Trivia: Platforms you never see certain trains depart from

[DenmarkRail]

Stafford platform 1 is for Trent Valley to London
Stafford Platform 3 is for Trent Valley from Euston
Stafford Platform 4 is for Birmingham
Stafford Platform 5 is from Birmingham
Stafford platform 6 was for local services via Rugely to Hednesford (south end) and local service to Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood (North end) So is no longer used at all!
Stafford Platform 2 does not exist

Using platforms other than for this causes conflicting movements, which the remodelling at Norton Bridge was designed to avoid, so very unlikely to see anything different in normal circumstances

Have the bi-directional signals ever actually been used in real life circumstances (none testing?)

 

[driver_m]

Have the bi-directional signals ever actually been used in real life circumstances (none testing?)

Yes, but it's a rarity. Seen LNWR head south out of 3 .