[Tony]

Hello Ian,
I used to go onto Pendlebury station after school (I used to walk home from Cromwell Road Juniors to Agecroft Road). I got to know the Stationmaster (Chief Porter!) and the signalman very well. The signalman was Mr Jack Robinson who lived on Dauntsy Estate. He taught me all I know about signalling and allowed me to help in the box. The only signal that I couldn't pull off was the down express distant which was about 200 yards beyond Agecroft Road, nearly a mile from the box, it was too heavy for a ten year old boy. The powers that be would have had a fit of the vapours if they knew that a ten year old boy was signalling all the trains between 4.30pm and 5.30pm - the rush hour! Oh happy days!
I wonder if the orange coloured stream is still running about 100yards east of the railway? I remember falling in it once - did I get a hiding!