When we were trialling PAPIs as a replacement for VASIs in the early 1980s'they' put a set on 05, where they would get used about twice a year. I never could work that one out!
I once watched a Kuwait 747 DEPART from 05 - an absolutely howling NE gale. As HD says, it mostly seemed to be used when snow was around. SRAs to 2 miles - really low movement rate, but very handy for the Tridents & BD DC9s for the Bravo cul-de-sac and the pre-Eurolonge Deltas.
The Odd One