Vintage railway film - Look at Life - Draw the Fires - 1963
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Published 2023-12-30
All Comments (21)
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The optimism of this era seems so short-lived.
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I work for the company that was once run and largely owned by Alan Pegler, the Saviour of Flying Scotsman. We rail enthusiasts all owe him our gratitude for saving Flying Scotsman from being scrapped.
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Brilliant slice of history, thank you for putting this up 😊👍
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1963... a very memorable year for British Railways... some nice footage here. Thanks for posting.
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0:59 There’s Scotsman on its final service run, at 40 year old. After this run, it went to Doncaster for a heavy overhaul (which was done in 3 weeks, nowadays this would take 10 years). Most locos were withdrawn after 30 years, so this is another reminder of Scotsman’s heavy working life.
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Prof. Eric Laithwaite at 8:53. I grew up with him on the BBC, a good explainer and engineer.
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Back in 1963 they intended to remove all steam by 1972. In reality it was over by 1968 and in their place was a rag bag of diesels, most of which were redundant within 10 years such was the hurry to get rid of steam. The Western Region was allowed to go its own way with untested diesel hydraulic engines which in hindsight were a total failure and cost and enormous amount to replace with the much better, tested diesel electrics
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You could afford to use the trains then . Now it’s line the shareholders pockets !
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With Bluebell and York, there was hope.
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The signalman's haircut was a look to behold!
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Good planning. Build the Bletchley flyover, then close the line it carrys!! A few years later
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This is a great documentary
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The guy narrating this film Tim Turner was the uncredited actor for Jason in the 1963 film Jason and the Argonauts. As the actor who played Jason was American Todd Armstrong and the film was British, they didn't want an American accent, so Tim Turners voice was dubbed over Todd Armstrongs voice.
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What a wonderful film. I was playing with my new Kato M2 track and Kato locomotive just to see if it would run. Had to clean some contacts and the locomotive is running great. Interesting to see how really dirty the old steam engines were. The blackened bridges. Thanks for the video.
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Thank you for uploading I love the old coloured documentaries
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Thank you for a view into the past. Appreciate seeing a steam model on your platform. Cheers to all! ❤😊
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Those people, such as Marples and Beeching would change their opinions if they could now see the state of our overcrowded roads. Railways are our future, not something to be consigned to history!!
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06:54 I think that's where the West Coast Main Line runs alongside the M1 near Watford Gap service station.
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Really great film, thoroughly enjoyed it
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Thank you for sharing
