RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 26, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 26, 2014 Street scenes from 1959 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLaRH67dApI#t=127 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben racey Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Found 'look at life episode 5 on the iplayer today, some great rail road and air footage from the early 60's in very high quality colour: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b033664h/britain-on-film-series-2-5-road-rail-and-runways Well worth a watch, even if the 60's commentary is somewhat dated, and absurdly sexist in some places....! Regards Richard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted July 15, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 15, 2014 Did you notice that early on the commentary said that steam locos would be gone from British Railways by 1972? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Did you notice that early on the commentary said that steam locos would be gone from British Railways by 1972? And they were right... Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim49 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Did anyone else pick up on the comment "Pollution is a burning issue in Britain's railways"? Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben racey Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Yes, noticed the 1972 quote, wasn't that the original plan? I rated the use of 'boffins' in a documentary, it's an underused word, and should be reintroduced.... Regards Richard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 iPlayer can be an excellent resource for archive material featuring period detail that us modellers just love. "Cities Of Europe: London - We Live By The River" and "A City Crowned With Green" both date from the 50s and are truly excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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