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
Woodburn Junction the South Yorkshire Railway’s Barnsley line joined the Rotherham line at Tinsley South Junction and both services entered Sheffield Victoria through this junction. The L.N.W.R. came to Sheffield in 1895 when they opened a goods depot, known as City Goods, in the Nunnery area. The line which left the M.S.& L. went around the rear of the signal box, which controlled its junction. In the 1940s, with the opening of Darnall engine shed a new junction, controlled by the Woodburn Junction signalman, gave access, by a flyover junction from the up goods line and egress to the down goods line.