oh the pain

[Andy W]

Back on topic, before we all get a white paper, I seem to recall the Downton Abbey production team using the Bluebell before so perhaps they have a good relationship with them. At least they didn't use the 'Spaceship' on the vintage stock!

The publicity shot taken at St Pancras that appeared in my paper today was interesting. It had a wider angle to it so you could clearly see the very 21st century plastic shrouding buildings on Euston Rd.

p.s. those shots of the electric hauled trains coming out of Watford tunnel have been used so many times that I have lost count. I believe they were originally done for an Avengers episode -"A funny thing happened on the way to the station." I think that was the episode that started with a chase around the Carriage sidings at Willesden. It was in the Emma Peel era (wipes fevered brow).

[Mickey]

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[strang steel]

You will appreciate this video then, Micky

http://vimeo.com/29262675

After about two and a half minutes of AC and DC electrics, which are interesting enough in themselves, it moves on to the southern ECML including a green Deltic, a green 31 on blue liveried block-enders, and a two-colour liveried Cravens set, one car having small yellow panels and another with full yellow ends.

Happy days.

(Admittedly, some of the footage seems to be the same as the D&E on 35mm)

[Mickey]

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[PinzaC55]

Metro rails laid in 1864-
I remember it well as I was the loco inspector getting the 51L train crews ready and rehearsed for working the royal train when the Queen did the opening ceremony. We arranged when the driver pulled into the central he would stop left shoulder to left shoulder with a 'gentleman' who would be standing as a marker on the platform. Just as we were pulling up someone called to this chappie and he turned and walked towards them !!! The red carpet and the de-training door were about halfy half so the Queen just did a daintily side step and all's well that ended well.............that introduced grey hair number 6,957.
Jim Brodie......Started at the bottom as a potential steam engine cleaner and worked my way down the ladder. I had hoped to progress to a platform edge white line painter but am right handed and there were only left handed platforms available.

If you remember back as far back as 1864 I sure we could all learn a lot from you - such as the secret of your longevity?

[strang steel]

Yeah nice one John, most of that film footage (if not all of it?) is on Diesel & Electric on 35mm Volumes 1 & 2.

Shot back in the mid/late 1960s when railways WERE RAILWAYS!!. Not arf pop picker's!. All right!.

The G.N. film footage was shot just north of Hatfield on the start of the long curve towards Welwyn Garden City and not as written near Potters Bar.

So, basically, it would seem that anyone can take clips from any commercial video, cut and shut them, add a music soundtrack in order to overwrite the John Huntley version, and pass it off as their own work?

Does copyright mean nothing these days?

[Mickey]

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[mr B]

Micky , I can here them now rattling throu' the BTH Supa Mk1's , with scratching from the Simplex and Kalee's mech's

Could well be mr B if i knew wot you was talking about??.

micky try upstairs in the opperating suite of your local flee-pitt , myself long time working on mostly BTH mech's , the Supa was the daddy of them all - ones i served my time on , even Odeon Leicester Sq had them for cinerama ...

[Mickey]

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[James Brodie]

Metro rails laid in 1864-
I remember it well as I was the loco inspector getting the 51L train crews ready and rehearsed for working the royal train when the Queen did the opening ceremony. We arranged when the driver pulled into the central he would stop left shoulder to left shoulder with a 'gentleman' who would be standing as a marker on the platform. Just as we were pulling up someone called to this chappie and he turned and walked towards them !!! The red carpet and the de-training door were about halfy half so the Queen just did a daintily side step and all's well that ended well.............that introduced grey hair number 6,957.
Jim Brodie......Started at the bottom as a potential steam engine cleaner and worked my way down the ladder. I had hoped to progress to a platform edge white line painter but am right handed and there were only left handed platforms available.

If you remember back as far back as 1864 I sure we could all learn a lot from you - such as the secret of your longevity?

Well when I was a baby I was very very young,,,seriously though this royal train was my last duty before I retired having had three bites at the cherry 1 firing 2 driving 3 inspector. As to learning a lot I'm still learning myself especially about the American railway workings. We in the N/E in the 50s were still doing what our cousins had outlawed at the turn of the century. Their 1939 planned coaches I am afraid we haven't reached their standard yet.
I was proud of being an NER locoman but not too biased not to acknowledge other railways good points. mind you it takes a big swallow to admit to any GWR (spit) ....words fail me!
Jim Brodie.