platform to form a shelter.

I always intended to do build a model of Blackrod, the station on the Bolton-Preston line which was the junction station for the Horwich branch. I grew up in Blackrod, so it has a special interest. The model is still waiting for a suitable space to build it in, but I've been collecting photos and information, some of which I have on the following site :

There are some photos of Horwich Station and Works.

AdrianB

Adrian wrote in news:45d99c0e.0@entanet:

That's a great site, thanks.

HQ was, IIRC, Manchester. Original works were at Miles Platting, Horwich came (much) later.