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27 Nov 12 - 05:41 PM (#3443304) Subject: Last train to Dobcross From: GUEST,John-T The Last train to Dobcross written by Stanley Acrington Is it available on any cd please. |
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27 Nov 12 - 05:48 PM (#3443306) Subject: RE: Last train to Dobcross From: GUEST,999 He calls it Last Train. It is also on Youtube done by the Oldham Tinkers. |
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27 Nov 12 - 05:55 PM (#3443313) Subject: RE: Last train to Dobcross From: GUEST Thanks I have seen the You tube clip of The Oldham Tinkers which is very good. I would like t get a CD with it on.I believe Dave Goulder may have recorded it ? |
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27 Nov 12 - 06:23 PM (#3443328) Subject: RE: Last train to Dobcross From: Mick Pearce (MCP) Dave Goulder - The Golden Days of Steam (£12 on his site). Also recorded by others (list on Stanley Accrington's site). Here's Stanley's discography page: Stanley Accrington Discography. Last Train is on Game of Two Halves, Semi-Final Replay 2nd Leg and Versus Whitby Versus Fleetwood. (CDs £10, cassettes £4 from SA, see his contacts page for ordering I think). I had a quick look at amazon.uk but didn't see it there (hard or download); you might check other download suppliers. Mick |
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27 Nov 12 - 06:58 PM (#3443352) Subject: RE: Last train to Dobcross From: GUEST It's also on the Strawhead CD - "Argent" Cheers, Weasel |
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28 Nov 12 - 06:45 AM (#3443549) Subject: RE: Last train to Dobcross From: Jim Martin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOlTIvvaRt0 |
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28 Nov 12 - 07:12 AM (#3443559) Subject: RE: Last train to Dobcross From: GUEST,henryp Affectionate yet not sentimental words by Stanley Accrington. A lovely song. LAST TRAIN I can close my eyes sometimes and still smell the smoke As old Fred the porter slams doors There's a glance at the clock and a nod to the guard And the train is in motion once more Down the Rossendale Valley on a sultry warm day The clanking of wheels echoes on But it's all in my mind, when I wake up I find That the last train from Bacup is gone I can stand in the car park, remembering old tales Of a station that's long since pulled down Of fly-shunted wagons that ran off the rails Ending up in the centre of town Now the juggernauts carry what's left of the trade With the cotton bales piled high upon And where I worked with me mates is now a housing estate And the last train from Royton is gone And at three in the morning when I used to sign on I lie awake half in a dream I'm a guard on a special that's bound for the coast With a 4-6-0 getting up steam We've got packages for printers and pigeons to release Spare seats after Heywood not one Now they jump on a plane for a fortnight in Spain The last train to Fleetwood is gone And at Measurements Halt the track has been lifted The platform is all overgrown There's a willow and scrub where the Delph Donkey ran And the valley has claimed back its own In the Saddleworth hills on a crisp autumn day A plume of smoke still lingers on But I'm dreaming out loud, sure it's only a cloud The last train for Dobcross has gone Down the Rossendale Valley on a sultry warm day The clanking of wheels echoes on But it's all in my mind, when I wake up I find That the last train from Bacup has gone |