RMweb Premium it's-er Posted February 28, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) I see Channel 5 has a programme starting this Friday 2 March 2018 at 8pm on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR). It is titled "The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard" and Saturday's paper says "As amiable as its title suggests, this new documentary series follows the lives of those who work on the NYMR, one of the country's most popular steam railways. In this series' opener, the new season begins with the arrival of star engine Royal Scot, on loan from London." It sounds very interesting (though an LMS engine in The North York Moors!!) with no doubt superb footage. I can feel the urge to move to near Pickering, though I'm sure my wife wouldn't agree .......! John Storey Edited February 28, 2018 by it's-er Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2018 8 minutes in an imminent disaster has been mentioned... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 *goes all nostalgic at the sight of a brown paper book covering* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2, 2018 Oh excitement building. Will it or won’t it get under the bridge........I can’t bare it .............oh it did! Sensible precaution to measure it first I would have thought. Oh no but wait now we might run out of water at Levisham .........it has to move by 4 .........will it do it. Err yes it did , must be that tender thing with all the water in it. Nice scenery . Good to see trains but we could do without all the false jepardy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) I always have the lowest expectation of programmes such as this, so no real surprises, dumbed right down for the 'I'm a Celebrity' generation. One thing that did irk me was the appalling shot continuity...ok, to be fair, it wouldn't worry Joe Public, but it was bad for anyone with a semblance of knowledge of the things. Example, B1 into shed for brake adjustment, St4 tank out after work. Ah well, there's always Coronation St..... Edited March 2, 2018 by PhilH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2018 Oh excitement building. Will it or won’t it get under the bridge........I can’t bare it .............oh it did! Sensible precaution to measure it first I would have thought. Oh no but wait now we might run out of water at Levisham .........it has to move by 4 .........will it do it. Err yes it did , must be that tender thing with all the water in it. Nice scenery . Good to see trains but we could do without all the false jepardy Relieved you're not about to reveal all... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
55F Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Hopefully the programme will attract lots of visitors......anoraks and general public alike to this excellent railway! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) Television viewers have been conditioned to expect "false jeopardy" in all dramatic documentaries. Just filter it out, like the continuity problems. You can't expect an industry that prides itself in "telling the story" without too many facts getting in the way to stick to a reasonable timeline. Just a thought. If the Royal Scot had a firebox cool enough for the fitter to get inside, examine it for a leak and replace the fusible plug (where did the spare come from btw), how long would it take to raise steam to working pressure (let alone "over 100psi")? I only came in at the end of the programme, but its recorded so I'll watch it through. I visited the NYMR in late May and saw the signs at Pickering Station that there was filming going on, luckily we didn't see any mad film crews making a crisis out of a drama out of ordinary operating problems... However, from what I saw, its not such egregrious rubbish as the high-pressure trailer for the wonderful, iconic, Flying Scotsman that immediately followed the broadcast! Edited March 2, 2018 by Hroth 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeps Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Television viewers have been conditioned to expect "false jeopardy" in all dramatic documentaries. Just filter it out, like the continuity problems. You can't expect an industry that prides itself in "telling the story" without too many facts getting in the way to stick to a reasonable timeline. Just a thought. If the Royal Scot had a firebox cool enough for the fitter to get inside, examine it for a leak and replace the fusible plug (where did the spare come from btw), how long would it take to raise steam to working pressure (let alone "over 100psi")? About 40 minutes according to the program. Good tele though and excellent promotion of the railway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
County of Yorkshire Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Some excellent footage, but the continuity editing was appalling. The CME waits at Goathland for 46100 to complete gauging trials; "here she comes", he exclaims. The next shot is of the loco trundling over the bridge at Grosmont, 4 miles away... Thought the General Manager came over very passive-aggressive too... CoY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Davis Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Television viewers have been conditioned to expect "false jeopardy" in all dramatic documentaries. Just filter it out, It is annoying though, like the inability to just hear the loco and not drown it out with music. I watched a documentary about Britains Favourite Locomotive that I bought from The Works and one of the best parts was where they just showed the loco pulling carriages along a stretch of line and the only sound was that of the train, so much better I thought. I did enjoy this documentary though, despite the minor annoyances, and I have set the recorder for the whole series. