T.V. PROGRAMMES ALERT

[Jacksparrow]

Coming up on BBC four over xmas. Slow tv. One of those silent ones again apart from the natural sounds. This time a camera or two on board the Flying Scotsman. All aboard, Choo, Choo.

You won't be hearing many natural sounds with 95 tons of steam locomotive chuffing,wheezing and rattling along hauling ten coaches. BUTfor me it is a must see & hear. Thanks for the early signal Willpar.

[nuthatch]

Is this the London>Brighton in 4 minutes film, Willpar ??
Good, that, especially when it goes through tunnels

No, it'll be on for ages, Placi - stoke up the fire and have the HB to hand

[Willpar]

They usually last for around two hours placi.

[Willpar]

The Flying Scotsman update.

Thursday 29th December.
Duration 1 hour.
Through the Severn valley.
From the footplate.

Looking forward to this.

[nuthatch]

[Jacksparrow]

The Flying Scotsman update.

Thursday 29th December.
Duration 1 hour.
Through the Severn valley.
From the footplate.

Looking forward to this.

Me too. If you want to see it in the metal it will be at Minehead in September 2017.

[nuthatch]

I watched this last night at 9pm it was giving me goose bumps too

[Placido]

If the heavy mekkle buffs among us didn't catch "The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys" last evening then it's repeated tomorrow, Thursday, at mignite.
S'pose it's on iPlayer too.

Special bit about Plymouth ........

It mentions the old North British Hotel (now The Balmoral apparently ) in Edinburgh - I was there on the day following the Birmingham Pub Bombings on Thurs, 21 Nov 1974. We'd travelled up by train on the morning of Friday, 22 Nov and learned more about it on the hotel TV when we arrived (pre-internet of course).

[greenfinch2]

We have train journeys every night 6 Oclock bbc2

[Placido]

Next Wed/Thu/Fri, 29/30/31 March - BBC1: "MasterChef" returns

Get ready for custard ravioli . I kid you not ........