Nelson and Tyler converse in the real Railway Arms pub
The Railway Arms (also referred to as "the pub") was the name of two pubs owned by Nelson.
The Physical pub
In 1973, Gene Hunt and his CID colleagues of the Manchester and Salford Police regularly went to Nelson's pub to drink and to celebrate previous events. When Sam Tyler awoke in 1973, he was introduced to Nelson who often gave him advice. Here Gene and Sam learned from Nelson how to run a pub prior to going undercover to solve a crime relating to Manchester United and City fans (LOM Series 1: Episode 5) . It is in here that Nelson
The Supernatural pub
The supernatural Railway Arms pub as seen in London. (A2A Series 3: Episode 8)
Another pub existed called the Railway Arms that was also owned by Nelson. This pub was a supernatural, omnipresent pub that served as a doorway to heaven for police officers who had been killed and awoke in Gene Hunt's World. In 1980, Sam Tyler and his wife Annie accepted their deaths and went to the Railway Arms. His disappearance was covered up by Gene Hunt as a "death". (A2A Series 3: Episode 8)