Fat Controller Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Not sure where to put this one.. Just had the good fortune to see the Who live at the 02 (4th time I've seen them in 37 years, and probably the best). Daltrey's spent a lot of time doing a video synched to 'Quadrophenia'; in this there are two recurring railway images. The first is a rebuilt Bulleid Pacific hauling a uniform rake of Pullmans- presumably either the Bournemouth or Devon Belle. The second is more curious; a view taken travelling along a length of track. In the 4-foot is a single, continuous, cable, whilst to the right-hand side is what looks like cable ducting on supports; at on epoint, the track seems to be supported on a concrete slab, rather than sleepers. It's reminiscent of some train-control system being trialled at one of BR Research's test tracks. Does anyone have any ideas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Outtakes from the "Quad" film, I suspect? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Outtakes from the "Quad" film, I suspect? Best, Pete. It didn't look like it; a lot of shots were from black and white COI and newsreel 16mm film from the 1940s onwards, and Townsend made a point of commenting that Daltrey and his team had made a great effort in editing it all to fit the music. There was also a lot of footage of the Who from their earliest days in the Railway Hotel onwards; one nice touch was that they used film of Mooney as 'Bell Boy', and a recording of him singing/drumming. but with the rest of the band playing live. They did the same with the Ox, though Townsend quoted Salieri on Mozart ('Too many notes, too many notes') about that. I could identify little, if any, as being from the film of Quadrophenia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugsley Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 WRT to the concrete slab track, with the wires and supports, I'm sure I've seen pictures on the 'net of that somewhere, but I can't remember where. There might be a link to it on here, or the previous version of RMweb. Looking about on Google, Mickleover had sections of slab track, and there was also apparently a section between Derby and Belper. HTH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptic Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Not sure where to put this one.. Just had the good fortune to see the Who live at the 02 (4th time I've seen them in 37 years, and probably the best). Daltrey's spent a lot of time doing a video synched to 'Quadrophenia'; in this there are two recurring railway images. The first is a rebuilt Bulleid Pacific hauling a uniform rake of Pullmans- presumably either the Bournemouth or Devon Belle. The second is more curious; a view taken travelling along a length of track. In the 4-foot is a single, continuous, cable, whilst to the right-hand side is what looks like cable ducting on supports; at on epoint, the track seems to be supported on a concrete slab, rather than sleepers. It's reminiscent of some train-control system being trialled at one of BR Research's test tracks. Does anyone have any ideas? Watched this yesterday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b02xf0gc/The_Who_on_Quadrophenia/ BBC in discussion with P.T. and R.D. (I'm not sure whether this is available to our oversea's members....more the pity...as it's good great stuff) The background clip of track, you mention, is featured about 13 mins.in, but no shots of Bulleid + Pullmans,...mores the pity. Regards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 It didn't look like it; a lot of shots were from black and white COI and newsreel 16mm film from the 1940s onwards, and Townsend made a point of commenting that Daltrey and his team had made a great effort in editing it all to fit the music. There was also a lot of footage of the Who from their earliest days in the Railway Hotel onwards; one nice touch was that they used film of Mooney as 'Bell Boy', and a recording of him singing/drumming. but with the rest of the band playing live. They did the same with the Ox, though Townsend quoted Salieri on Mozart ('Too many notes, too many notes') about that. I could identify little, if any, as being from the film of Quadrophenia. A lot more info than your original question, Brian! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 A lot more info than your original question, Brian! Best, Pete. I was still recovering... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I hear you (thru my tinnitus)! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 I hear you (thru my tinnitus)! Best, Pete. I'd been to see Neil Young in Newcastle at the beginning of the week as well.. Two musical railway enthusiasts in the course of a week.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 WRT to the concrete slab track, with the wires and supports, I'm sure I've seen pictures on the 'net of that somewhere, but I can't remember where. There might be a link to it on here, or the previous version of RMweb. Looking about on Google, Mickleover had sections of slab track, and there was also apparently a section between Derby and Belper. HTH It's still there, well the slab is, just north of Little Eaton junction, located where the goods line would have been in past years. Only recently there were some PWay staff fastening a length of rail to it? I suspect some kind of training exercise. There's also a length of slab with different types of rail fixings and 'sleepers' just on the Grantham side of Radcliffe on Trent. I remember travelling over that when the down line was slewed onto it (in the 60s I think). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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