1960's Film Nostalgia - Snow (UK)

[itareus]

Well worth 10 minutes of your time..

http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/films/snow.html

 

[Euphod]

Great video, bad music, hard work and not a single glove to be found!

 

[mezzoprezzo]

The only hand protection I saw was the signalman's at 1:17.

I looked a bit like an old bath towel. I believe they had to provide their own.

That signal box scene with the roaring coal fire was a nice contrast to the track workers shovelling the track clear.
The signalman certainly had it made during that spell of bad weather. Lucky bu@@er!

Nice video and link itareus. Thanks for sharing.

 

[SD45T-2]

Shot in the early Diesel era on BR, they don't have yellow ends.

Nicely done. Thanks for finding it.

 

[itareus]

....an old bath towel. I believe they had to provide their own.....

God help you if you ever pulled a (highly polished) lever in a "proper" signal box without a rag to protect the shine from your grubby hands!

... or in fact if you walked into some signal boxes without asking permission (even if you were "the boss") - in extreme cases you were required to take off your shoes in case you damaged the equally highly polished floor!

Glad you enjoyed it, there are some other gems on the forgottenrelics site, not just the videos.

 

[rjhowie]

The music could perhaps have been better but a great watch and a most enjoyable and sheer pleasant bit of nostalgia.

 

[teddytoot]

A lovely nostalgic film for us oldies. I especially liked the shot of the Bristol Pullman at speed. Personally I liked the music and how it integrated with the film but then I'm an oldie who can't stand the modern discordant noise that masquerades as music.

There are more interesting films on that site. I especially like the 1930 one on the narrow gauge Leek & Maniforld Light Railway with the shots of the transporter wagons in use. I wonder if the high speed shot at the end inspired the BBC London to Brighton in 4 minutes TV film of the 1950s.

 

[Deano5]

Nice film, glad I wasn't around in that cold weather without my nice warm gloves.
Just a thought that occurred to me during the part with the 3rd rail in snow, snow is frozen water, water conducts electricity, hmm?
Can the electricity jump through the snow?

 

[Euphod]

I don't think so, seeing as how electricity is hard pressed to travel up a stream of conductive fluid (like urine).

 

[cascaderailroad]

Now I'll be humming that song all day long !:hehe:

Nice links to tunnels, and such, on that page.

 

[deeelare]

I don't think so, seeing as how electricity is hard pressed to travel up a stream of conductive fluid (like urine).

Brings back memories of youngsters challenging one another to whiz on
an electrified fence ! :wave:

--- ,dave

 

[cascaderailroad]

The only surefire bet ... You can't do it twice, in 5 minutes !:hehe:

I would be willing to say that deep snow covering a 3rd rail will, go to ground, and will short out ... usually the current melts the coating of snow on the 3rd rail.

Standing in snow while near electricty ... will git' ya' elektonicuted'

 

[Paulsw2]

I've just volunteered as a snow warden in my London borough, so I was paying close attention to the 'shovel action' on this film. But we've been provided with gloves, so there's obviously been some progress in the last 50 years!

Paul

 

[stovepipe]

Nice to see that film again, I've always thought the music nicely complements the visuals. A classic mash-up job by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

 

[Mick_Berg]

The film itself is pretty good but I think that has to be the lamest film score I've ever heard!
Mick Berg.

 

[airtime]

Thank you for this piece of archive footage, brilliant video, I must agree the music is a bit strange, I do believe the music is a representation of a train starting from a stop position and progressing forward until at full speed.

Must admit, we haven't seen snow like this for many years, but cannot speak too soon, as it might happen again. Also the snow in the UK is awful to deal with, as it freezes within hours and sticks together as one block of ice, making it a lot harder to shift.

Joe Airtime

 

[JCitron]

Thank you for this piece of archive footage, brilliant video, I must agree the music is a bit strange, I do believe the music is a representation of a train starting from a stop position and progressing forward until at full speed.

Must admit, we haven't seen snow like this for many years, but cannot speak too soon, as it might happen again. Also the snow in the UK is awful to deal with, as it freezes within hours and sticks together as one block of ice, making it a lot harder to shift.

Joe Airtime

I agree. This is great stuff. I was fascinated by the links on the bridges and viaducts.

The snow does the same thing up here in New England. It's that heavy wet stuff that hits us all the time due to the moisture off the Atlantic Ocean. We're still feeling the effects of a big No'reaster that hit us Saturday night. There are still over 500,000 people without power in the region due to heavy tree limbs pulling down wires and snapping power poles.

John