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Peter I. Vardy 16:09, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Not sure "citations" are necessary for factual information about whether a station has 2 platforms and a car park etc, since these can be directly observed.
Exile 20:25, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
"Homeward Bound" was actually written at Ditton Station as the article says. Ditton Station was on the outskirts of Widnes and the commemorative plaque was originally displayed at Ditton. When the station closed in 1994 the plaque was moved to Widnes. Rickedmo ( talk) 19:02, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
It would seem that the story (and the plaque) are total fiction - I can find no reference to the connection between Simon, song and Widnes (and Ditton) anywhere. The three supposed references given cannot be verified. I have removed it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.29.120.10 ( talk) 20:16, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
He wasnt going to london he was going to his next gig in Hull. When asked Simon replied he couldn't actually remember where he wrote it. This version appeared in the Widnes weekly news some years ago. And was told by the local gig agent (Geoff Speed who died in 2019) who put him on the train. when Geoff was asked he said the train was already pulling in to widnes station so it would have had to have been the fastest wrote song ever ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:BAA9:E600:2996:8533:C72C:60BC ( talk) 15:17, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
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Peter I. Vardy 16:09, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Not sure "citations" are necessary for factual information about whether a station has 2 platforms and a car park etc, since these can be directly observed.
Exile 20:25, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
"Homeward Bound" was actually written at Ditton Station as the article says. Ditton Station was on the outskirts of Widnes and the commemorative plaque was originally displayed at Ditton. When the station closed in 1994 the plaque was moved to Widnes. Rickedmo ( talk) 19:02, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
It would seem that the story (and the plaque) are total fiction - I can find no reference to the connection between Simon, song and Widnes (and Ditton) anywhere. The three supposed references given cannot be verified. I have removed it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.29.120.10 ( talk) 20:16, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
He wasnt going to london he was going to his next gig in Hull. When asked Simon replied he couldn't actually remember where he wrote it. This version appeared in the Widnes weekly news some years ago. And was told by the local gig agent (Geoff Speed who died in 2019) who put him on the train. when Geoff was asked he said the train was already pulling in to widnes station so it would have had to have been the fastest wrote song ever ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:BAA9:E600:2996:8533:C72C:60BC ( talk) 15:17, 2 October 2021 (UTC)