Bolton’s famous train station clock tower is ticking once again, thanks to a timely intervention from the council.

Engineers have been working on the popular landmark to return the clock to working order after time quite literally stood still!

The work was done in partnership with Transport for Greater Manchester, who have overall responsibility for the clock tower.

Bolton Council’s Executive Cabinet Member for Transport, Housing and Highways, Cllr Hamid Khurram, said: “It’s great news that the clock is working again.

“Not only is it relied upon by people making journeys in and out of Bolton Interchange, it’s also an important piece of historical architecture.

“Landmarks like this are an important part of Bolton town centre’s heritage and this latest work complement other recent restorations to the Market Cross and our war memorial.”

The clock tower was built back in the late 1800s when it was part of the old Trinity Street Station.

It was rebuilt to be part of the new railway station in the late 1980s.

Its restoration was one of a number of projects announced by the Labour Group when it took to power at the town hall last year.

The restoration of the Market Cross at the junction of Churchgate and Deansgate, the Steam Engine on Oxford Street and The Cenotaph opposite the town hall, all announced at around the same time, are already achieved or are underway in the town centre.

The clock tower was built back in the late 1800s when it was a part of the old Trinity Street station. It was rebuilt to be a part of the new railway station in the late 1980s.

It first froze in around 2002 after which it was repaired but it froze for a second time in around 2014 after a short spell of going backwards.