Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News

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There's an interesting piece in the latest copy of Driving Wheels about some of the behind-the-scenes work involved with unification, with regards to the organisational setup at Ruddington. The two supporting trusts there are to be merged into one, which is going to concentrate on the development of the transport heritage centre and the GCRN.

Meanwhile the human resources and communications duties of the LNER (GC) Trust are to be merged into the Friends of the Great Central Mainline.

So there's going to be one unified membership system for both the GCR and the GCRN. Similarly, Driving Wheels itself is proposed to be retired in 2025 and Mainline will become the membership journal for both railways. Mainline already carries updates from the North and it is stated 'A Ruddington correspondent or member of the editorial team would be most welcome'.

The article notes that as the railways move toward unification there's an increasing tendency for volunteers on one to also lend a hand at the other, which shares best practices and means large projects which the North wouldn't be able to achieve alone can be completed.

 

<Gets on hobby horse> For me that video is unwatchable because of the added "music". Why do they spend time adding something that is at best superfluous and at worst discourages viewing?

 

Because to the majority of people music isn't an issue?

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Do you mean that the majority don't care? If they don't care, what's the point of doing the work to add it?

 

It probably requires no work- more than likely the corporo-funk backing is already part of the template. It annoys the hell out of me too, because apart from being cheesy, the volume is so intrusive. Be it film, broadcast TV, or corporate videos like these, the art of sound mixing seems to be a lost one these days, where we often have to rely on subtitles to understand what is being said. (Not quite the case here, I hasten to add).
Anyway, rant over, as you were.

 

How to tell us you've never edited video without saying 'I've never edited video, but...'

The video has various sections with talking, various sections with sound effect and various sections without anything.
The sound track unifies the various parts of the video. Without it, it would likely sound unprofessional.

I can kind of understand your usual complaint, that the sound track distracts from the sounds eminating from the loco or rolling stock, but in this case it is simply sound effects.

 

I hadn't given much thought to music on railway videos until I realised that I don't watch them! As soon as music appears, I switch it off! This sort of thing also occurs on videos of other genres. I occasionally view some about car repairs, and one of the more technically interesting is nearly spoiled by a backbeat, but is fortunately low key enough for me to suffer it. Others with a backbeat are not!

 

On the contrary I have edited videos, mostly of dancing, sometimes of trains or other things. The sound track is whatever comes in with the raw video, adjusted if necessary in such respects as equalisation and sound level. The editing software allows insertion of a "music" track as an extra step if one wishes, but I most definitely do not wish.

As for sounding professional or unprofessional, that is a value judgement. Some YouTubers routinely add music throughout, some add it in gaps in the commentary (which must involve substantial extra work) and some mercifully leave it out entirely.

Anyway enough of my rant distracting from what this thread should be about. I look forward to more good news that I can enjoy uncorrupted by music.

 

I watched it on mute (my Chromebook's sound is always muted by default), and it's fine with no music or commentary, it still gives you a good picture of what's planned, particularly if you've already been following the project.

Not saying this is the case here (because I didn't listen to it) but I find that in many cases commentary is just pointing out the bleedin' obvious and telling you what you're already seeing.