Deane Colliery also known as the Victoria Colliery and the Three Pigeons Pit (the latter refers to the nearby Pub of this name).
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The Pinterest link to this map shows Bolton Corporation Tramways tram No.308 (previously No.8) stuck in the snow on Wigan Road in late January 1940. The Pit Head Gear of Deane Colliery in the background.
No 308 was a four-wheel open balcony car which was not usually seen on Route E to Westhoughton at this time and has been suggested that it was being used as a “snowplough”.
Source:”Super Prestige – Bolton Corporation Transport” by Harry Postlethwaite (ISBN:978-1-905-304-165)