Railsigns
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This was last night's dream. I arrived by train at Oban station and immediately noticed that the platforms had been renumbered. At the middle of the present Platform 3 where my train had arrived, there was a double-sided square sign with black numbers in an elegant font on a white background. On one side was something like "9.81", and "19.74" on the other side. There was a similar sign halfway along the present Platform 4, with different numbers on it. I made a simple sketch of the platform layout with their new numbers, but I wasn't sure if I had the numbers on each platform the right way round because the signs were a bit ambiguous, I thought.
Walking towards the town end of the platform, I saw that a new short platform had been constructed over to the left, where an isolated length of track had been laid with a roof built over it. I figured this was intended for exhibiting heritage stock. I looked for a platform number but didn't find one.
Next, I found I was holding a long blue board. In white capital letters, it read something like:
9.81 Wick Trains
19.74 Wick Services
7.64 Conon Bridge Trains
17.53 Conon Bridge Services
I can't say that these details are accurate, but the named locations were both in the north of Scotland and not necessarily places with existing railway stations. I pondered the difference between "trains" and "services" and decided that one probably meant arrivals and the other meant departures. I walked away with the board under my arm.
Walking towards the town end of the platform, I saw that a new short platform had been constructed over to the left, where an isolated length of track had been laid with a roof built over it. I figured this was intended for exhibiting heritage stock. I looked for a platform number but didn't find one.
Next, I found I was holding a long blue board. In white capital letters, it read something like:
9.81 Wick Trains
19.74 Wick Services
7.64 Conon Bridge Trains
17.53 Conon Bridge Services
I can't say that these details are accurate, but the named locations were both in the north of Scotland and not necessarily places with existing railway stations. I pondered the difference between "trains" and "services" and decided that one probably meant arrivals and the other meant departures. I walked away with the board under my arm.