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Old 17-11-2016, 13:35
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Fans of these go slow evemts will now be pleased to have another one being shown this christmas, it was first started by the one's below.

1st The Canal Journey
2nd The Sleigh Ride
3rd The Bus Journey

The 4th installment is The Flying Scotsman steam train, Slow TV events have gained in popularity in the UK since BBC Four invited viewers on a two hour canal journey last year, following by a sleigh ride and a trip on a rural bus crossing the Yorkshire Dales in August.

In this latest special, viewers can sit back and enjoy an hour long trip from the driving seat of The Flying Scotsman, with a signal-by-signal guide on the footplate of the nation's favourite steam engine down the Severn Valley Railway from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster.

http://www.a516digital.com/2016/11/b...otsman-in.html

Lokking forward to this
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Old 17-11-2016, 13:39
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i'll record this, thanks OP

Still got the Country Bus one to watch as well
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Old 17-11-2016, 15:13
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Will prepare the cheese sandwiches now so they will nicely curling, ready to eat while watching.
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Old 17-11-2016, 15:35
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Thanks, this sounds excellent. I wonder if they will repeat the earlier Slow Events?

Gomezz, there's nothing like being prepared, your cheese sandwiches will be curled nicely in time for the show. I'm an early prepper too, got my sprouts on the boil for Christmas Lunch - hate hard sprouts
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Old 17-11-2016, 17:21
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Looks good.


Next slow TV can be a trip on the London Underground in rush hour.

Or

Christmas Checkouts at Tescos filmed the week before Christmas.
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Old 17-11-2016, 19:13
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or 3 on duty nhs nurses yakking at the ward nurses station for 4 hours ?

or 2 hours of a sleeping cat , with a optional finger prod every 30 minutes, they always have a look of surprise then annoyance on their faces.
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:46
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Not sure how the Flying Scotsman can be called Slow TV!
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Old 17-11-2016, 23:14
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It says a lot about what has happened in the world when you have to tune into a TV programme to experience a nice journey!
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Old 18-11-2016, 09:41
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Not sure how the Flying Scotsman can be called Slow TV!
I don't think it will be going at full speed on the Severn Valley Railway!
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Old 18-11-2016, 15:41
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The Snowdon Mountain Railway climb would be a good one to have in this growing group.
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Old 18-11-2016, 17:24
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My family think I must be having some kind of breakdown when I put these on.
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Old 18-11-2016, 17:28
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The Snowdon Mountain Railway climb would be a good one to have in this growing group.
Whilst the Swiss visitor is there?
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Old 18-11-2016, 19:13
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I don't think it will be going at full speed on the Severn Valley Railway!
Choo choo!

60103 Flying Scotsman, like all steam locomotives, is now legally limited to 75mph on the main line. However it doesn't usually get up to even this speed nowadays. Generally on the main line it won't exceed sixty. Add in water stops for it to have a drink and it took about four hours to get from Newcastle to Edinburgh in May. A normal East Coast train does it in about an hour and a half.

The people that own the new build steam loco 60163 Tornado are apparently thinking about applying for permission to run it at 90 miles an hour.

I will be looking out for this programme, it doesn't seem to say exactly when it's on, just sometime at Christmas.
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Old 06-12-2016, 08:34
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60103 Flying Scotsman will be chuffing along the Severn Valley railway on BBC4 at 9pm on Thursday 29th December.

Choo Choo!
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Old 06-12-2016, 08:47
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There are quite a number of these slow programmes on Netflix, mainly Scandinavian.
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Old 06-12-2016, 08:53
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They should just do canals, in the summertime. None have been as good as the first one.
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Old 06-12-2016, 09:32
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Will prepare the cheese sandwiches now so they will nicely curling, ready to eat while watching.
Mmmm tasty!
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Old 06-12-2016, 09:33
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Looks good.


Next slow TV can be a trip on the London Underground in rush hour.

Or

Christmas Checkouts at Tescos filmed the week before Christmas.

I would watch both of those
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Old 06-12-2016, 11:33
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Will prepare the cheese sandwiches now so they will nicely curling, ready to eat while watching.
Washed down with weak lemon drink I hope...
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Old 29-12-2016, 18:58
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A Little reminder that this is on tonight at 9pm for only an hour
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Old 29-12-2016, 19:01
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I would watch both of those
I have been in both.
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Old 29-12-2016, 20:14
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Choo choo!

Unfortunately I'm going out so will have to watch it later.

There was a short clip of it on the BBC iplayer, looks good.

The driver was explaining how you make it "go".

There's a bit more to driving a steam engine than shovelling coal in and pulling the whistle, although obviously there's a fair bit of that involved.
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Old 29-12-2016, 20:25
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Choo choo!

Unfortunately I'm going out so will have to watch it later.

There was a short clip of it on the BBC iplayer, looks good.

The driver was explaining how you make it "go".

There's a bit more to driving a steam engine than shovelling coal in and pulling the whistle, although obviously there's a fair bit of that involved.
Repeated again at 12.25am
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Old 29-12-2016, 21:06
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This seems more of a documentary than a go slow.

Not enough outside front shots either.
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Old 29-12-2016, 21:40
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Loving it - my great grandfather was a train driver and I like the extra narration and descriptions. What a complicated job they all have.
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