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Flying Scotsman

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by 73129, Aug 24, 2010.

  1. John Petley

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    I didn't see the programme but 35018 went to Barry. Not 35028, which was purchased directly from BR in 1967. If you saw a Merchant beginning "3502...", it could have been 35022, 35025, 35027 or 35029, all of which went to Woodhams Bros as well.
     
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    Yours to enjoy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p011vfqw/4472-flying-scotsman#group=p01277qd

    Forty minutes well spent.

    I also understand the programme on BBC4 on the 29th is due to be transmitted on New Years Day, minus the commentary.
     
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    Indeed. Some lovely footage, Alan Pegler seems like a likeable sort and a rather nice elegiac quality to the whole thing.
     
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    Some of the aerial footage is quite amazing - the scenery around Peterborough is unrecognisable now. I think it's great the BBC seems to have left this up permanently on iPlayer, and there's a lot in that 'Collection' series that, if you have a 'smart' TV, makes for very entertaining viewing.

    The programme was first transmitted on 11/8/1968 on BBC Two at 21:40 -
    http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=4472#search

    -and then seemed to be a Christmas staple for a few years!
     
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    I met Alan pegler at the ffestiniog in 2007 I think. I was captivated by his charm and upbeat attitude.
     
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    I went to a talk by him I think he came across as a quite unassuming type, one of life's gentlemen
     
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    I watched the Flying Scotsman a Rail Romance documentary the other day, I always thought he came across as one of life's gents, when Tony Marchington bought 60103 he said one of the first phone calls he got was from Alan Peglar. I think that says a lot about him.
     
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    Spent a bit of time with the relevant few minutes and the pause button last night. You can clearly make out 80151, 42765 and 47357, all Barry locomotives.

    Adds a sense of hopefulness to it, I think. The documentary's about the sad end of steam and yet a lot of the locomotives shown actually end up with new leases of life.
     
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    Yes, I always associated it with Christmas Eve!
     
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    Amazing how yet, as a child and being interested in trains I never, ever saw it! Well, maybe this year I shall watch it on Christmas Eve; I'll have to get a network connection into my STB though... and luckily, my TV is 4:3 so there'll be no pillarboxing going on!
     
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    I watched that Scotsman programme the other day. I think pretty much each of the locos in the scrap line ended up preserved. Is the start of that programme narrated by Fulton Mackay of Porridge fame?
     
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    The storage tanks in the opening shot give the location away as Barry. as here
    http://simonwhittinghamphotography.zenfolio.com/p782138743/h31ecc4c6#h31ecc4c6
    Later the camera passes the Duke IIRC.
     
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    The BBC4 Prog aired last night. No comentary, no music, no over exited presenters. just the loco crew going about their jobs. Superb
     
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    Yes, I watched it, thought it was excellent. Even my wife quite liked it!
     
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    it was good too watch, and true to life, who else has struggled to get a 3 cylinder loco to start :oops:, or overfired and lifted a valve :Shamefullyembarrased:
     
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