RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted November 18, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2018 A documentary about 4472 taking a special train non stop from Kings Coss to Edinburgh in 1968. Great shots of the ECML as it was them and done fascinating interviews with the passengers, including a Reverend who wrote stories about a railway. Well worth downloading. Cheers Darius 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Kirkham Posted November 18, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 18, 2018 (edited) A documentary about 4472 taking a special train non stop from Kings Coss to Edinburgh in 1968. Great shots of the ECML as it was them and done fascinating interviews with the passengers, including a Reverend who wrote stories about a railway. Well worth downloading. Cheers Darius First broadcast on August 11th 1968, the day of BR's official End of Steam special. I visited Woodham's at Barry that day. The Reverend is of course Wilbert Awdry of Thomas the Tank Engine fame, and his companion was Cuthbert Hamilton Ellis. Edited November 18, 2018 by Andy Kirkham 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hill Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Am I right in thinking that Fulton Mackay is the narrator at the start of the programme? It is a really good programme and I occasionally go back and watch it from time to time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TravisM Posted January 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2019 I just rewatched it and it was great to see again as I remember seeing it when it was first shown. Sad to see the steam engines being broken up and by looking at the pile, I assume it was filmed at Cashmore’s in Newport. Also shown was the long line at Woodham’s at Barry and if you’d told people back in 1968 that most would steam again and a few would even venture onto the main line, they would have called the men in the white coats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I've got that on Laserdisc! (no player though...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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