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Hopefully the programme will attract lots of visitors......anoraks and general public alike to this excellent railway! Yes I would agree with that. I have never been there, but it is on my wish list, combined with a stay in Whitby. Mrs Rivercider watched the programme with me and was suitably impressed with the scenery (as was I) so hopefully we can fit in a visit this year, cheers cheers, . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffy Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 It is annoying though, like the inability to just hear the loco and not drown it out with music. That's not limited to TV documentaries aimed at Joe public though. [cough] 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Some excellent footage, but the continuity editing was appalling. The CME waits at Goathland for 46100 to complete gauging trials; "here she comes", he exclaims. The next shot is of the loco trundling over the bridge at Grosmont, 4 miles away... Thought the General Manager came over very passive-aggressive too... CoY I thought that the GM should have been wearing a top hat and morning coat..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2018 All a bit staged and continuity was awful. That manager was on a DMU yet they showed three different trains ,25,26 and eventually a DMU Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Respite Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 After the reasonable programme about Flying Scotsman which managed to not use the word Icon this was a real hammy programme. A pity as the manage Chris Price has made a very good start on the railway and Mark the boilersmith is a great member of the team. These programs normally have to introduce a fake crisis or three. "if the passengers don't get their first two courses within twenty minutes someone might die scenario." Since when would a loco with a 5000 gallon tender be short of water going to Levisham light engine! A black 5 hauling the 8 coach dining set equal to 9 mark 1s would have been a better edge of your seat drama. That said I thought the sunny weather and aerial photography really marketed the railway very well indeed so it was good news . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Funnily enough I thought this was alright in a charming sort of way, but the Flying Scotsman programme awful. Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chamby Posted March 3, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3, 2018 Yes parts of the programme were reminiscent of the cliff-hanging drama of an Eddie Stobart driver almost missing his delivery slot at the Tesco warehouse. But I really enjoyed the panoramic shots of the railway running through the moors, and seeing behind the scenes of how the railway is run. The insights into the financials and logistics of running the railway were also illuminating. I look forward to the rest of the series and have brought forward the NYMR onto my ‘to do’ list for this year. The North Yorkshire Moors looks as if it might be a nice place to celebrate a ruby wedding anniversary... but in the warmer months methinks. Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted March 3, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3, 2018 Relieved you're not about to reveal all... Oops . I’d blame predictive text but I just got it wrong! Must have been the excitement. Anyway fell asleep and woke up with Jane McDonald Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffAlan Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Oops . I’d blame predictive te!xt but I just got it wrong! Must have been the excitement. Anyway fell asleep and woke up with Jane McDonald I suspect you're still asleep! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chriswright03 Posted March 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2018 Read this before I watched it but there was no surprise when I read people complaining about continuity, music and other stuff. None of that bothered me much on the programme because I just accept that is the way it is. What has surprised me is that no one and I do mean no one has asked the most important question. Do we get to see Boris? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Video continuity was awful but if you did not know you probably would not have noticed which no doubt covered the vast majority of the watching audience. Problem with this type of program is that people act up, at work we were approached for a program that went out a few years ago and declined as it was too obvious that there would be major fallout in the office resulting from it; the obvious person in the office to act up to the cameras being someone who I can all too easily lose my rag with - now that might have made good tv but probably would not have good for continued employment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim49 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Do we get to see Boris? Hopefully never! He was probably sedated and locked securely in a soundproof basement somewhere far from the railway until the filming was over. jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 What tickled me was that they hired in an LMS loco, rather than an LNER one....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ba14eagle Posted March 3, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3, 2018 Very interested in this program, after visiting the railway last September. As with others, i got a bit fed up with all the jeopardy and appalling continuity. If you havent been to the North York Moors, it is well worth the visit. For me, it was like an "up North" version of the Bluebell - excellent!! Some nice big engines, some real coaches (Gresleys) and some steep grades, meaning you get plenty of noise from the front end. The scenery is stunning, Whitby is a very interesting place for a wander, Pickering has some cracking pubs and The Black Swan Hotel has its own micro-brewery. And dont forget to wander up into Goathland village for the full "Heartbeat" experience - and I'd never watched the program! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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