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Post by greatplum on Sept 6, 2005 12:17:27 GMT
It was a video of how the Metropolitan spread into rural areas in the 1920's and 30's and London followed it...
I remember seeing it about 15 years ago and can only really remember the bit where someone tried to build an Eiffel Tower in the land that became Wembley Stadium...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2005 23:01:41 GMT
Yes I've seen that. It went up through Harrow, Pinner, Northwood, and onwards out into the countryside of Herts and Bucks.... ignoring the Uxbridge branch completely!
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Post by q8 on Sept 7, 2005 5:40:02 GMT
Yes Greatplum it made by the BBC. It featured John Betjeman. and lasted one hour. YOU HAVE A PM.!!
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Post by igelkotten on Sept 7, 2005 9:41:53 GMT
There is also a novel titled "Metroland", by Julian Barnes. The book is a kind of coming-of-age story about a school boy growing up in the fities, sixties and early seventies, and the things that happens in his life. While not explicitly about the Metropolitan line, it does figure quite a lot in his journeys and thoughts. As well as Paris, literary ambitions, dinosaurs, anexiety and girls. It's quite good!
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Post by greatplum on Sept 7, 2005 9:44:20 GMT
Hi Q8 - I have replied to your PM - many thanks!  |
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Post by citysig on Sept 7, 2005 15:35:35 GMT
There was also an episode of a series a while back on Discovery Home & Leisure, entitled "Metroland." It was in the series "Trainspotting" and it featured the London Underground. (Those familiar with this, grit your teeth again) It included a 45 second (yes just 45 seconds - the other 3 minutes went to the cutting room floor) slot with a very handsome chap operating the Signalling Control Centre at Baker Street  ;D |
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Post by Harsig on Sept 7, 2005 16:45:19 GMT
There was also an episode of a series a while back on Discovery Home & Leisure, entitled "Metroland." It included a 45 second (yes just 45 seconds - the other 3 minutes went to the cutting room floor) slot with a very handsome chap operating the Signalling Control Centre at Baker Street ;D Thank's for the correction. I had been under the impression that it was you that was featured in that programme, but from your description it was obviously someone else ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2005 19:34:10 GMT
There was also an episode of a series a while back on Discovery Home & Leisure, entitled "Metroland." It was in the series "Trainspotting" and it featured the London Underground. (Those familiar with this, grit your teeth again) It included a 45 second (yes just 45 seconds - the other 3 minutes went to the cutting room floor) slot with a very handsome chap operating the Signalling Control Centre at Baker Street ;D So it was in the usual 'Trainspotting' style then  with the cut three minutes being filled with mindless waffle  |
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Post by q8 on Sept 10, 2005 20:21:55 GMT
Oh I wouldn't say Citysig was mindless. He may waffle now and again but mindless...........Nah
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2005 20:41:42 GMT
Oh I wouldn't say Citysig was mindless. He may waffle now and again but mindless...........Nah Cah!... I knew someone would come out with that. BTW, wasn't one of the presenters of Trainspotting a T/Op once? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2005 20:54:44 GMT
Yeah, Mark Found drove on the Northern Line
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Post by buster1955 on Apr 13, 2006 0:50:11 GMT
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Post by Ben on Apr 13, 2006 15:07:48 GMT
They made the novel into a film aswell.
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Post by CSLR on Apr 13, 2006 17:07:51 GMT
They made the novel into a film aswell. There are lots of books that would make interesting films. How about 'Rails Through The Clay - The Movie'? The only problem is, by the time the movie industry had adjusted it for the box office, it would probably be a love story starring Johnny Depp as Charles Tyson Yerkes |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2006 17:15:53 GMT
There are lots of books that would make interesting films. How about 'Rails Through The Clay - The Movie'? The mind boggles. ;D I for one would buy it on DVD though. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2006 9:25:11 GMT
Some wonderfull Betjeman poetry in "Metroland" ...
"Over the points by electrical traction.....
till we come to ths suburb thats thought to be commonplace"
Then a burst of the song "Neasden" .....
Interesting now for the high speed line trip - 4 car A stock running around and all over blue DMUs Some great old black and white film circa 1910.
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Post by buster1955 on Aug 17, 2006 10:11:00 GMT
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;D
with the cut three minutes being filled with mindless waffle 
