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[Marks DTM Calib]

Lots of errors on the railway side.

A class 37 loco with high intensity headlight (rather than a Vac only 40)
Running on single line for many shots
Wrong line for the robbery (hence why the second man crossed the down main to call the signal man)
Engine stopped during the shots of the robbery, then instantly running again when they go to leave.
Enegine sound was of something that was not EE!
Horns were very 'foreign' sounding
The 'train theft' from the shed was equaly bad, takes a good 15 mins to get air up before you can move off.

As for the vac leak, they started by showing air escaping (on a vac setup!) and a twin exhauster diesel will easily pull 21 inch of vac with such a small leak.

Watchable but niggly bits for me

[Varche]

Train spotters the lot of you!

[YZ250]

As Leatherslade Farm is just up the road from me, and the fact that I did my toolmaking apprenticeship with the owner, who's lived in it since the robbery (his parents owned it before him), I thought I'd have a quick look for nostalgia reasons. Sadly it wasn't filmed out this way so I gave it a miss so can't comment on the program.
Sounds like it was worth watching, continuity errors aside.

 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

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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 

Of course you are right Andy

i have never got the hang of pressure/vacuum readings, and usually get confused when they are quoted in the books I read.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

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

Unlikely I think.

I noticed that as we'll Option,and agree it must be an unlikely feature in a police Jaguar.........although lovely in a chivvy version

[Lizzie_Zoom]

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

Ah, us historical purists do Cleggy!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Lots of errors on the railway side.

A class 37 loco with high intensity headlight (rather than a Vac only 40)
Running on single line for many shots
Wrong line for the robbery (hence why the second man crossed the down main to call the signal man)
Engine stopped during the shots of the robbery, then instantly running again when they go to leave.
Enegine sound was of something that was not EE!
Horns were very 'foreign' sounding
The 'train theft' from the shed was equaly bad, takes a good 15 mins to get air up before you can move off.

As for the vac leak, they started by showing air escaping (on a vac setup!) and a twin exhauster diesel will easily pull 21 inch of vac with such a small leak.

Watchable but niggly bits for me

I knew I could rely on a diesel fan Mark to notice such flaws!!

Very interesting stuff which makes such drama's worth the watch! >:   Did you, or anyone else, notice the distinct sound of a steam locomotive pulling the TPO when the diesel was meant to be moving it?!

In "A Coppers Tale" last night, it showed Chief Super Tommy Butler walking down a single line in the lead up to an obvious loop.  So not only was the shot of the train during the night of the robbery shown on the wrong line, but in other scenes it was on a single line.

I wish these productions showed more care with the accuracy of what they are trying to convey

[Andy B]

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I wish these productions showed more care with the accuracy of what they are trying to convey

Weren't they conveying a train robbery .......... and not a history of diesel loco's? 


(I've recorded them, but not watched then yet though  )

[MR MISTER]

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I wish these productions showed more care with the accuracy of what they are trying to convey

Weren't they conveying a train robbery .......... and not a history of diesel loco's? 


(I've recorded them, but not watched then yet though  )

Yes. The less anal among us probably thought it was just cops and robbers.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

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I wish these productions showed more care with the accuracy of what they are trying to convey

Weren't they conveying a train robbery .......... and not a history of diesel loco's? 


(I've recorded them, but not watched then yet though  )

This is always an interesting observation and a realistic one. However, with these productions that are trying to show the "historic" facts of the subject I believe it is important to "get things right" in terms of settings, costumes and practical aspects, including all props.  It is like the Downton Abbey production team allowing a 1940 Rolls Royce in a scene meant to occur in 1920.  No, they correctly used Rolls Royce's and other vehicles contemporary of the period shown, and that is in a fictional story line.  If portraying an historical incident, then it should get most, if not all, spot on in terms of contemporary portrayals.  It does affect the enjoyment of those of us who note such detail, and expect professionals in their game to meet those standards of quality.  It can be the difference between a good production and an excellent one

Just my thoughts!

[MR MISTER]

As the guy on the telly said " Trying to recreate a night in august down sarf, on a single track in Yorkshire in April with four feet of snow was nigh on impossible"

"But we think only the anally retentive will notice".

I made the last bit up.

[05omegav6]

Just wait until the Americans remake it

[Sir Tigger KC]

Yeah the loco will have a massive 'cowcatcher' on the front of it!! 

[MR MISTER]

Except, to the Americans, it wouldn't be the great train robbery, it would be the great petty cash snatch.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Except, to the Americans, it wouldn't be the great train robbery, it would be the great average petty cash snatch.