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Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by Gav106, May 8, 2010.

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  1. Miff

    Miff Part of the furniture Friend

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    To avoid giving the wrong impression, would you also be able to list what you do like about railway preservation? :)
     
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    35B Nat Pres stalwart

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    :D

    More seriously, and to start with, I enjoy sitting on a train being hauled by a steam locomotive. Then, from my own involvement in another area, seeing the work that people put into their passion. And when I see the pictures others with far more talent than me take, the art that goes into that.

    But I'll also be pedantic - when I talk about being "unstirred", it's not a suggestion of dislike - just a statement that these are aspects of the hobby that don't raise my pulse. If a gala is themed, it largely passes me by. No more, no less.
     
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  3. MellishR

    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    Some videos of trains posted on here suffer from wind and/or road traffic noise, but are worth watching even so. Most have perfectly acceptable sound tracks with minimal extraneous noise. You can delete the original sound and replace it by music which is entirely unrelated if you like, but I won't watch the result.
     
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    Fireline Well-Known Member

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    (Reaches for the Benny Hill theme tune....)
     
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    I'm assuming by 'you', you mean 'one' and not me personally?

    Mind you, as soon as someone announces "Well I won't be watching" - whether it's videos, films, TV series or whatever - it does rather beg the question why they believe they are such a vital part of the potential audience that their absence will make a shred of difference?
     
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