The fictional motive power depot had to have a name and I chose one that relates to my childhood, particularly those years when I was an avid trainspotter. Legge Lane does exist but is not close to any railway line, past or present. It is in Birmingham's Jewellry District, post code B1, not far from the city centre. But it is up on a hill so would never have been selected for a railway route. I spent a lot of my adolescence there (and in the nearby Museum of Science and Industry).

The name refers to the owner of land in the area, a Mr. Legge. This dates back to the 18th Century. Subsequently the area became industrialized and a notable building was erected at the end of the lane, the Argent Centre, once a pen nib manufactury, but also where Washington Irving wrote Rip Van Winkle.

Legge Lane is now largely derelict, waiting for the inevitable regeneration.