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[Lizzie_Zoom]

Last night there was the first of two episodes on The Great Train Robbery of 1963, this one being a "Robbers Tale", the next tonight "A Coppers Tale".

I personally found it very good, and I am sure, although a dramatisation, as close as possible to what actually happened.

A question for all those interested in railway matters though: Although the fireman obeyed correctly the instruction by the driver to ring the signal box, conforming to Rule 55, why did the guard take well over 15 minutes to check on why the train had not moved for so long?  Not only had the robbers got things slightly wrong in connecting the brake vacuum pipe to the dummy and not at first making a true seal for the engine and uncoupled mail coach to move forward, but they revved the diesel engine and made the mail (TPO) coach/rest of the train shudder. It was only once the vacuum reached 20 bar that they eventually got the BR driver to move forward the engine and TPO coach.  Throughout this time the guard apparently heard or felt nothing, or at least didn't even react by looking out of his guards window, and just did nothing - was he asleep, or was there something more sinister?!  I also understood that the guards compartment had a repeating vacuum gauge, so would he have not noticed the strange things happening with the vacuum?

Apart from this, and a tv aerial on a chimney of the farmhouse that was not around in 1963, I still believe this is a good production.

Tonights episode should be just as compelling!

[MR MISTER]

The answers to your queries are:























Get a life.

[kevinp58]

Also there was a modern gas flue on the side of the farmhouse also plastic waste pipe  and as it was meant to be in august there was a little snow in a ditch and no leaves on the trees.  But apart from that a very good drama and egerly await tonights coppers tales

[henryd]

I enjoyed last night's as well,looking forward to part 2

[cleggy]

The answers to your queries are:























Get a life.

 

[kevinp58]

well part 2 was not a let down I think it was better than last nights  but just another couple of mistakes plastic double glazing in the hotel that reynolds was arrested in and concrete sleepers which I doubt were around then. 

[Vamps]

I will have to catch up with part 2 as swmbo wanted to watch the other side, enjoyed part 1, but also enjoyed the TV Mrs Briggs, disappointing though as I though the end might have been different, knowing what happened before........

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Continuity errors really piss me off. :

 Otherwise not a bad watch.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I  noticed that the white Plod Mk2 Jag came a with a full length sunroof........

Unlikely I think.

[Andy B]

....
It was only once the vacuum reached 20 bar that  .... .....

I should think we'd still be waiting for such a vacuum 





maybe 20"Hg 

[Vamps]

....
It was only once the vacuum reached 20 bar that  .... .....

I should think we'd still be waiting for such a vacuum 





maybe 20"Hg 

Wimp, you waited till she went off line.........

[Andy B]

....
It was only once the vacuum reached 20 bar that  .... .....

I should think we'd still be waiting for such a vacuum 





maybe 20"Hg 

Wimp, you waited till she went off line.........

 

I might be daft ....... but not stupid 
Besides, I've only just seen the post 

[Vamps]

....
It was only once the vacuum reached 20 bar that  .... .....

I should think we'd still be waiting for such a vacuum 





maybe 20"Hg 

Wimp, you waited till she went off line.........

 

I might be daft ....... but not stupid 
Besides, I've only just seen the post

Quite recent for me too.........

[kevinp58]

....
It was only once the vacuum reached 20 bar that  .... .....

I should think we'd still be waiting for such a vacuum 





maybe 20"Hg 

Wimp, you waited till she went off line.........

Ah yes but she will be back. 

[cleggy]

I'm going into hiding when she does, besides it's STEMO's fault.

Set in 1963 with music from 1967 Then again who cares