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Remember tomorrow, Iron Maiden

Diamonds and rust, Judas Priest

Money, Pink Floyd

Is the red-orange thing a reflection of an illuminated sign for the buffet, they were red with yellow writing. It could even be behind the train, seen through the windows.

What`s pendant mode? Or am I being pedantic?

I`ve searched Google images to see if any photos of Maiden Lane with overhead wires exist. One photo, which appears to have been taken from the box, shows a class 86 entering York Way freightliner terminal. The photo had a link to a Facebook page entitled "The British Rail Story". I scrolled down and found a small collection of photos, taken by a Mike Townsend, all taken around Maiden Lane. It would appear, from the photos, that the wires went as far as the freightliner terminal. Some of the photos appear to have been taken before the wires went up, some with the wires up and some later ones suggesting the wires may have been removed prior to the closure of the terminal in 1971. A lot of container traffic had transferred to Willesden FLT. I wonder if York Way was served by a local trip working before complete closure.

The bridge over the Midland main line had quite a few sidings on it, as well as the North London lines. Could it be that train has just past through Camden Road station and is crossing Baynes St, seen below the first two vans and the loco is just on the bridge over St Pancras Way? Where would the train be going? Normally freights to and from the SR to Brent or Cricklewood would go via the Dudding Hill line to Acton Wells Junction. I wondered if it had been diverted?

Railway Modeller for November 1980 had Melton Constable as Plan of the Month.

Have you tried Melton Constable? Admittedly it was all run by the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, but the track plan may be suitable and with a little modellers licence, it could be different companies. There were also plenty of rail connected facilities, including goods yard, engine shed and works. And, if you look on a map it`s definitely in the middle of nowhere.

The 37 was painted with a type of paint that could be washed off. ISTR it didn`t. The loco was moved from Gateshead to Stratford for a repaint.

I watched that episode of " Some mothers do `av `em" the other day. Frank is taking his driving test again. Later on they end up stranded on top of the Swale bridge on the Isle of Sheppey. Some driving test that is.

Could I have them please. What would you want for postage?

The rear vehicle has a yellow end. Could be test car Iris, hitching a lift?

If you look closely at the map Wooden head posted at the beginning of this thread, you can see a fifth platform. It is a bay platform, facing towards west, ie towards Salford Crescent. It was next to, but not connected to the LNWR lines.

The bay platform at Stockport was used quite frequently by services which had terminated short of their original destination. In the 1990s, trains from Southport and Wigan normally terminated at Cheadle Hulme and later Hazel Grove. If there was a problem, then the train would terminate and shunt round, via the south end of the station and back onto the viaduct and into the bay before setting off at the booked time. Sunday services normally terminated at Stockport. These ran straight into the bay from the up fast line. The 2240 to Wigan also departed from the bay, also having arrived directly into the bay.

Is it Western Lone Ranger, or maybe Western Champion the Wonder Horse?

The stencil indicator is there so that if the front of the train is ahead of the signal, the driver can look back before departure and see which route has been set. A lot of terminus stations had signals fitted with this type of indicator. Liverpool Lime St springs to mind.

Down the dustpipe, Status Quo

Fade to black, Metallica

Wigan Cricket Clubs Bull Hey ground is next to the WCML. It's on the up side of the line to the North of Wigan North Western Station.

Always somewhere, Scorpions

Young gifted and skint, New Model Army

If this is still available I would be very keen to take it off your hands.

Run run run, Jo Jo Gunne

Black Sunday, Jethro Tull