Crowdfund Wigan Borough Fund has provided £1,000 of match funding
The Lancashire Mining Museum Community Railway
Tyldesley, England, United Kingdom
Aim: To link the headgear and winding engine with the Canal and for everyone to enjoy a ride using original underground engines and manriders
Now known as the Lancashire Mining Museum, we have the last remaining, listed head gear and engine house in the Northwest. The 3,300hp engine is the largest in Europe and is being upgraded again with new to us compressors with money from our own funds to allow the winding engine to run more often and longer.
We have a railway that connects the headgear and engine house to the Bridgewater Canal and travels one third of a mile through a lovely area of woodland and meadow where nature has fought back over the years to provide some tranquillity for our largely suburban community. Our growing band of volunteers is installing the second platform at the canal end - the platform will be complete in Autumn 2019 - It has taken a long time to get this far.
We have a collection of underground engines which will be refurbished for use and display. We have plans to develop the site with an “underground experience” which will complement our Miner’s cottage. Our exciting Grand plan can be found at https://lancashireminingmuseum.org/the-grand-plan-january-2019/
This project successfully funded on 3rd September 2019