Railway Roundabout 1959 'The Skye Line (Fort William to Mallaig)
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Still in Scotland, we now turn to the famous West Highland line from Fort William to Mallaig, famous for it's fishing trade and for it's spectacular scenery.
Nowadays, you're likely to see to see on the route either the preserved LNER K1 No.62005 or LNER K4 No.61994 as well as a couple of the preserved LMS Black 5s.
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I was born 4 years after this was filmed, and so much has changed, and little of it for the better. Of course, it wasn't a perfect time, but life was so much simpler in those days, and there were no computers or flippin' all-pervasive mobile 'phones, gaudy signposts, loud music or congested roads. No silly fashion clothing and ludicrous tattoos or hairstyles. Steam was still king and I really miss it!
Agreed!
Wonderful to know that you can still travel this route by steam train.
Wonderful scenery from the train, even in black and white.🚂❤🇦🇺🇬🇧The train is beautiful also.
Love that posh o voice.
In Gaelic, the emphasis is on the first syllable. So the pronunciation is MALLaig, not Mi'laig.
Not to mention BANavie, not banAvie
I needed to know why they couldn’t dig a tunnel and do an extension for most of the mainline Trains so that they could extend the unused abandoned underground train stations. Why couldn’t they use the part D78 Stock train doors on the sides and also restructure the front face of the A60 and A62 stock which will include the class 507, class 508, class 313, class 314 and class 315 remix and make them all together and also redesign all of them into an overhead wire line trains and also make most of them into Five carriages per units and also having three Disabled Toilets on those Five cars per units A60 and A62 stock trains and also convert the A60 and A62 stock trains into a Gardner 6LXC, Cummins M11, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Scania N112, Gardner LG1200 and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Engines and also put the Loud 7-Speed Voith Gearboxes even Loud 10-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Gearboxes in the A60 and A62 stock, class 507, class 508, class 313, class 314, and class 315 and also modernise the A60 and A62 stock and make it into 11 carriages per unit so it could have fewer doors, more tables, computers and mobile phone chargers? A Stock Train and 8 Disabled Toilets on those A stock trains. why couldn’t we refurbish and modernise the waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel and make it even much more Larger and extend it to the bank station, making it into a Triple-Track Railway Line so those Five countries such as Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden to convert the waterloo and city line Triple-Track Railway tunnel into a High-Speed Railway lines? The Third Euro tunnel Triple-Track Railway line to make it 11 times better for passengers so they could go from A to B. Then put the modernised 11 carriages per unit A Stock and put them on a bigger modernised Waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel so it could go to bank station to those Five countries such as Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. The modernised refurbished 11 carriages per unit A stock could be a High Speed The Third Triple-Track Euro Tunnel Train So it is promising and 47 times a lot more possible to do this kind of project if that will be OK for London Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. oh by the way, could they also tunnel the Triple-Track Railway Line so it will stop from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex so that the Passengers will go to Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and also extend the Triple-Track Railway Line from the Bank to Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Stations so that more people from there could go to Australia, Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden more Easily. Why couldn't they extend the Piccadilly Line and also build brand-new underground train stations so it could go even further right up to Clapton, Wood Street can they also make another brand new underground train station in Chingford and could they extend the Piccadilly Line and the DLR right up to Chingford? All of the classes 150, 155, 154, 117, 114, 105, and 106, will be replaced by all of the Gardner 6LXC, Cummins M11, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Scania N112, Gardner LG1200 and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Five carriages three disabled toilets are air conditioning trains including Highams Park for extended roots which is the Piccadilly line and the DLR trains. Could you also convert all of the 1973 stock trains into an air-conditioned maximum speed 78 km/hours (48 MPH) re-refurbished and make it into a 8 cars per unit if that will be alright, and also extend all of the Piccadilly train stations to make more space for all of the extended 8 car per unit 1973 stock air condition trains and can you also build another Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive Companies and can they order Every 87 Octagon and Every 48 Hexagon shape LNER diagram unique small no.13 and unique small no.11 Boilers from those Countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, can they make Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive speeds by up to 147MPH so you can try and test it on the Original Mainline so it will be much more safer for the Passengers to enjoy the 147MPH speed Limit only for HS2 and Channel Tunnel mainline services, if they needed 16 Carriages Per units, can they use those class 55’s, class 44’s, class 40’s and class 43HST Diesel Locomotive’s right at the Back of those 18 Carriages Per Units so they can take over at the Back to let those Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s have a rest for those interesting Journeys Please!!!!!!!!!!!!, oh can you make all of those 18 Tonne Boxes of Coal for all of those 147MPH Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s so the Companies will Understand us PASSENGER’S!!!! So please make sure that the Builders can do as they are told!!!!!! And PLEASE do something about these very very important Professional ideas Please? Prime Minister of England, Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister of Germany, Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister of Poland and that Includes the Mayor of London.
Fabulous footage, and to think those mk1 coaches are barely a year or two old then!
Wouldn't it be wonderful, just for once, that we could get commentary that a) doesn't sound like an utter that from a bygone era but more importantly b) can actually pronounce ANY of the place names. If this guy could get it wrong, he did!
Banavie not Bana vie
CorpaCH not Corpak
Locheil not Lochale
Arisaig not Ari Zaig
Mallaig not Ma laig
It's not difficult.
