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Title: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: port perran on November 07, 2013, 08:31:21 PM
New series starts on Tuesday Nov 12th at 8-00pm on Sky-1.
Might be worth watching.
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: Newportnobby on November 07, 2013, 10:12:58 PM
Would be nice to see but I won't touch Sky with someone else's bargepole :no:
Thanks for posting it, though!
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: Sprintex on November 07, 2013, 10:16:45 PM
Booked :thumbsup:


Paul
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: scotsoft on November 07, 2013, 10:20:48 PM
Quote from: newportnobby on November 07, 2013, 10:12:58 PM
Would be nice to see but I won't touch Sky with someone else's bargepole :no:
Thanks for posting it, though!

Ditto  ;)
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: OwL on November 07, 2013, 10:23:09 PM
Quote from: newportnobby on November 07, 2013, 10:12:58 PM
Would be nice to see but I won't touch Sky with someone else's bargepole :no:
Thanks for posting it, though!

Ditto. Sky Suck. :thumbsdown:
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: ParkeNd on November 08, 2013, 10:22:30 AM
Thanks for the heads up. Will watch.

Love Sky myself. It's the only way we can see TV pictures here that don't look like they are composed of coloured Rice Krispies.
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: Adam1701D on November 08, 2013, 11:03:58 AM
It could well be interesting - the producers wanted to feature my wife, on the grounds that she "seems to have an interesting family life" but we politly declined... ;)
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: oscar on November 08, 2013, 11:18:59 AM
Sky on Virginmedia, too!
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: Jameswgm on November 10, 2013, 02:25:16 PM
In for this, recently watched the FGW doc series on catch up and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: kesdrive on November 10, 2013, 08:31:10 PM
I too enjoyed FGW series. Have East Coast Trains on series link to watch at my leisure. :bounce:
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: Jameswgm on November 15, 2013, 06:16:51 PM
The state the coach shown was left in was grim. And seriously, the H&S about getting the bag off the track must have taken about 15 mins when all they needed was a hook.  Very similar style to the C5 FGW doc but enjoyable nonetheless.
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: Bob Wild on November 15, 2013, 09:20:58 PM
Very disappointed with the program. There must be more than drunken Stag Parties. Shan't watch any more programs.
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: Adam1701D on November 15, 2013, 09:27:05 PM
Mixed feeling about this documentary. Great to see a positive look at EC (who my wife works for) but dissapointed by the samey fly-one-the wall content.

Considering most of the EC staff who appeared in the last docusoap soon found themselves out of a job, it's no surprise that Sky struggled to find volunteers for this one and some of the participants have family members in very senior positions.

I'll say no more on the subject, or I'll get into trouble!   :angel:
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: port perran on November 15, 2013, 09:36:32 PM
It was OK but I found the music too intrusive.
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: ParkeNd on November 16, 2013, 12:58:48 AM
Quote from: Bob Wild on November 15, 2013, 09:20:58 PM
Very disappointed with the program. There must be more than drunken Stag Parties. Shan't watch any more programs.

Entertaining but not as polished as the similar series on First Great Western which has the advantage of being on the more refined side of the country.  :-*

Richard Wilson's commentary was too much Victor Meldrew and the drunks were almost up to the standard of those in Bouncers in Colchester and Clacton.
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: Bob Wild on November 16, 2013, 09:20:16 PM
Quote from: ParkeNd on November 16, 2013, 12:58:48 AM

First Great Western which has the advantage of being on the more refined side of the country.  :-*


What an outrageous comment. It is based around God's Own County: York - the centre of the East Coast Main Line; Doncaster the home of Saint Nigel Gresley !!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Gresley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Gresley) not to mention the Flying Scotsman and the speed record
Title: Re: All Aboard: East Coast Trains (New TV Series)
Post by: MikeDunn on November 16, 2013, 10:23:26 PM
Yup, and it paints a really depressing picture overall ...

Watched about 10 minutes, based on some comment here, and to be honest - it's 10 minutes I'll never get back ...

Talk about a lousy programme ... the part I saw was just stuffed with idiots and stereotypes - I mean, it doesn't take a genius to get a hook on a pole & pull up a dropped bag instead of walking to the end of the platform & then back down the track, with the hold-ups to trains that causes !  And drunks in Newcastle ?  Oh come on ... everyone know that !

Won't be wasting any more time on this drivel ...  Adam, your wife made a very good decision to avoid being on !