Our story is set around the nationalisation of British Rail at Holborn Viaduct. The kent coast expresses and the continental boat trains have long been diverted to more prestigious terminals, and it is obviously now an uncomfortable relic of the Southern Railway's quarrelsome pre-grouping past.
Holborn Viaduct in 1920, already well into decline despite the Edwardian splendour in evidence
The station's relatively light service schedule makes it an excellent candidat