kevpeo Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Starts 2 January, BBC 2, 6.30pm. He's off again! kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.Uni Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Just to remind you that it starts tonight. Also afterwards on BBC 4, Railway Walks - The Peak Express and Indian Hill Railways - The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway are being shown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsCrossSuburban Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Great to see another series starting. Despite the irritating repetition and lack of continuity between film sequences, I still find it interesting and informative. The only problem is that it's a bit of a commitment to watch 25 programmes when they're broadcast. I recorded series 2 and still haven't caught up!! Last night's journey from Great Yarmouth to Beccles was good. A working swing bridge, like the one at Reedham, would make an interesting model. And it seems that the banks were causing problems over a century ago too!! Samuel Morton Peto, who built many of the railways in East Anglia, was made bankrupt in the financial crisis of 1866. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 So far this is proving to be an interesting first week,rail staff are spoken to and their opinions canvased,continuity better and a good shot of the top and tail working with the 47,s.A cab ride in a 70 tonight very quiet in the cab not like a 66 he promotes the idea of freight on rail.Good shots of horse shunting in a peice with some beautiful Suffolk Punches ,hope it continues on this vain as seeems to be more history content regarding railways this series.Also hes got some realy smart jacketets as well! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Just watched it on BBC-iPlayer .......quite interesting; especially about the shunting horses. `Tis a shame that Portillo`s style of presentation can rather get 'in the way' of the interesting content (as is the case also with Brian Cox`s programmes): all that cheesy-smiling and over-awed surrogate wonderment......but, it`s still watchable! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsv1000r Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 anybody spot the continuity error tonight?? it would appear overhead electrification has taken place between Darsham & Woodbridge!! & how strange that having visited the suffolk punch trust, never actually mentioned that woodbridge was one of the last stations on the network to retain horse shunting Nigel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted January 4, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2012 I really enjoy these, but was puzzled by a sudden clip of two Southern Railway steam hauled freights in the first program. I thought we were in east Anglia! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted January 8, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2012 They are good, but you do have to ignore the continuity - I have already lost count of the number of howlers errors that have occurred - from transmogrification of different DMU types to others, and in one case changing from push pull loco hauled to a DMU and back. I believe that later in the series Mr P is visiting Lancaster area, as my friendly second hand bookseller saw him, and buttonholed him into signing a copy of a facsimile of a Bradshaws guide which he had on his bookstall - we joked that it had probably only taken a tenner off the value, but it seems that it did actually add value with its inscription of "keep travelling with Bradshaws - Michael Portillo" on the flyleaf, as he sold it quickly, and also at about £20 over the original asking price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 He appeared to manage to travel in pretty much every class available in East Anglia. I got Mk3 set, 321, 357, 360, 150,156,170. Did I miss a 153 somewhere? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted January 8, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2012 He appeared to manage to travel in pretty much every class available in East Anglia. I got Mk3 set, 321, 357, 360, 150,156,170. Did I miss a 153 somewhere? Pretty certain he got off a 153 at Yarmouth Vaux Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Pretty certain he got off a 153 at Yarmouth Vaux Respect to Michael Portillo for being very thorough in that case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 As we're (presumably) not seeing every connection he makes, there will be times when he's seen getting off a different train to the one he got on. But there do seem to be a lot fewer such discrepancies this time round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted January 14, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 14, 2012 This is worth watching through the interviewers tired cliche responses about trains as he finds none of the three interviewees will roll over but support railways. John Snow, Michael Portillo and I can't remember his name discuss railways. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16544978 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Does anyone know anything about the clip of a permanent way gang digging out ballast on old baulk road in tonight's episode? It was something that I'd not seen before. It is in the section where Portillo is sampling the products of Hook Norton brewery. Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon hudson Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Like a lot of us I like to follow Mr potillos journeys. I had to chuckle tonight when he went to Ashington I was expecting a load of ex miners jumping out and lynching him I have that typical North Eastern sense of humour( I hope) and I was still chuckling to myself when he did the Bowes incline and the conversation with the rope operator. It was the same when he did Marsden colliery in the last series.Fair play to him he gives a good show. Some of the clips used are interesting,was it me but the blurry shot of the A3 coming over the Royal bridge did it have unusally large cabside numbers Please note there is NO political thoughts here just a Durham lad and his sense of humour. Brave man that Mr Portillo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I've tried to keep up with the series, I think its fantastic and on just at the right time (dinner). Its a well informed series, I need to get a copy of the guide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 We should probably merge this into the existing thread that's running - Mr P's got quite a few followers on here! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod6 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Thanks 'CHARD - done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 ...yup, bought a copy off amazon... opted for the faithful reprint rather than the facsimile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 This is worth watching through the interviewers tired cliche responses about trains as he finds none of the three interviewees will roll over but support railways. John Snow, Michael Portillo and I can't remember his name discuss railways. http://www.bbc.co.uk...litics-16544978 Worth watching this clip from "The Daily Politics". To my mind it illustrates how interviewers like Andrew Neill couch questions in the manner they think will appeal to most of their viewers. When the three interviewees stood their ground he suddenly revealed some slight knowledge of railways himself. At the end he was agreeing with them. I wouldn't be surprised if he had had a train set when he was young. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted January 27, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2012 I did enjoy last nights, covering my local area - the scene when he was in the open market was about three seconds (if that) and I know some of the market traders, and one said it took ages to film. I was also amused by his comment about an early rise at the Kings Arms - I work next door, and we use it for visitors - all of whom have commented about how noisy it is (old building on the main drag). BUT - oh the continuity was even worse (or was it just knowing the area I noticed it) - he was allegedly travelling somewhere on the Furness line, and there was an aerial shot of Hest Bank level crossing on the WCML. Why he went to Bare Lane as the nearest station to the aqueduct - it's several miles, and in the closing shot he was heading for Heysham (Northern Rail northbound) on a Transpennine Southbound service. Yes it is good, as it's not really about railways as a subject, but about their impact and effect on the country, but there's no excuse at all for quite so many howlers errors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Book arrived this morning, fascinating read. I can see the series going on and on as he's barely touched the eastern region. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Asked at the Langley stand at Eastleigh today to see if they did a TV crew - unfortunately the nearest they did was a 1950s film crew and the camera was far too antiquated! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpeo Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Do Humbrol do a range of ''pastel'' colours for his shirts? kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 30, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2012 nice to see the inside of our big shed...... three hours visiting gets about 7 minutes of visuals but he was very good with the guys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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