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« on: February 25, 2015, 08:33:56 » |
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Wow, what a feast of nostalgia !
For those of you that missed it , it is repeated on BBC» 4 this coming Thursday 27th Feb at 2200
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Western Pathfinder
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« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2015, 09:37:59 » |
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Another fine railway programe from the BBC» and this was made here in Bristol too.  |
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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2015, 09:39:41 » |
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I hope to catch it on Thursday, was too busy last night.
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Don't DOO▸ it, keep the guard (but it probably wouldn't be a bad idea if the driver unlocked the doors on arrival at calling points).
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« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2015, 13:23:05 » |
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Very rose picture. Yes there were good things, but in WR terms intercity only meant Paddington to Bristol. Swindon was not included and was only left with a service every 2 hours! That is why the old down platforms were removed.
No mention of the underlying culture of decline. Removing capacity even when it was still being used. Yes they rebuilt some stations, but for the rest and for things out of sight, it was a culture of neglect as railways were said to be in terminal decline in competition with the car.
With that attitude of course they were the cheapest railway in Europe. It was being asset stripped! HTC and APT▸ were high profile smoke screens to conceil this.
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« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2015, 16:33:06 » |
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For anyone interested the BFI has published on DVD a very comprehensive collection of the British Transport films. Most of the historic programming on last night's programme seemed to come from this collection.
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« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2015, 18:26:59 » |
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Wow, what a feast of nostalgia !
For those of you that missed it , it is repeated on BBC» 4 this coming Thursday 27th Feb at 2200
Thanks for posting, chuffed!  Simply to avoid any confusion, the repeat is at 22:00 on Thursday 26 th February.  It's also available on demand, at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b053pxdr/timeshift-series-14-5-the-nations-railway-the-golden-age-of-british-rail  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2015, 19:38:25 » |
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For anyone interested the BFI has published on DVD a very comprehensive collection of the British Transport films. Most of the historic programming on last night's programme seemed to come from this collection.
highly recommended they are too |
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« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2015, 20:38:46 » |
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Many of the films featured last night are available on YouTube also.
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
"Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity."
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2015, 20:49:00 » |
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Oh, YouTube is absolutely brilliant for - well, miles - of old railway footage!   |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2015, 21:30:36 » |
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Excellent documentary, throughly enjoyed it apart from at the end when it showed the APTs▸ being broken up. Very sad and a shame it didn't work out for APT and the team who worked on it.
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« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2015, 08:40:31 » |
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Wow, what a feast of nostalgia !
For those of you that missed it , it is repeated on BBC» 4 this coming Thursday 27th Feb at 2200
Oh, how did I miss that, I wonder? Still, it's bound to be shown on one of the minor channels before long; many of them seem to survive on the repeats from other stations. Perhaps it'll be on iplayer.... |
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Trying to break ones addiction to car travel is much harder than giving up ciggies!
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« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2015, 08:54:05 » |
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Just after the bit where Peter Parker inspected a 6d superloo, I thought I caught a glimpse of a half-remembered character with long blond hair wearing a rather flamboyant suit. But no; it was my imagination. Airbrushed out. Quite right too.
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Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
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« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2015, 09:02:43 » |
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Wow, what a feast of nostalgia !
For those of you that missed it , it is repeated on BBC» 4 this coming Thursday 27th Feb at 2200
Oh, how did I miss that, I wonder? Still, it's bound to be shown on one of the minor channels before long; many of them seem to survive on the repeats from other stations. Perhaps it'll be on iplayer.... Yes it's on I Player don't worry. |
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2015, 18:23:46 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2015, 16:26:22 » |
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No mention of the underlying culture of decline. Removing capacity even when it was still being used. Yes they rebuilt some stations, but for the rest and for things out of sight, it was a culture of neglect as railways were said to be in terminal decline in competition with the car. Which did get a mention I thought. Didn't those films mostly come from the 60s?....so before the time you refer to? |
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