Never seen such old footage fabulous Harry Potter gave this line publicity but don't think it needed it. Summer steam trains running long before Harry came along.
There are some short tunnels between Glenfinnan and Lochailort.
i am from fort william and its funny hearing someone say the place names wrong... lol
I'm English, but have holidayed in and around Fort William for almost 50 years... I apologise for the narrator's mis-pronunciation... We get the same with place names in Yorkshire too! You'd think they'd do some research first! Splendid film though!
Apart from narration, this is a wonderful piece if rememberance to the line. Having travelled it twice now, it's amazing for me to see how much as been done to renature that part of Scotland. Note how little trees there are along Glenfinnan viaduct and station in the film, and how many there are nowadays. Thanks for posting! I might want to include that vid in my future homepage. :o)
the Narrator sounds to me like the 1960s BBC newsreader Peter Woods
rab parritch It is.
The West Highland Line today is one of the few railway lines in Britain where one can still catch a glimpse of the past. I envy those who in the 1950s took the time to travel across Britain by train before so much of the British railway network was closed.
you will see original macbrayne buses if you visit the bus museum at lathalmond near dunfermline fife on their open weekend in august
This is a great video but they did slip up as bit in not educating the otherwise impeccable narrator. (I'm a Scot btw!). Good to see a good old K2, 61784, in action again, they could have been designed for the line, as they were so well matched to it and well liked by the crews. This also gives a good idea of the running speeds on the line in those days, Also good to see the MacBrayne steamer as well, NOT Calmac please note! Thanks for sharing it! Ken
The ferry at the end of the film - The MV Loch Seaforth - was a rather unlucky boat, and the only MacBrayne's vessel ever to sink and be written off whilst still in service (1973).
Oh well, he pronounced a couple of the nameplaces right...but not many...otherwise, a fascinating watch.
A great piece of footage. Thanks for uploading. It’s a shame things just keep changing faster and faster in the Highlands and not for the better.
Do you remember the MacBratne red and green half lorrie/truck, half bus
I've always liked narrators with lovely speaking voices like this. They always sounded like nice people to me.
I'm a Scot btw.
JAZZ MAN Just a shame he couldn't pronounce any of the place-names properly.
In those days all TV voices were cut glass Queen's English. Even the newsreaders (Richard Baker) and DJ's like David Jacobs had the same posh accents.
Working class voices weren't allowed on TV.
@@johncarden8985 They were, but they were more regional accents on local stations. However, there is nothing wrong with received pronunciation or similar, just as there is nothing wrong with regional accents. Sadly, we are losing those with so much mobility in where people live.
Pity he couldn't pronounce one place name correctly.
@@andyross8682 oh be fair he nailed Glenfinnan and Fort William 2 out of 9 aint bad
My kids call the viaduct "the Harry Potter Bridge" but i point out the significance of this viaduct and route.
Excellent shooting.
och aye the noo......see you jimmy....he has to be English,would'nt understand a jock
And apparently Morar did not exist.
No longer a Scottish 'Institution'. I wonder why........................🤔
Anyone any footage of 673 maude working this line?
Is that Nicholas Courtney narrating?
The Ravaloxian Whovian I'd go for Peter Woods......
People here are so touchy about pronunciation. Calm down he is Gaelic, give him a break
better an understandable Englishman "gentleman" doing his best, than some chippyhis
Scot with a fried mars bar in gob
Did you mean to call yourself 'dayofthejackal'? Tom Weir, sadly now gone, was a fine presenter and there are plenty more who would have done a very good job.
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100th like . Great video .
Great video ,pitty they chose an English narator who couldnt pronounce the place names
And there I was waiting to see what a hash he'd make of "Loch nan uamh" :)
i wish the nartator got the place names right
i wish the commentrator got the wrods right
Before Skye was swamped and ruined by mass tourism.
Aye, it's a different place now. I'm not gain tourists, but I am agin the number of them and the damage they do.
Call me selfish ( I'm not a local ) but I was genuinely upset when they built the Skye bridge 😢, a magical place for me, ruined by its' now easy access.
@@pleatedskirt18 I spend a lot of time in the countryside and nature, and I'm genuinely appalled by the large percentage of 'tourists ' that have absolutely no respect for it or the other visitors, and indeed the locals who have to suffer these selfish morons.
Far too many have little or no respect for the locals, the environment or the countryside generally. Many just drive up and abandon their precious 4WDs to walk 100 yards and take some never-to-be-looked-at-again "selfies" of their tattoo-besmirched bodies as they pull faces and make far too much noise and then drive off to do the same elsewhere, often slipping rubbish out of the windows as they do. Sorry, I seem to be getting grumpier and far less tolerant as I get older. As a child, I used to spend hours on my own or with friends just watching and studying the wildlife and the local buildings.@@tonypaddler
It's all about Money, it corrupts everything Same thing happened at Durness. The village voted to increase tourism. The road going through it is now a conveyor belt of campervans and motor bikes.@@pleatedskirt18
Such awful narration - the names of the majority of stations on the line are mispronounced. Sadly, just as they are today by the recorded announcer on the Scotrail trains.
Do you mean Mallaig is pronounced wrong here?