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…whatever mate, you go along with that little thought !

…maybe because the demolition trains couldn’t get in fast enough after the last service trains left, ripping up track & taking out bridges quickstyle ! …was it coincidental that the Minister of Transport also had a day job as a road constructor ?!?

…The Stations at Manchester United Football Ground & Boothferry Park Halt (Hull City) were both closed because of safety concerns, like the man said…

….Supporters arrive at grounds at different times, some very early & some last minute but nearly all will leave at the final whistle. Anyone passing Sandhills on Sat/Sun afternoons/evenings will notice that the trains are already heavily loaded with passengers going to & from town. I’ve changed...

…so the Class 52 Westerns were introduced in 1962, thereby replacing the Warships on Paddington turns which allowed the Warships to replace the Castles on the NW/SW route ?

1725743129 …so did the Salop Castle turn (216 miles one way !) end in 1961/2 ? (and always beautifully turned out ! )… & did Crewe to L’pool electric go live in 1962.

…great knowledge as usual Mr T ! always wondered why we called there !, I also seem to remember that this service had several loco changes too (poss. 4 ???) maybe you can enlighten, thanks in anticipation. 1725738103 …thanks for confirming, always seemed a strange stop for a class 1 service ...

…yes the 09:20 Lime St. to Pz. (1V76 ?) stopped there mid 70’s.

Thank you Taunton, this was my point, the past WAS another country…except maybe for Acton Bridge !…2 Pubs (now 1) a cluster of cottages & an orchard ! it’s just curious how they escaped closure, surely something to do with the “Modern Image” & that 45 class 304’s had been built to serve Western...

…just wondering, how/why did the smaller ‘wayside’ stations on the Crewe to Liverpool & Crewe to Manchester 25kv routes survive Beeching/Marples ?, pretty much all of the WCML north serves only major centres of population. Was it that these stations had only just been modernised and represented...

Not necessary back in the day, most grounds only had one stand (seating area) the rest being terraced, & home and away fans changed ends at half-time to be behind their teams attacking goal…passing one another on the way round !

…alternative facilities are available in The Empire, The Ranelagh Tavern, Coopers, The Globe, The Midland, The Central, Lannigans, The Irish House, Nelly Foleys & The Blob Shop, all easily within 2 minutes.

…took this photo at Alty, probably late 1980, maybe of interest to anyone who recognises the driver… Crewe or Manchester man ?

777 014 on 5U04 at Woodvale today 1643203278 …as seen !