Great British Train Journeys from above (CH4 Saturdays)

[Newportnobby]

I've really enjoyed this series..............................until tonight's edition about the NYMR. The programme followed the progress of 5428 'Eric Treacy' as it travelled from Whitby to Pickering. Much history about George Stephenson and George Hudson ensued which was very interesting but why, oh why, dumb the whole thing down by constantly referring to the loco as 'an engine called Eric' as if the whole thing was some Thomas the Tank Engine thing? Why not give the real reason for the loco's name? It ruined the whole gloriously scenic episode for this viewer

Edit:- I guess this should have been posted in the Angry Thread but I see no way of moving it there

[Papyrus]

Yes, 'Eric' annoyed me too. Apart from that, it was probably the best of the series so far. I found the commentary of the first one really sickly and I nearly didn't watch any more, but the Ffffffffestiniog episode was better. Good explanation of the design of the double Fffairlie. I think there's one more episode to come.

Cheers,

Chris

[Bealman]

Looks interesting. I'll keep my eyes peeled for it here.

That "Eric" business would annoy me too. Bloody insult to one of the great photographers of the British railway.