Baby Deltic Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I find Peter Snow's faux posh voice and Tim Dunn's wavy arms annoying. Dick Strawbridge over cooks it on enthusiasm too. As for the mathematician? Who gives a toss about the maths of number spotting. Total and utter B*****ks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted July 11, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2016 Like amoth to a flame I flicked back...6023 going by 10 feet from where the presenter is standing at 5 mph. 6203 says she, how fast does a train have to go before you can't see the number? 5 mph obviously.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Jon Snow's on Ch4 News. This is the other one - Peter- as unwatchable as Chris Evans in my book. Imagine if this programme was the only other alternative to the France-Portugal football match....? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted July 11, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2016 Her theory about how fast a train can travel and still read the number she comes up with circa Mach1 which I don't believe. Even if she came up with a more believable speed she ignored the size of the number and surely that would be relevant But who cares? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flood Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Well then don't watch. Plenty of other channels. But nothing on any of them. My TV currently has a cable TV intro screen on it after I watched the first 10 minutes of Trainspotting Live. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerrySVR Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Thought Evening Star (class 66) looked good in green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I have not been an active train spotter since my teens which are a long time ago. When we were kids, it didn't really matter what people thought and it was easier then as you didn't have to be 'cool'. That came later with the coming of girls; no longer could we don the same old damp 'mac', pockets bulging with crisps and lemonade and we had to comb our hair. Often! Bikes were out unless the girls had them also and it wasn't until we were old enough to drive did things change for the better. Rarely though did girls care to go trainspotting although some did if the attraction was great enough but for most, trainspotting lost out to the fairer sex. By the time which girl was picked, wedded and bedded, trainspotting became a little more acceptable for a husband to engage in. Harmless, better than the pub and if he pursued the model rail hobby, it was know where he was. The only problem left was in the public perception of the hobby. Comedians and the media were merciless, some spotters didn't help with their personal appearance which branded all others he same way. Only vicars and old men seem to be immune to this controversy. Then there are those who treat their hobby as though it was a disease, it is never mentioned in social conversations and if asked respond with some superlative response like, 'operating a miniature railway' instead of 'playing with trains', which everybody understands. So cringe if you have to but be glad you have chosen a hobby to enjoy and buxxer what anybody else says! Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted July 11, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2016 'Here comes Hannah in her chuffchuff....' Aggggghhhhhh..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted July 11, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2016 The bit about the railways' impact on time and clocks was actually well presented in a sensible manner. But then that was not really "trainspotting" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted July 11, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2016 Not worth downloading on iplayer then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 OOOOO-OOO-OO! Its a class 66, ooooh and there's another, and another. What a surprise considering that they are practically the only ******* loco type left on the network! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I believe this is what's known in the trade as "an inauspicious start ".... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Thank god that is over....... I'll watch tomorrow to see if I wasn't dreaming it. Let's see if they look for 40s or 45s rather than 66s tomorrow, will be a bit less action. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Rubbish. The piece about railway time should have compared London time to local time. Mean time, which solved a completely different problem, had nothing to do with the railways. Geoff Endacott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 11, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2016 I switched it off after ten minutes as at 68 I am a little older than the target audience, by about 58 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 They also spent ages waiting to show 66779 having already shown it without realising. It was the wrapped loco in the middle of the GBRf convoy. Geoff Endacott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buhar Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Counter to the prevailing view, I think that was an hour well spent. I like seeing people enjoying themselves, which seemed to go for the presenters too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Like amoth to a flame I flicked back...6023 going by 10 feet from where the presenter is standing at 5 mph. 6203 says she, how fast does a train have to go before you can't see the number? 5 mph obviously.... The Gaffs were the only remotely entertaining bits of this utter garbage.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb900f Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 842 black 5s not 872 and I wish they would use the correct term of locomotive rather than engine. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Cheese Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 A tad disappointing but I'll persevere, tomorrow apparently focuses on the HST...we'll see. Peter Snow is as bonkers enthusiastic as ever, but doesn't seem to know much for a self declared enthusiast? Not sure what purpose the maths lass serves, but Dick Strawbridge is getting into the spirit of things while sporting a magnificently scruffy beard that puts my recent effort to shame. There are some obvious continuity mistakes..the green GBRF 66 being the most obvious I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 The program was alright, I think it is more aimed at getting new people/beginners interested in railways, which is fine by me, but could it put other people off? Regardless the advert at the end for the other railway program looked really good, looking froward to seeing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I switched it off after ten minutes as at 68 I am a little older than the target audience, by about 58 years. Most of the target audience will probably be trolling on antisocial media or hacking into American defence websites. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Well it made me laugh. Good old Bescot driver leaving Didcot yard on 6X65 giving it a good hand full of horn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60159 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 It was excruciatingly awful. Must go down as one of the worst programs I have ever watched. BBC 4 you should be ashamed and as for Peter Snow ...... a complete a***! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 .... Dick Strawbridge is getting into the spirit of things while sporting a magnificently scruffy beard .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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