Upcoming TV show on British Rail
Feb 15, 2015 17:59:35 GMT
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Post by snoggle on Feb 15, 2015 17:59:35 GMT
Just seen via Twitter.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b053pxdr
to be broadcast on BBC4 on 24 Feb 2015 at 2100 - part of the usually excellent Timeshift series.
"Timeshift revisits Britain's railways during the era of nationalisation. For all its bad reputation today, the old British Rail boldly transformed a decayed, war-torn Victorian transport network into a system fit for the 20th century. With an eye firmly on the future, steam made way for diesel and electric, new modern stations like Euston were built, and Britain's first high-speed trains introduced.
Made with unique access to the British Transport Films archive, this is a warm corrective to the myth of the bad old days of rail, but even it can't hide from the horror that was a BR sandwich."
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b053pxdr
to be broadcast on BBC4 on 24 Feb 2015 at 2100 - part of the usually excellent Timeshift series.
"Timeshift revisits Britain's railways during the era of nationalisation. For all its bad reputation today, the old British Rail boldly transformed a decayed, war-torn Victorian transport network into a system fit for the 20th century. With an eye firmly on the future, steam made way for diesel and electric, new modern stations like Euston were built, and Britain's first high-speed trains introduced.
Made with unique access to the British Transport Films archive, this is a warm corrective to the myth of the bad old days of rail, but even it can't hide from the horror that was a BR sandwich."
You try finding those these days on a train. More likely you'll get microwaved bacon stuffed in a over grilled panini.
