Cllr Brady proposed the latest plans for Horwich Loco Works, the new Rivington Chase development, are deferred (postponed) until the developers resolve many issues which officers say they haven't met. Cllr McKeon wants no delay, and recommended the planning committee voted against Cllr Brady to get on and build the next phase whatever the cost to Horwich of a insufficient development. Whose side are you on? Why was the link road not sorted before a single house was built? Why is the masterplan f

Introducing the super shunter ‘St.Piran’! 🚂 Built at Horwich Works, D3812 entered traffic on 13 February 1959 allocated to Newport Pill and the locomotive was to remain in Wales, albeit allocated to different depots until the closure of Landore in December 2018. On leaving Landore, 08645 was moved across to GWR's Long Rock Maintenance Depot and on 13 April 2019 at the public open day held to raise money for the Penlee Lifeboat Station and RNLI. The locomotive was unveiled in a special 'Kernow'

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