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Thanks for your memories, Mikeflan. However, I am now confused again (doesn't take much!). I must say I was surprised to find that the West Coast Main Line (that I fully expected to be aligned more or less North-South), actually heads almost exactly East-West at this point. Edifi says that having descended from the high level, presumably having got off the train from Birmingham, you had to pass under the bridge (no doubt the one carrying the Birmingham-Derby Line) and past the cafe to get to the field. This accords with my recollection too, and I'm pretty sure it's correct because that is where the caravan park is now. On this basis, the cafe would have been at the eastern end of the platform, not the west. Approaching the main station building from the road at the front, having gone through to the platform, you would have had to turn right. Do you agree? Sorry to be a pedantic old s*d. It comes with the territory at our age!The cafe was on the west side of the forecourt to low level station........I went back with a pal in 1981 and as you might guess the scene was changing, the cafe had gone and chatting to the station master he told us it had blown down, we said we were just recollecting our 1950's memories......and he said...I see you have a camera....take a photo of those LMS warehouses as they're going soon for the new road to come through...he was saying how good the kids were in those days unlike what he had to put up with in 1981.....so it was quite complimentary in a way....so why did they ban us from going on it...lol......... can you imagine though all those kids on a platform...lol..... we went into the field to find static holiday caravans then....and the tiny tunnel to get to the field.....I think that's a little larger now and as there are Park Homes on there ....it's residential I take it........ Oh those happy days...... when the one time we found the farmer had put a bulldog in there........I'm so appreciative of being able to have such a good time there........somewhere I still have some photo postcards the cafe used to sell...with the name of John M Burrows of Two Gates on the back........some people will never know just what MAGIC they missed !!!!!
.Thanks for your memories, Mikeflan. However, I am now confused again (doesn't take much!). I must say I was surprised to find that the West Coast Main Line (that I fully expected to be aligned more or less North-South), actually heads almost exactly East-West at this point. Edifi says that having descended from the high level, presumably having got off the train from Birmingham, you had to pass under the bridge (no doubt the one carrying the Birmingham-Derby Line) and past the cafe to get to the field. This accords with my recollection too, and I'm pretty sure it's correct because that is where the caravan park is now. On this basis, the cafe would have been at the eastern end of the platform, not the west. Approaching the main station building from the road at the front, having gone through to the platform, you would have had to turn right. Do you agree? Sorry to be a pedantic old s*d. It comes with the territory at our age!
Hit the nail on the head mate !!!!!!Stubby.when we got of the train. We came down the stairs out onto the road turned Left went passed the Cafe and under the Bridge and into the field.The railway line over the Bridge was the Bham to Derby and Sheffield .
Likewise dear friendsWhat a great weekend talking to all you young trainspotters. May your books never run out
Always good to air the memories to all good friends...as you say....most enjoyable...stay safe allWhat a great weekend talking to all you young trainspotters. May your books never run out
And......One of those kids could have been..............Les Ross....... but then he'd be using his real name.... but often you'd never know names just like you say............we'd have to club together to buy a bottle of lemonade from the cafe !!! so each had a swig !!!!! couldn't do that today in the present scheme of things could we ha haI have no recollection of the cafe at all...didn't have money to spend, just a sandwich. I also recall meeting many of the same kids there, but again, I have no recollection of who they were, they may have been some of you lot!
Dave A