Popular Post luckymucklebackit Posted July 15, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2017 Unfortunately no sound, this was transferred to digital from my old old Super 8 Cine film. Mostly Scottish Region, but some scenes from Carlisle, Manchester, Crewe and the Keighley and Worth Valley Line, ignore the odd non-railway stuff! Jim 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 ignore the odd non-railway stuff! You can't ignore shirt collars that wide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted July 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2017 (edited) Thanks for posting Jim. brilliant , thoroughly enjoyed watching it. We are obviously of a similar age , so I could relate to it. It was a time of big hair, dodgy fashions, huge lapels, loved it! Did I see a Hillman Hunter? By coincidence was watching it while Pick of the Pops was playing the top 20 from 1974. Talk about a nostalgia fest. What people forget in this digital age was that these films probably only lasted 2 and a half or four minutes and were relatively expensive. We had a Standard 8 Cine which we've converted to Video . It means so much to me as unfortunately both my parents have now passed away. I remember you had to send film off to Hemel Hempstead for processing . The expectation when it arrived back in the post knowing my dad was going to get the projector out that night. Usually it has to be said the film was over far too soon and the exposure dodgy. Thanks for bringing all that back, the Queen Mary round the Kyles of Bute and all those 87s . Edited July 15, 2017 by Legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted July 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2017 You can't ignore shirt collars that wide! I think I've still got some. Got to be careful when you turn into the wind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBill Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Fantastic. Reminds us that being a rail enthusiast should be fun! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Louch Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Wonderful, such an evocative film for anyone who spent their teenage years during the 1970's!! Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted July 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 15, 2017 Really enjoyable, it brought back a lot of happy memories of some of the places I visited around that time. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted July 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2017 Really interesting video Jim, class 50s, 26s in Scotland, the Skye Ferry... think I recognised all except one place. I'm currently getting my cine films digitised, expensive, but worth it. I've left the non-railway scenes in it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerhillboy Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Lovely stuff, I was born in '73 so missed this era but everything was still BR blue by the time I was out and about. Out of interest what was the football, it feels like it's recognisable but I couldn't place it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 An interesting reminder of what made that Era special. Yes everything was Blue with yellow ends, which following generations may regard as boring, but the variety came from how Regional everything still was; you had to travel to certain areas to see certain trains, & of course there was still a great variety of loco classes too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 (edited) Lovely stuff, I was born in '73 so missed this era but everything was still BR blue by the time I was out and about. Out of interest what was the football, it feels like it's recognisable but I couldn't place it. Hi - this was the 1975 Scottish Cup Final between Airdrionians FC and Glasgow Celtic, it was the first appearance in a final for Airdrie since they won the cup in 1924, unfortunately they lost 3:1 on that day. The footage was shot from the heights of the old North Stand at Hampden Park which was demolished shortly afterwards, It was also the last game for Billy McNeil, Jim Edited July 15, 2017 by luckymucklebackit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppercap Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 You can't ignore shirt collars that wide! Or the excess head hair! (Oops!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted July 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 15, 2017 Those were the days. Lovely stuff, thanks for posting. All the best, Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerhillboy Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Hi - this was the 1975 Scottish Cup Final between Airdrionians FC and Glasgow Celtic, it was the first appearance in a final for Airdrie since they won the cup in 1924, unfortunately they lost 3:1 on that day. The footage was shot from the heights of the old North Stand at Hampden Park which was demolished shortly afterwards, It was also the last game for Billy McNeil, Jim Ah interest8ng, I did think it was hampden with the press boxes on the roof but i didn't recognise the lower half of the stand that's what confused me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Or the excess head hair! (Oops!) Ho yes, Even i had hair in those days. & Don`t forget wearing Oxford bags and platform shoes. God i was cool ,THEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted July 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 16, 2017 Excellent, I did wonder at various times if I was looking at the cast list of 'Gregory's Girl' And at 14.15......who didn't want to run with a Deltic when it accelerated! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted July 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2017 (edited) Excellent film - the 'bitsa' approach is so like my spotting memories of the time, when I was very young and didn't even have a still camera. At 16:56 it looks like 'love's young dream' but he was just trying to get his fag lit! Edited July 16, 2017 by keefer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy_anorak59 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) Great stuff Jim - took me right back! Loved it. ..and 'Snap!' - recognised Crewe Works Open Day 24th September 1977, and matched up an EM1 screen grab with a photo I took on the day... Edited July 21, 2022 by billy_anorak59 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted September 2, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2019 Just watched this again and noticed a vey rare 'spot'. Around 8:37, there's a cl.87 (pantograph at full stretch) hauled train - after the RKB kitchen/buffet it would normally be just TSOs, but one of them has a full-length red catering stripe. This must be M1800 - the unique mk2f RSS (self-service buffet) which was converted (from TSO M5970) in 1974 as a prototype for the APT buffet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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