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Our kind of town (1979)

Genre

Interview

Our Kind of Town. Part one of a two-part programme presented by Keith Howell. His guest, author Frank Huggett, talks about his new book, Carriages at Eight. The book takes an historic look at the Victorian...

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Orient Express: description of journey from London to Venice in 1983 - nd [1983]

ORIENT EXPRESS [Series RADIO VICTORY ARCHIVE] Radio Victory tranmission giving description of journey on the Orient Express from London to Venice in 1983. TRACK 1- In - Music - On October 4th 1883 ......

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Taunton woman tells of train fire rescue (1978)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified Taunton woman tells how, after being woken by thumping noises and seeing flames, she helped neighbours to rescue fire survivors from train carriages. She talks of the fear and shock of the...

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Lord Mayors parade (1980)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report and interview with Sir Ronald Gardner-Thorpe about the process of becoming the new Lord Mayor of London and the Lord Mayors Parade. Male reporter not identified.

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Ray Buckton against British Railways plan (1983)

Genre

Interview

Ray Buckton, General Secretary of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF), is concerned that the British Rail plan to close down train lines is proving detrimental to the quality...

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200 years of Bristol post service (1984)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on an eighteenth century coach retracing the 131 mile journey between Bristol and London to celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the Bristol Post Service to London. Top coachman, John Parker,...

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Taunton train fire (1978)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the fatal Taunton sleeping car fire of 06/07/78, in which a number of rail passengers died, some of them locked into their carriages. Unidentified male reporter speaks to Nigel Musselwhite, Chief...

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Problem with SE train doors (1996)

Genre

Interview; News report

William Roncon reports that thousands of commuters are facing another nightmare journey home, after South Eastern train drivers refused to work on network trains. The move follows the discovery by engineers...

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Near miss at Bickley station (1994)

Genre

News report; Interview

Paul Chapman reports on an investigation into why a London commuter train ploughed off the rails near Bromley in Kent. The accident has renewed fears over the safety of trains operating while signal workers...

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100 years of the Orient Express (1983)

Genre

Feature; Special; Trailer

Feature presented by Tom Maddocks as the luxury train, the Orient Express, reaches its centenary (first train October 4th 1883) looking at its development, history, interesting incidents, inspiring of...

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