Trainspotting

[FeelixTC]

Must be me; I found it all a bit patronising.

...........mind, I am a picky bugg person!

[Agrippa]

I recently found a DVD set of the Trainspotting programmes here. I took a chance and bought it, I really don't think the programmes are that bad. The humour is a bit corny though.

I suppose it takes all sorts    one thing that does drive me mad is some of the absolutely awful music featured on some railway DVDs.

If you want to see some beautifully shot footage of preserved railways look on YouTube for a contributor named pennysteam.


http://youtu.be/_UvO9i83XMs

Very nice quality of the video, one thing it showed was how trains are dwarfed by lineside trees, a point
discussed elsewhere on the forum. Strangely  scale height trees seem to look out of place on a layout.

[Bealman]

Yes, that is a paradox. You put real size trees on a model railway layout of any scale, and they seem hugely out of scale.

If you really want boring, try listening to a vinyl record entitled "Steam over Shap" 

[steve836]

I rode behind an A4 on the North Yorkshire  line. I found it rather sad, a bit like seeing a Grand National winner giving rides on the beach at Blackpool if you see what I mean.

[Bealman]

That's an interesting analogy!

[CarriageShed]

I rode behind an A4 on the North Yorkshire  line. I found it rather sad, a bit like seeing a Grand National winner giving rides on the beach at Blackpool if you see what I mean.

At least it wasn't visiting the glue factory...

[silly moo]

I know what you mean about preserved railways, some of the engines never really get a good long run but least they are still moving, and in steam better than being displayed on a plinth in a museum. Some even get to venture on to the mainline.

[steve836]

I know and my head says at least they are being preserved as working engines but my heart still felt sad. Its especially so for B.R. standard types, they were hardly run in when the plug was pulled! :'(