Saltley depot's 08742 waits for the road at Duddeston having just dropped on to the back of an ECS train from New St.
It will draw the train back and propel it into the carriage shed, which is the brick building to the right. This shot
was taken in 1980 and anyone who caught northbound Cross City or Walsall trains at Duddeston in the 1970s and 1980s will
be familiar with the game of "guess the platform" which played itself out when an ECS was sat here. There was
no warning if a local was routed via the Curzon St line, and the ECS would block your view of the approaching train.
Solution: wait on the steps to get a better view. 08742 survived with DBC until their final shunter cull
in late 2016. It was then purchased by HNRC.
