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« on: January 20, 2025, 19:09:50 »
Just watched this little gem of a BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) documentary from 1960 about the operation of, and the people associated with, the West Highland Line from Glasgow to Mallaig.

Very atmospheric. I particularly like the random lineside stop to pick up children for their journey to school, with Mum equipped with a ladder!
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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2025, 19:48:55 »
Thanks for that, JayMac.

Thirty minutes of fascinating railway history - well worth watching.

I liked the apparently inordinate amounts of atmospheric pollution, and the broad Scottish burrs from the locals in the commentary.  Grin
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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2025, 22:42:07 »
Will that be the London train on the other platform at Queen Street?

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« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2025, 09:36:36 »
Thanks Jaymac - wonderful, not least because a very short time afterwards all this would change.

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I particularly like the random lineside stop to pick up children for their journey to school, with Mum equipped with a ladder!

From the name given for this stop (Lengthsman's Cottage), perhaps they were children of a railway employee based in a remote location?
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« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2025, 11:26:21 »
And the way the returned home by being dropped by the guard into the arms of (probably) their father. Health & Safety? What's that? Grin
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« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2025, 12:42:52 »
I remember the old Fort William station - in the centre of town rather that the outskirts it is now. And that westmost platform line that continued mysteriously along the quayside. Semaphores, tokens and steam - wonderful film.
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« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2025, 18:15:42 »
After a listen, some of the audio seems to be courtesy of the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) radiophonic workshop.

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