Righto, Uniform’s ready for the dry cleaners. From the hint, you’d probably worked out I wasn’t too far from Wigan Wallgate? Like a short-ish train ride away? So well done to everyone who spotted that Station Uniform is
Kirkby. Of course, it’s no longer the end of the line (or two lines) since Headbolt Lane station opened recently, but they still put a reasonably new railing up under the bridge, despite the fact it would be removed to connect the two ends of the line together.
But why did they need to put a new railing up anyway? That’s the subject of the bonus – the Murray Walker connection. Cast your mind back to 13th March 2021…
…that’s the day that this beloved commentator of Motor Racing went to the great Silverstone Circuit in the sky. He passed on. It was all over the media that day, and the social media, of course. Such as Whatsapp (other SM platforms are available…). One message sent concerned Walker, and simply read “A great commentator”. The trouble is, you shouldn’t really be sending messages like that while you’re driving a train. But that’s what one Merseyrail driver did, and therefore failed to slow down sufficiently before approaching the buffers at Kirkby…
…and you can see the result (and read the full story) by
clicking here.
So this is the reason the yellow rail had to be replaced. Along with much of the walkway, of course. Well done to those who spotted that the Kirkby Rail Crash happened on the same day that Murray Walker died, but that wasn’t enough for the bonus. I needed you to specify that
Murray Walker’s death indirectly caused the crash!
Congratulations to
tubeguru,
michael_churchill and
trains500 for correctly guessing the station. But only
tubeguru got the bonus fully right, so he’s the real victor! Speaking of Victor, stand by for another station coming soon….