2019

SD4422 : Water Tower at Becconsall (West Lancashire Light Railway)

taken 5 years ago, near to Becconsall, Lancashire, England

Water Tower at Becconsall (West Lancashire Light Railway)
Water Tower at Becconsall (West Lancashire Light Railway)
The West Lancashire Light Railway (WLLR) is a narrow gauge railway which was formed in 1967 to save the narrow gauge railway equipment which was disappearing from local industries. A suitable site was found alongside Alty’s brickworks at Hesketh Bank and some equipment acquired and a short (approx. 150 yards) section of 2ft gauge track, using redundant rails and a set of axles on which the first item of rolling stock was built.

The running line slowly grew in length and now runs from Becconsall station to Delph, a distance of approx. 430 yards. The track extends eastwards beyond Delph station on ledge above the old clay pit which but this is too narrow to contain a run-round loop and so trains terminate at Delph. The WLLR is open to the public on Sundays and Bank Holidays and passengers can ride in semi-open coaches which have been built by the railway's volunteers.

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SD4422, 48 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 30 June, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 5 July, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 447 229 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:41.9759N 2:50.2902W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 447 229
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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