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« on: March 03, 2015, 15:33:35 »
I wonder which Punkawallah is in charge of the Portaloo...... Roll Eyes
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« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2015, 17:30:53 »
I shall watch this after tiffin, maybe sitting on my TV for authenticity. I'll need help with my jodhpurs, though!
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« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2015, 18:28:36 »
Quote from: chuffed on March 03, 2015, 15:33:35
I wonder which Punkawallah is in charge of the Portaloo...... Roll Eyes
Not too put to finer point on it I thought portaloo was still making films about great British Railway Journeys !.
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« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2015, 18:37:17 »
Quote from: Four Track, Now! on March 03, 2015, 17:30:53
I shall watch this after tiffin, maybe sitting on my TV for authenticity. I'll need help with my jodhpurs, though!

On the verandah of your bungalow?
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« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2015, 19:53:39 »
Yes, in my pyjamas*, after a shampoo**.

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« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2015, 20:24:02 »
You could instead wear khaki, and carry on up the Khyber.  Tongue
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« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2015, 20:55:47 »
Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on March 03, 2015, 20:24:02
You could instead wear khaki, and carry on up the Khyber.  Tongue

Steady, now. I remember that song in "Privates on Parade", you know...
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« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2015, 07:21:24 »
As a series, I think the production values and the human interest has been absolutely outstanding.
The optimism, resilience and positively radiated by the people relying on these trains was truly humbling. Full marks to the production team for giving us a insight into parts of  the world that so often just seem  to be associated with bad news. When you see what they have to travel on, and what they have to put up with, it makes our gripes with Pacers etc seem very very insignificant indeed!
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« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2015, 09:59:02 »
The ticket collector trying to get the extra fares from those who didn't realise they were in first class ... and the fare evader who said he'd never had to pay before ... all very familiar somehow ...
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« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2015, 11:38:59 »
.....and I would like to add what a very good commentry provided for the programme and extremely well narrated by Bernard Hill  Cheesy
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