RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 26, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2016 If you think trainspotting is bad you should give lampost number collecting a go. We have a really hard time of it. P There used to be a fotopic site dedicated to photos of lamp-posts in the North West................... I've absolutely no idea how I got to know about it, but I did a search on it and found some pictures of lamp-posts about 400 yards from where I live. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted February 26, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2016 I've never regretted appearing in the Model Town series, I still occasionally get recognised from it. Andi Never seen that Andi - which episode are you in? Cheers Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 If you think trainspotting is bad you should give lampost number collecting a go. We have a really hard time of it. P You must know Claire Pendrous (not sure I've spelt that right) then? The lamppost enthusiast world can't be that bighttps://m.flickr.com/#/photos/8050359@N07/sets/72157602387618045/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 But lampposts tend not to get around as much as locomotives. Or light engines................# Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific231G Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Reading Zoe's original email it does concern me that she's used train spotting as a synonym for rail enthusiasm. OTOH while the Toy Story on model railways did poke a bit of fun at the collectors who wouldn't dream of taking a rare model out of its packaging (remember "factory fresh") it portrayed blokes playing with trains as being normal, or at least as normal as James May . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted February 26, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2016 Never seen that Andi - which episode are you in? Cheers Phil Second half of episode 3 is Dagworth Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Second half of episode 3 is Dagworth Andi I recognised a picture of you on RMWeb from seeing you on that program! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted February 26, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2016 If you think trainspotting is bad you should give lampost number collecting a go. We have a really hard time of it. P Below we see the lengths some people will go to just to get a picture of a newly refurbished lamp post - even though there is clearly a vehicle approaching there is an "enthusiast" standing in the 25 foot, members of the public, keen to see "McLampys" return to service mill around without a care in the world. (Free license) Taken by Ysangkok - Self-published work by Ysangkok, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1559543 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CovDriver Posted February 26, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2016 Just a quick one for the people who have emailed in regarding this project as I've had a response today I should be having a phone call next week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 26, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2016 Same here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class29returns Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 After this weeks events on the Ecml I doubt they will try and portray you as anything else but anoraks,might be an idea to take a bottle of whisky with you and explain that for every new engine you see you are entitled to a short (double for deltics,A4s and flying Scotsman) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 I've just been chatting with the show's producer, Rory Barker, and can confirm that the three programmes will be filmed during June/July. One of the elements will be 'Trainspotting Challenges' geared up towards the themes of the three shows, Steam, Diesel and of course Electric. The idea is to get out and about and witness, comment on and record the journey of a particular service. The services are still to be decided but certain good ideas are in mind. If anyone would like to put themselves forward to take part and be part of the show please feel free to get in touch with Rory at rory@plumpictures.co.uk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 You must know Claire Pendrous (not sure I've spelt that right) then? The lamppost enthusiast world can't be that big https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/8050359@N07/sets/72157602387618045/ There's probably just as many lampost enthusiasts as there are lamposts. They just don't know it yet. P Edited to insert missing words (Again) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will J Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I was only wondering today what was occurring with the show.... thanks for the update Andy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 19, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 19, 2016 They have been in touch with me and are speaking to colas about doing something, not sure what yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CovDriver Posted May 19, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 19, 2016 I've had a phone call this afternoon and I'm all being well going to be also doing my bit for the hobby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Confession, yes I started out in lamposts, but progressed to the more glamorous world of............ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 There was a series called "Trainspotting" some years ago. It was presented by two blokes called Mark (I think one was a comedian), and it wasn't half bad-I've still got it on VHS. Ed Mark Found, he is a Sound Recordist ? Recorder? Sound Man? in the industry. He has also made programmes about modelling Garden Railway and HMS Fearless Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 There's probably just as many lampost enthusiasts as there are lamposts. They just don't know it yet. P Edited to insert missing words (Again) Just noticed from your profile you have 2173 Posts, that's a lot of spotting Hat (Check), Coat (Check) TAXI! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Singpoint Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/22/bbc-commissions-slow-tv-like-live-trainspotting-show/ armchair gricing !!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leavesontheline Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 It's now being advertised on BBC4. No date as yet but says it's 'coming soon'. John Snow and a lady whose name escapes me presenting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyboy Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 It's going to be broadcast on 11/12/13th July at 20:00. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 More info on the content: Details of Trainspotting Live www.bbc.co.uk/trainspottinglive Broadcast live from Didcot Rail Centre, in the middle of the Great Western Railway, Peter Snow is joined by some of the most enthusiastic and passionate train lovers, collectors and enthusiasts from across the country. 8pm Monday 11th July Peter meets poet and rail fan Ian McMillan, challenging him to write a new poem about the iconic Flying Scotsman to images filmed by members of the public as the train went on a recent journey. Dr Hannah Fry adds mathematical insight to these incredible machines by exploring how these massive engines stay on the rails and the effect that the rail network had on timekeeping across the whole of the country. Engineer Dick Strawbridge is in Doncaster on the trail of a workhorse of the network, the Class 66, and he also visits the National Railway Museum in York to explore how this most British of pastimes began. With spotters based across the length and breadth of the country, including resident spotter Tim Dunn in the Scottish Highlands tracking down the only steam engine working on the line during the live programme, Trainspotting Live provides a snapshot of the whole network during the hour, providing analysis and context, and revelling in this unique and wonderful world. 8pm Tuesday 12th July Peter Snow and Dr Hannah Fry present live from Didcot Railway Centre. Peter is joined by Bob Gwynne, curator at the National Railway Museum, to apply his incredible knowledge of the British rail system to the live images coming in. Hannah is out and about at Didcot, working out the equations that meant that the move from steam to diesel power was inevitable. She also meets Sir Kenneth Grange, the man responsible for many design classics including the famous Intercity 125 which is this episode's focus for the spotters up and down the country. Dick Strawbridge is on the hunt for a very special example of that train in Swindon, and also meets the group trying to buy and preserve the original prototype. Tim Dunn has moved south to Carlisle to spot one of the trainspotters' favourite locomotives, the Class 37. All of this, plus a man that has collected thousands of locomotive number plates and a short film about the 'flying banana'. 8pm Wednesday 13th July In this final episode of the series from Didcot, Dr Hannah Fry and Peter Snow look towards the future of rail travel. Hannah explores how the timetables work and whether they can squeeze in extra capacity in the future. She also looks back to what the future could have looked like had Brunel's broad gauge track system become the standard over a hundred years ago. Engineer Dick Strawbridge meets some young volunteers who are preserving locomotives and learning the engineering techniques to keep the network running, and he is live from Clapham Junction, one of the busiest commuter rail stations in Europe. Tim Dunn is after another live rare spot, a mail train which runs cards and letters around Britain and is powered by a unique class of locomotive. He also gets to ride on a train so futuristic it isn't even on the network yet. Back at Didcot, Peter is joined by Gerry Barney, who designed the British Rail logo, something that has stayed constant through years of rail upheaval and is still a design classic today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenton Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 "Slow TV" ???????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I'm so pleased I'll be somewhere no BBC4 can reach, and hopefully not even internet. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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