Great British Railway Journeys BBC 2 18:30hrs Mon-Fri.......

[BrianB]

Interesting documentary on the places the railway served but not much about the railways themself.

Yes, that's been the main problem with any 'railway programs' on Australian TV - more like a tourist documentary with very little railway content !

Watch a 60 minute program, and if you're really lucky, you might get 5-10 minutes of railway scenes, often taken from a distance (i.e background scenery).

[rlmathers]

A brownie point for anyone who can tell who built the first Rocket.

Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977)

Can I have a badge aswell to sew on mi tunic.

[dkightley]

Can I have a badge aswell to sew on mi tunic.

Nope! Cos you're hopelessly wrong!!

Or are you just hopeless?

[Tonysmedley]

These programmes are based on the original old Bradshaw's Handbook originally issued in 1863.
I have just acquired a facsimile copy as a belated Christmas present to myself!

It is quite small in size -- about 14cm x 18cm -- but with something like 400 pages it is 4 cm thick.

It is not easy to read! Most of the book comprises detailed descriptions of towns interspersed occasionally with brief details of particular routes.

The book actually comprises 4 separate geographical sections, each with its own index and page numbering and you have to skim thorugh the book to see where a section starts. There are a few quite detailed maps of cities, although some of those in the original copy used to make this edition are too far gone to be reproduced. There are also quite a few illustrations of "cultural"! sites, churches, castles etc.

For such a comprehensive reproduction, well printed and presented the book is surprisingly affordable. I paid £9.99 to "Telegraph Books" post and packing included.

Tony

[CaptainBazza]

No sign of the prog showing down here. We rather enjoy watching Coast and have seen most series.

Cheers Bazza

[45002]

No sign of the prog showing down here. We rather enjoy watching Coast and have seen most series.

Cheers Bazza

Treat yourself Bazza to the dvd,both series 1 and 2 are on dvd

MARTIN

[theokus]

Interesting documentary on the places the railway served but not much about the railways themself.

It's about the possibilities and the impact that the train had.The train made Great Britain reachable for everyone.
The train made employment.

And then came the car and Beeching...

What struck me most is the intelligence of the people on developments in technology and inventions. Architecture.
And what very fine is that many of those issues have been preserved.

[Tonysmedley]

This is of interest!


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bradshaws-Handb ... 878&sr=1-1

[Tonysmedley]

Amazon now offer this book at £ 5.00 including delivery!

Tony