17:15 - To me, it's a load of s***. Why? It's simply because I think it's better to have one train carrying, let's say 50 people across the countryside than having no fewer than 50 cars clogging up the highway.
Lovely film and heroic endeavours in this most glorious scenery. Good effort from the BBC in the days before their output was ruined by political agendas.
Fabulous. Jenny Griffiths reminded me of an aunt of mine who was born and raised in Mold, and who we think was the template for Hyacinth Bucket 🤣 anyway, thanks for sharing. Excellent documentary
*Dr Beeching only made recommendations it was then up to the Government at the time led by Harold Macmillan, it appeared to make perfect sense at the time, however in HINDSIGHT Many routes should not have been closed - EG The Great Central which could have been modified to a true HST Route today !*
17:35, I'd have opened up the drain cocks and given'em a good blast as I went past! 😂 Not many of them sounded Welsh either and considering North Wales is pathologically patriotic, I can but laugh! 🤣 Sadly the Lynton and Barnstaple are having similar problems with a bunch of rich stuck up locals!
Don't blame Beeching he just carried out an audit on behalf of the Tories to see which Railway Routes Paid, They didn't want to shut the Lines, just thin out none profitable routes. The People whom you have to blame for carving up our Rail Network were Harold Wilson and Barbra Castle after Labour won a Landslide Victory in the 1966 General Election.
Just read about this in a book by Christian Wolmar. Since I'm from America I don't understand all the places he called out, but it helped me understand a little better about what happened.
You are probably one of those retarded dimwits who complain about green issues but drive a diesel lol, a railway so useless that it is still running connecting rural areas and bringing millions into the Welsh economy, case closed, run along now dumbass
So useless that it's always packed, I'm just back from holiday and a journey on the railway and it's bringing prosperity to that area , so piss off, get a life and an education as you definitely need it.
Its truly astounding and quite funny how the auto generated subtitles get some words totally wrong ? .... Have a look for yourself and see what you think ?
"Almost everyone in Wales." There were never rail to all the southwest coast around St David's - Broad Haven, Aberporth - New Quay, Laugharne - Pendine, Ogmore, Crickhowell, or down Gower beyond Mumbles.While the Glyncorrwg valley was only ever served for the 12 years 1918-30 !
''IT NOW WILL TAKE 5 PEOPLE TO GET THE SHEEP OVER THE LINE'' oh give it a break. any old farm would set up hinged gates at the crossings that the farmer could close to channel the sheep over the lines. people complaining for the sake of complaining
Bet you old Beeching was a Freemason good ole boy in the club..... put there to do exactly that job. You're still seeing this type of work being done to close down all western industry and eliminate the capacity to do so. Not to mention break up the families and destroy culture.
Why do people have to moan and whine all the time about something nice!? Seriously,it's not like the train sits in the peaceful valley hooting it's hooter. The livestock will get use to it. Be glad for the tourist and something special.
Running along pinning breaks down then wait for driver to blow 2 hope to jump on the brake van trip on the NB line onllyn to Swansea docks on my way home call into pub the driver was all ready there 🍺🍺🤭
They all sound like they were born with a silver spoon up their arse. I bet every one of them owns a “second home” which is actually an Airbnb in north wales now.
