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« on: August 27, 2013, 19:08:08 »
BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) South Today are trailing a re-make of "London to Brighton in four minutes", accompanied by comparisons with the 1953 and 1983 versions. It should air tomorrow, presumably at 18:30. I'm not sure what you can do with that if you are out of area, as it's not on iPlayer. 
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« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2013, 03:20:04 »
Quote from: stuving on August 27, 2013, 19:08:08
BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) South Today are trailing a re-make of "London to Brighton in four minutes", accompanied by comparisons with the 1953 and 1983 versions. It should air tomorrow, presumably at 18:30. I'm not sure what you can do with that if you are out of area, as it's not on iPlayer. 
Not a BBC production, but there is a 2006 time lapse on YouTube too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDGhZB7HTPM
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« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2013, 08:51:11 »
The three versions side by side, moderately well synchronised, are currently on BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Sussex at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23853863, and also on Facebook (I didn't note exactly where).
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« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2013, 09:54:42 »
Anyone with satellite television (Sky or Freesat) can receive all the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) regional options and record them with suitable equipment.  Not sure about cable.  South Today is available for 24 hours after broadcast through the BBC South page.
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« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2013, 19:03:23 »
Quote from: stuving on August 28, 2013, 08:51:11
The three versions side by side, moderately well synchronised, are currently on BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Sussex at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23853863, and also on Facebook (I didn't note exactly where).

Also at http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tGTwSNPqAqs
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« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2013, 18:45:47 »
I would think that it was probably the 1953 edition that I can remember watching at Hassocks School in early  60's, just outside Clayton tunnel, but I always thought that the train was going down the wrong track! Assume that they could only put a camera on the rear of the train and then play it backwards.
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