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  1. timmydunn

    Which rail company did the rousing post-Covid "welcome back..." TV advert

    ...which, from memory, was filmed down the central aisle of a few carriages, was hugely positive and confident in its welcoming of folk back to the railway? I think there was a bloke with a beard - maybe a guard - doing the narration. I had thought it was Scotrail, but I can't find any...
  2. timmydunn

    King's Cross 24 hour clock

    I can't think of any others (top of my head) - but does anyone know exactly why the clock on Platform 1 has the 24 hour clock on it? How old the clock is I don't know; it's poss the non-roman numerals were added later as they are in Gill Sans type.
  3. timmydunn

    The Architecture The Railways Built - Series 3 on UKTV's Yesterday channel

    As noted in another thread, Series 3 has started this week. We're always keen to hear whether what you liked or would like to see in future; audience feedback has been very important in shaping what we do. These were all filmed during winter lockdowns, so you may notice a few unusual situations...
  4. timmydunn

    The Railways of Sodor: a history lecture by the Reverend Awdry

    Many years ago, the Rev Awdry and his brother George wrote up the history of Sodor's railways, people, and places. Wilbert made it into a lecture, touring the various early preservation societies. Later, notes were condensed into a now long out-of-print book. The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum at...
  5. timmydunn

    1984 BREL International prototype coach - or mockup?

    Hi all. I've come across this ad from 1984 for the BREL International Coach. It's based on the MkIII. But it doesn't look quite like the ones I see on Traintesting.com - there seem to be different access doors, and there's a significant under-body structure that the final version doesn't appear...

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