Plodder Lane engine shed

Plodder Lane
Location
LocationFarnworth, Bolton, England
Coordinates53°33′06″N 2°25′28″W / 53.5516°N 2.4245°W / 53.5516; -2.4245
Characteristics
OwnerBritish Railways
Depot code10D
TypeSteam
History
Opened1 April 1875
Closed10 October 1954
OriginalLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLNWR
Post-groupingLMSR
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Plodder Lane engine shed was built by the LNWR to coincide with expanding its operations in the Bolton area in the 1870s and in particular the opening of a direct route from Bolton Great Moor Street station to Manchester via Walkden in 1875.