Wigan Springs Branch TMD

Wigan Springs Branch TMD is a traction maintenance depot located in Ince-in-Makerfield, England. There has been a motive power depot in the area of the current depot since the 1840s.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Lower Ince and Ince railway station.

St Mary’s Church, Lower Ince

Church

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's Church is in Warrington Road, Lower Ince, Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. St Mary’s Church, Lower Ince is situated 1,600 feet north of Wigan Springs Branch TMD.

Ince railway station

Railway station

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Ince railway station serves the Ince area of Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. The station is on the Manchester-Southport Line 17¼ miles north west of Manchester Victoria. Ince railway station is situated 3,600 feet north of Wigan Springs Branch TMD.

Christ Church

Church

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Christ Church is in Ince Green Lane, Lower Ince, Ince-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. Christ Church is situated 3,500 feet north of Wigan Springs Branch TMD.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scholes and Wigan Pier.

Scholes

Suburb

Scholes is an urban area in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Scholes is immediately to the east of Wigan's town centre; separated from the commercial area by the River Douglas.

Wigan Pier

Quarter

Photo: Chris55, Public domain.

Wigan Pier is an area around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of the town centre. The name has humorous or ironic connotations since it conjures an image of a seaside pleasure pier, whereas Wigan is inland and a traditionally industrial town.

Wigan

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Wigan is an industrial town in Greater Manchester in the north of England. It's 17 miles northwest of central Manchester and until 1974 was part of Lancashire. In 2019 the population was 108,000.

Wigan Springs Branch TMD

Type: Industrial building
Description: railway maintenance depot in Ince in Makerfield, Greater Manchester
Categories: traction maintenance depot, building, and industry
Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.52923° or 53° 31′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.61535° or 2° 36′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C5VG9HM+MV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 770716366

OpenStreetMap feature

building=industrial

Wikidata ID

Q28408305

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