A Sense of the Past: Midland Red with Graeme Garden (1986)

Graeme Garden (of 'The Goodies' fame) presents a 1986 documentary about the history of the Midland Railway in the UK.Includes footage of 'City of Wells' at York, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway's first station, Liverpool Road, in Manchester, and various stations and buildings of the Midland Railway, including those at Nottingham, Derby, London St. Pancras.The documentary shows the old Derby station buildings before the existing station buildings were constructed.Shows St Pancras before it was restored/reconstructed to become London's new Eurostar terminal. The documentary culminates with footage of Duchess of Hamiltion on the Settle - Carlisle line - the Midland Railway's route to Scotland, before she was re-streamlined by the national railway museum.

[@Hodaris_Darlin]

I keep expecting Tim & Bill to appear out of nowhere & start doing a silly skit! 😅

[@LesD9]

Anyone know what Midland Red (a bus company) had to do with the Midland Railway?

[@locowerke]

Hear, hear!