Inside the factory BBC2 - Series 7

[43055]

This weeks Radio Times shows a new series of 'Inside the factory' on BBC2 9pm from Monday. The first episode sees Gregg Wallace at Alstom/Bombardier in Derby by the looks of things following the production of the class 720's.

 

[anamyd]

I've never heard of Grey Wallace, but I'm looking forward to watching this on the 1/8/22.

 

[43055]

I've never heard of Grey Wallace, but I'm looking forward to watching this on the 1/8/22.

Should be Gregg Wallace. Changed the original post.

 

[43096]

I wonder if anyone will be brave enough to ask why they release new trains from the factory that are riddled with faults?

 

[Snow1964]

I wonder how selective tonight’s programme will be.

Would love to see a scene where someone turns it on first time, and computer says no faults, ready for service. Somehow don’t think they will have filmed this

 

[Mikey C]

Quite a bit different from the normal places they visit, will Gregg be able to control his (over) excitement

It will be interesting if the Class 701 elephant in the room comes up at all, or whether the factory is painted as producing world leading products...

 

[Hophead]

Given the trouble they've been having, it wouldn't be much of a surprise to find that they just let him loose for while with a spanner.

 

[dgl]

Greg why don't you have a go at building one, you couldn't do any worse!

Also, "what's that building over there, it looks even bigger that the factory"
"that's our warranty repair department!"

 

[Mikey C]

Very interesting. Was looking out to see all the parked 701s!

 

[anamyd]

I thought this was amazing! When I had seen inside Derby Litchurch Lane before on a Crossrail programme when Bombardier was making the 345s, I had already seen them put the body panels/doors and cabs etc on the underframes, but in this programme, during Alstom's build of the GA 720s, they were like "it's made from aluminium, but how is aluminium made and where does that come from?" and they literally show the smelting

Spoiler

I learned things like how they roughen the body panels so the paint sticks to them, and how even the cabs are made in the UK, in a place down the road (which I didn't realise!) from GRP (glass-reinforced plastic). The bit with the horns was funny

 

[eastwestdivide]

In a programme about trains, I enjoyed the use of the London bus as a unit of measurement.

 

[Snow1964]

Very interesting. Was looking out to see all the parked 701s!

There were couple clearly visible in the drone shots towards the end when they were showing train on test track. But not rows and rows of them.

In the section on cabs, there were some orange ones in background of fitting out shop, presumably class 730 cabs

Everything was Alstom, except the scene where bogies were being fitted and bogie clearly had Bombardier name on it.

 

[Falcon1200]

In a programme about trains, I enjoyed the use of the London bus as a unit of measurement.

So did I, but at least it is a form of transport, better than using football pitches !

I was most impressed by the length of their electrified test track, however.

 

[Mikey C]

Next Monday's Inside the Factory (BBC2) visits ADL/Plaxton to see (I assume) how the E400EV is made

 

[geoffk]

I thought it was an interesting programme although Gregg got a bit over-excited with his big train set. He even drove a train and managed not to hit the buffers.

 

[krus_aragon]

In a programme about trains, I enjoyed the use of the London bus as a unit of measurement.

Particularly apt, as I'd have to catch a train to London to measure one of said buses...

 

[swt_passenger]

I suppose what we didn’t hear: “If any part isn’t quite right we can easily swap it out for the same part off another production line nearby”.

 

[anamyd]

Next Monday's Inside the Factory (BBC2) visits ADL/Plaxton to see (I assume) how the E400EV is made

I wasn't expecting that, but it makes sense, staying on the public transport equipment theme

 

[Ashley Hill]

In a programme about trains, I enjoyed the use of the London bus as a unit of measurement.

Was it a RM or RML ?

 

[ExRes]

Finally got round to watching on catch up this evening, found it to be an interesting watch even allowing for the juvenile CBeebies presentation from Wallace

 

[Davester50]

Finally got round to watching on catch up this evening, found it to be an interesting watch even allowing for the juvenile CBeebies presentation from Wallace

I can't watch any of his programmes, despite the subject matter being of interest.