The Line That Refused To Die (first shown January 3rd 1980)
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- repeated 30th September 1980. A railway dies when its heart is rotten and its owners no longer believe in it. In 1954, the narrow-gauge Festiniog line in North Wales was dead. It had turned away passengers, trees grew through its track, and its upper section was soon to be drowned by a hydro-electric scheme.
From the earliest days, when hordes of workmen struggled to build its mile-long embankment across the tide-ripped Glaslyn estuary, the line had a threatened existence. But the latest disaster seemed final. Railway expert Robert Symes uncovers the background story of the Festiniog's many brushes with death, and how a new generation of determined men brought it triumphantly to life once more. Film cameraman PETER CHAPMAN Film sound IAN SANSAM Film editors COLIN JONES , GEOFF MOORE Producer ROBIN BOOTLE Contributors
Robert Symes
Peter Chapman
Editors: Colin Jones, Geoff Moore
This is one of the video clips I have collected for the Ffestiniog Railway video archive.
A list of known programs is here: www.festipedia...
This is from a 2nd generation copy of the tape sent to the FR by the producers. I have a better transfer from Bob Symes own vhs tape, which is also used for the dvd available here:
www.sprucestudi...
Hopefully one day there will be a proper release from the BBC of this excellent program.
And now the Welsh Highland Railway is completely reinstated too, these lines are an absolutely great example of what can be done with determination creativity and foresight. Marvellous thank you.
Bob Symes and Alan Garraway... Both sadly missed, but never forgotten.
did Bob actually drive the steam engine or was he just having a ride on her
@@eliotreader8220 No idea.
Pure magic, just love Bob, I visited his Guildford home and garden railway in the 70s, he presented my friend Warren and myself with a trophy for our junior model layout at the Astolat, Guildford Model Railway Exhibition. What a great railway the Ffestiniog is!
A very well done documentary. I learned a lot of it's history. Thank you for sharing this.
Great film, thanks for uploading
Indeed, a really interesting video with some long forgotten views of dereliction, now gratefully left in the past in most cases.
Very interesting! I like the insightful look at their carriage construction in preservation days.
seeing Welsh pony in this shows how much Work the Ffestininog railway has carried out to return her to working condison again after 80 years Hip hip horray
And snooker tables, don't forget that!
its wonder seeing Welsh Pony appear in this as they fully restored the steam loco to steam recently
Guess this guy was the 'Brian Blessed' of the day back then!
Full of their own self importance back then
I am not a number