Comments on: Great British Railway Journeys Ep 2/20

By: m wiggin

m wiggin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:16:07 +0000

I LOVE THE PROGRAMME BUT WHY DID YOU MISS OUT ONE OF THE MOST INPORTANT BRIDGES FROM DEVON TO CORNWALL THE TAMAR BRIDGE

By: alan smith

alan smith — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:56:21 +0000

super series enjoyed every minute of it, yes some there is mistakes in the programmes but still very enjoyable.

By: Mad Chatter

Mad Chatter — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:06:03 +0000

More annoying to the hat maker might be that, as its name suggests, Failsworth Hats is in FAILSWORTH, not Denton.

It has a rail station of its own, though not the doffing hat recipient statue which IS in Denton.

And yes, chiding others for not wearing hats – and instantly being contradicted by a more informed, if less tanned passenger….therein the reason? – when he fails to sport his own gift, highlights the Tory hypocrisy Miguel has always easily worn.

The programme is full of inaccuracies, half-truths and deceptive editing BUT have watched every one as the scenery is captured well in all weathers.

By: fred

fred — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:50:50 +0000

It’d be nice if they produced a Portillo Rover ticket so we could follow the routes! Have the Bradshaw guides ever been re-printed? They must’ve been…

By: Daryl

Daryl — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:58:52 +0000

Love this series, Hope they produce a book of the series. I’d Love a Bradshaws guidebook.

By: fred

fred — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:37:31 +0000

David: if the fish distributer was in Heywood, he could have travelled to Bury on the East Lancs Railway, which would have been timely as they have been running free emergency trains (a DMU) from Bury to Ramsbottom during the snowy weather…

By: fred

fred — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:32:22 +0000

It did look a bit small on him! he’d suit a fedora better! but he could have been a bit more grateful

By: Martin F Peagam

Martin F Peagam — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:06:44 +0000

And I feel sorry for Karen Walker.

She makes Michael a trilby that anu man would be proud to wear – and he dos not even manage to make it to the station with the hat. Did he leave it at the factory?

To add insult to injury, he then interviews someone on the train about why people do not wear hats – and he does not even have his hat with him!

By: fred

fred — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:16:12 +0000

Yes – a better map would be helpful, showing the exact rail route! The episode was called Manchester to Bury, but it was really Manchester to Castleton, with brief diversions to Denton and a Bury chippy! Then it was back to Castleton the get to Todmorden. I am enjoying the programme and the quirky One Show type cameos, but wish there was more railway content. Can’t wait for the Settle-Carlisle episode. BTW The railway forums are buzzing with continuity errors, misinformation (about the Rainhill trials for example), wrong trains being shown from the air etc, but I’m not that nerdy!

By: David

David — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:08:35 +0000

Thanks for that, Fred. In that case he must have travelled by road to Bury from Castleton, via Heywood and then back to Castleton to pick up the train again. Possibily due to editing etc, no mention of Bury in programme. However, considering he said in pre-amble that he was going to Bury, it was all rather misleading. Still, it’s been a good watch!