The Bristol Railway Archive

Quick note for tomorrow nights (Oct 23) viewing on BBC 4

20:30 -21:00 Railway Walks - The Whisky Train
In Scotland Julia walks the Speyside Way, the route that once served the whisky industry.

21:00 -21:40 Nation on Film - The British Transport Films
A look at some of the work produced by the post war British Transport Film unit.

21:40 -22:00 Elizabethan Express
Made in 1954, this documentary follows a train from Kings Cross to Edinburgh.

22:00 -23:00 Great Railway Journeys
Series 1, Confessions of a Train Spotter
Railway enthusiast Michael Palin travels from Euston in London to the Kyle of Lochalsh.

23:00 -23:50 Metroland
1973 documentary. John Betjeman takes a nostalgic view around the Metropolitan Line.

Also this coming Sunday afternoon Oct 26, "Down The Line" on BBC 1 at 4:25.
Travel journalist Simon Calder takes a journey from Portishead to Minehead.

Looks like this is our local portion of this series. Just checked the BBC site for this programme and there is one for just about each area of the country being shown this Sunday at the same time. I wonder if all the programmes will be available to view.

Fingers crossed they're all on BBC iPlayer!

I do hope those of you who viewed the BTC film of the Elizabethan train from Kings Cross noted that the PASSENGERS! were travelling in a civilised manner,no phones laptops etc:and the service in the dinning car and although the train was full the people were comfortable not like todays open seating where get in as many customers in as small a space as possible, lots of noise and people walking up and down to the buffet uk! and the beauty of it all was when I was working I had the best seat of all

Right on there tugboat