Elizabethan Express: 2009

What BTF's "Elizabethan Express" may have been like had it been made in the 21'st century. Utilising footage from Top Gear and the original audio. Thanks to the A1 steam trust for putting this on thier media page.

I own or endorse neither Top Gear or the original "Elizabethan Express" they belong to the BBC and the BFI.

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[heightsgreen]

Superb variation on a theme, beautifully put together and what an amazing locomotive. What might happen if they build a Gresley P2 and run it like this?

[jamiegoddard4]

@heightsgreen Im not sure it would wok. A p2 uses more water so theyd have to stop more often.

[falcons1988]

@jamiegoddard4

Even for this they could have saved time by borrowing bitterns extra tender. A second tender would reduce water stops

[jamiegoddard4]

@falcons1988 I dunno, Bittern's second tender is the rong colour for tornado, plus the rental fee woudl hve been huge to rent the tender for a 2 day round trip. I personally am glad that tornado managed the run, wether or not it lost an inacurate and skewed race to a car is irrlevant to me .

[GWRDec]

Thats an amazing piece of work mate, was hoping someone would do something like this!

5* and faved, just brilliant!

[jamiegoddard4]

I only wish BBC would publish the footage from the cutting room floor, that way i could do KC-EW in 4 minuites.

[falcons1988]

@jamiegoddard4

But then all they have to do is use a double tender

[PanpipeLover]

@globaleye8 Yes, the original film was 1954, and the music is by Clifton Parker (who also wrote the music for the 1959 Kenneth More 39 Steps, which also features an A4 and an A1). The bits with those engines is on YouTube as "39 Steps (1959) 3/11".

[grantham8]

Excellent fun ---well thought out

Searched for this after seeing it at local A1ST presentation

[penninefilms]

I remember seeing the original film of this you have don a rely good job of this.

[globaleye8]

Thanks jamie for this inspirasional piece. The modern film and original soundtrack meld perfectly - the music is so redolent of the documentries during that time - early 50s ?

[able34bravo]

well done indeed!