Steamport Southport Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, keefer said: By accident, caught a bit of "The Champions" on ITV4, episode 'The Body Snatchers' - scene with a small steam loco and passenger coaches. Partly filmed at the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum at Tywyn: http://avengerland.theavengers.tv/about.htm#tyw. Btw, I discovered that the Talking Pictures channel has an iplayer of their content - one I remember from the late-'70s is 'The Flockton Flyer': https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flockton_Flyer Flockton Flyer with a young Peter Duncan and Cassandra from Only Fools And Horses! I also seem to remember an episode of Shoestring was also filmed on the WSR as a preserved railway rather than filling in for BR. Jason 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted December 14, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Flockton Flyer with a young Peter Duncan and Cassandra from Only Fools And Horses! Indeed! Although i remembered the programme, i didn't remember them. (Peter Duncan i do remember from 'King Cinder', BBC tea-time kids drama about Speedway, and of course, Blue Peter, where he seemed to take on the 'John Noakes' role.) I recognised the Pannier tank because one of my pals had the Hornby 'Goods' train set with that, a couple of wagons and GW Toad brake van. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Slow Horses has lots of rail scenes some strange routes to get to places and some random trains Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 Last night I watched a newly arrived DVD of a film called 'Revenge', shot in late 1970 in and around High Wycombe, Little Marlow, Bourne End and Gerrard's Cross, released in 1971, starring James Booth, Joan Collins and Kenneth Griffiths. There's only a very brief glimpse of a DMU leaving High Wycombe station in the dark, but the scenes shot around the station are quite evocative, with the old WR lower quadrant semaphores and GWR 'spear' fencing in evidence... In this view the bridge carrying the branch to Bourne End is still intact... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted December 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) 'Miss Marple: Murder, she Said' is on TV at the moment and about 35 mins in, had a scene where Margaret Rutherford is hitting some golf shots in the field next to a railway embankment - one of the trains passing is a D600 Warship on (presumably) choc/cream coaches. EDIT: just noticed that it is based on '4.50 from Paddington' and was made in 1961, so there will be more (G) WR trains at the beginning of the film Edited December 17, 2022 by keefer 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) I was watching an episode of 'Gideon's Way' last night (the old black & white police drama starring John Gregson), the episode was called 'How To Retire Without Really Working' and there's a very brief scene shot in late 1964 at what looks like the disused station at Uxbridge Vine Street... The episode was shown on 20th May 1965. Edited December 18, 2022 by Rugd1022 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Spotted this going across a level crossing in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em earlier this evening - but what is it? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowley 47521 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 21 minutes ago, RJS1977 said: Spotted this going across a level crossing in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em earlier this evening - but what is it? Is that D0226 on the Worth Valley railway maybe? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted December 20, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Cowley 47521 said: Is that D0226 on the Worth Valley railway maybe? I don't think the Worth Valley has any level crossings like that unless it's a film mock up. Jamie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted December 20, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, jamie92208 said: I don't think the Worth Valley has any level crossings like that unless it's a film mock up. Jamie It looks very much like Oakworth crossing (modified to a half-barrier for the filming). I've just been watching the re-run of the TV version of Ian Banks' "The Crow Road"; at one point the hero of the story, leaves a lot of personal items on a train at Partick Cross station. I don't know whether it actually was Partick (Cross) or not, but the train was a Class 314 when it arrived and a Class 303 when it pulled out..... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 11 hours ago, Northmoor said: It looks very much like Oakworth crossing (modified to a half-barrier for the filming). Clearly not a genuine AHB as there are no wig-wag lights. They must have got about a bit filming that episode as the "driving test" sequence also includes Kingsferry Bridge and Sheerness jetty! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowley 47521 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 4 hours ago, RJS1977 said: Clearly not a genuine AHB as there are no wig-wag lights. It looks a bit like they’ve made a 12” to the foot version of the Peco model, not realising that there are lights that are meant to do something... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DY444 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 17/12/2022 at 14:12, keefer said: 'Miss Marple: Murder, she Said' is on TV at the moment and about 35 mins in, had a scene where Margaret Rutherford is hitting some golf shots in the field next to a railway embankment - one of the trains passing is a D600 Warship on (presumably) choc/cream coaches. EDIT: just noticed that it is based on '4.50 from Paddington' and was made in 1961, so there will be more (G) WR trains at the beginning of the film Yonks ago I did some screen grabs of some of the railway bits of that film for the estimable Rugd1022 and in the process it was revealed the Warship was D603 Conquest 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 20/12/2022 at 20:31, RJS1977 said: Spotted this going across a level crossing in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em earlier this evening - but what is it? Definitely Oakworth, with fake barriers- I volunteer a bit with the KWVR Archivist, he posted something on it last year. Apparently filmed in reverse for safety purposes, but I'm sure I read it was the actor himself doing the driving. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ben B said: Definitely Oakworth, with fake barriers- I volunteer a bit with the KWVR Archivist, he posted something on it last year. Apparently filmed in reverse for safety purposes, but I'm sure I read it was the actor himself doing the driving. That doesn't surprise me - Michael did (I think) all his own stunts for SMDAE - including the 2016 Comic Relief episode. I understand that some time after the series finished he was in an (unrelated) stage show which also required him to do live stunts. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 16 hours ago, RJS1977 said: That doesn't surprise me - Michael did (I think) all his own stunts for SMDAE - including the 2016 Comic Relief episode. I understand that some time after the series finished he was in an (unrelated) stage show which also required him to do live stunts. Barnum! There was also a film version based on the show. He had to learn all the acts such as the trapeze. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090702/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: Barnum! There was also a film version based on the show. He had to learn all the acts such as the trapeze. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090702/ I had the misfortune to be dragged to the stage show when it first was produced. One of the most tedious evenings of my life… steve 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nigb55009 Posted December 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2022 I watched that episode of " Some mothers do `av `em" the other day. Frank is taking his driving test again. Later on they end up stranded on top of the Swale bridge on the Isle of Sheppey. Some driving test that is. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 22, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2022 5 hours ago, steve1 said: I had the misfortune to be dragged to the stage show when it first was produced. One of the most tedious evenings of my life… steve You never went to a Chris Rea concert then? Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted December 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: You never went to a Chris Rea concert then? I haven't done either Barnum or Chris Rea, but my wife once took me to see "Rent" in the West End. Even she was disappointed, especially because the stand-in replaced her favourite actor in the starring role. Two hours plus of the most pretentious rubbish imaginable. One of the real problems with theatre as a format; if you don't like a TV programme, you can switch over or off. In the theatre you pretty much need to wait for the interval or the end before you can leave (and go somewhere to think how much the wasted evening has cost you). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Enterprisingwestern said: You never went to a Chris Rea concert then? Mike. As it happens, yes I have. Much preferred Mr Rea. steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 23, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2022 10 hours ago, steve1 said: As it happens, yes I have. Much preferred Mr Rea. steve Crikey, Barnum must have really dreadful! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted December 23, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2022 Think Chris Rea maybe an enthusiast did an album called deltics and in the song windy town refers to Tees Yard with the line 'late night trains shunting down by the river' 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 17 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: You never went to a Chris Rea concert then? Mike. I saw him supporting Dire Straits. It was called Dire Rea! Sorry, you can get back to films..... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 23, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2022 4 hours ago, russ p said: Think Chris Rea maybe an enthusiast did an album called deltics and in the song windy town refers to Tees Yard with the line 'late night trains shunting down by the river' That explains a lot! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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