circa January 1959

A crowd of youngsters admire a Derby Lightweight diesel unit in Wigan North Western station in early 1959 under the watch of the stationmaster Mt Thorley on the right. DMUs had started on the Liverpool - St Helens - Wigan services that year. British Railways.

Unknown date

Two two-car Class 108 DMUs, Liverpool on the destination blind, at St Helens (Shaw Street), circa early 1970s. It is likely on a service from Wigan North Western. Graham Clark.

27th October 1979

A Class 108 waiting at Wigan North Western on October 27 1979 before returning to Liverpool via St Helens. It carries "blue band" livery embellished with the Metrseyside PTE logo under the first passenger window. Jeremy Chapter.

1982

A Class 108 power twin on the Wigan to Liverpool line at Ince Moss sidings near Springs Branch Junction at Wigan in 1982. Mark Etstall.

March 1982

Contrasting front end designs are shown in this image of two Class 108s in platform 3 at Wigan North Western with a Liverpool Lime Street service, March 1982. Most obviously the unit on the left has a roof mounted headcode box, by then obsolete, whereas the unit on the right has a window to display a destination blind. S Gaskell.

March 1982

The data panel on a Liverpool bound seen at Wigan North Western DMU shows that it's a Class 108 Driving Motor Brake Second. DQ212 is the design code for that type of vehicle and it has 52 2nd class seats. It was last shopped for a C3 exam on 7th August 1981 at works code 5458, which was Doncaster Works Carriage Shops, and would be due for shopping again in February 1984. The LW beneath simply indicates it was a lightweight vehicle. March 1982. S Gaskell.

5th April 1982

Three twin DMUs in Liverpool Lime Street on Monday 5 April 1982. The Class 108 set closest has DMSL M51571, Wigan on the destination blind. The second set seems to be a Class 108/101 hybrid. David Russon.

26th June 1982

An Allerton allocated 2-car Class 108 Derby Lightweight DMU waits in the bay at Wigan North Western with a service for Liverpool, 26th June 1982. S Gaskell.

1983

A Class 108 DMU seen at Springs Branch Junction, Wigan, sometime in 1983. Liverpool is on the destination blind. Mark Etstall.

1983

A Class 108 on a Wigan to Liverpool service leaves the WCML at Springs Branch Junction, Ince, Wigan, sometime in 1983. Mark Etstall.

April 1983

A 2-car Class 108 leaves platform 3 at Wigan North Western with a stopping service to Liverpool Lime Street in April 1983, led by Allerton allocated DMCL no. M51568. This vehicle was preserved following withdrawal from main line service in 1993. S Gaskell.

1st June 1983

June 1983 began with rain, and a wet Class 108 DMU arrives at Wigan North Western with a service from Liverpool. In the background left a Class 25 prepares to take empty newspaper vans back to Red Bank Sidings. 1st June 1983. S Gaskell.

3rd January 1987

An Allerton Depot three-car Class 115 Suburban DMU, with Driving Motor Brake Second M51854 leading, was passing Cemetery Road at Wigan whilst working a Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street service on January 3rd 1987. There was a small batch of these units allocated to Allerton, they were primarily used on the Cheshire Lines route between Liverpool and Manchester. Martyn Hilbert.

circa February 1987

This seems to be a Class 115 power car, seen in Wigan North Western station with a Liverpool service circa February 1987. Brian Ward.