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This is the mock-up produced by Metro-Cammell before the prototypes and production fleet were constructed. An earlier shot of this mock-up here, and an even earlier shot, taken at Met-Cam with a West Midlands livery here.

Without the Spanish Inquisition crossing the bridge this falls rather flat. Still, splendid gravel.

Also, it's the bridge a couple of hundred yards East of PELAW metro station, nowhere near the Bede Industrial Estate.

Something odd to the top right of the photo? Can you explain - cheers - Paul

Odd is an understatement! The figure is very static (see left hand) but very translucent, standing between steps, and entirely at the wrong angle (ie, leaning backwards about 30 degrees.) If this were a 'genuine' person moving about in the image they would be blurred, but translucence without movement is impossible and thie effect shown can only be achieved by a double exposure. (I'm a press photographer of 40 years experience).

I've just downloaded this image and magnified it, and things get even stranger. Above the person's head tucked to the right of the escalator is an fuzzy 'phallic' object that doesn't have the same focus qualities of its surrounding objects, so doesn't belong in this image either. A private joke of some sort?