BRANCH LINE - 1 - Sir John Betjeman
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The New Somerset and Dorset Railway was formed in 2009 to reopen the old Somerset and Dorset Railway from Bournemouth to Bath and to Glastonbury and Wells as a new main line railway. They have acquired several station sites and some sections of trackbed along the route. The New Somerset and Dorset Railway is progressing well and with ever growing support for them. Remember, the more support they get, the closer we are to seeing the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway rebuilt to its former glory.
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Prophetic words from JB, yes, we do regret the loss of railway mileage now. Our crowded railways now carry more passengers than in 1921.
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A sublime little film. Erudite without being stuffy, JB was a natural at this sort of thing.
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Betjeman had a monotone voice, which somehow brought alive anything he narrated. I was actually 13 when this film was made and well remember, fondly, the England that existed then. One reason for the growth of preserved railways is an attempt to bring back to life this small part of life then. I think the growth will eventually lead to preservationists providing a slice of the national rail network.
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@bensimps123 ...and a few posh trouts too, no doubt, diamond and pearled?
Heard they are slowly reinstating the Waverley line south of Edinburgh, and they hope to eventually re-lay the line through Hawick to Carlisle also. Do not think they will get to Carlisle in my lifetime. What a waste to dig it all up and take down all throse bridges in the first place.
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@yippitydodah now i pass cows and mutton ..of a diffrent kind :(
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Being a Somerset boy and born just one year after this was made it makes me so sad to see how wonderful things and life were then...and Betjeman was such an amazing orator..
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we shall never see the like of this again,lost forever and replaced by gloss and empty sparkle,so sad for me to remember an England now gone,
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@starstruckone Because we didn't use the branch lines and the railways were bleeding money - in other words we didn't pay for the railways with bums on seats...
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That BR standard 64' composite non-corridor at 8:19 is a rare gem
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It makes me feel queasy and quite sad to think what we have lost and to think of the hell we have sponsored to replace it. If we all wanted it to stay like this so much how have we let the rats destroy it. Resist their
influence at ever opportunity!
brucesterman 3 years ago 22
It's quite depressing to watch. England has lost so much.
britishbulldog5505 2 years ago 10