Up the Junction (song) and the subsequent 1968 movie version. The film had a soundtrack by Manfred Mann, and a song by them, also called "Up the Junction" Although Squeeze's song is not derived, it includes several parallels to the drama: Chris Difford wrote the lyrics in New Orleans while Squeeze were on tour. Difford passed the lyrics to Glenn Tilbrook who then wrote the music. The song is known for its use of half-rhymes, such as "ready" and "telly" or "kitchen" and "missing". The title is not sung until the final line. Difford has been quoted as saying that he took the lead
Manuel Junction Monkland Railways and connected to the Slamannan Railway. Trains going from Bo'ness to the E&GR (westbound) used a steeply graded curve which the modern trackbed shares which rose from the north-facing Bo'ness Low Junction up to the west-facing Bo'ness High Junction. To the west of the Bo'ness High Junction was the east-facing Coatbridge Line Junction which allowed trains from the Linlithgow direction to head southbound on the Monkland Railways. The low-level station was closed in 1933. The upper station at Manuel survived until 1967 at which time the branch was cut back to Colliery. The line to the junction was