Railways on UK TV

QUOTE (K9-70 @ 10 Feb 2013, 19:45) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The BBC have confirmed transmission dates for a new series: The Railway - Keeping Britain on Track.

All programmes are on Tuesdays at 9pm on BB2.

1) King's Cross - 12th February
2) Summer Madness (Leeds) - 19th February
3) Standing Room Only (Reading) - 26th February
4) West Coast Main Line - 5th March
5) Railway on My Doorstep (Communities) - 12th March
6) Scotland - 19th March

Network Rail, TOCs, BTP and suppliers and contractors have all been involved in making this observational documentary, which will shine a light on the people who help keep the railway running, and the challenges they face.

Thanks for the update - PVR is set and now looking fwd to episodes 1 & 2 in particular...will be another nice little series for the archive.

Finally got around to watching Keeping Britain on Track last night, and whilst I applaud the efforts of the producers to make it, it left me feeling quite depressed (for the key workers in the station) ie spending all those years of their lives doing those jobs esp the cleaner who had never been on a train!

And the chap in the Customer Service Office with the snap-off tie etc - are they that depressed when they start or does the job make them that way and if so why would you spend so many years doing it?

The Pakistani Station Manager was a thoroughly decent chap that will disappear as they retire; his handover to the young guy was telling ie all the tools from his box that got around the idiosyncrecies of the station to make it work for passengers. They could have at least sent him First Class home and with a retirement present...

The East Coast trains Manager just got increasingly more on my nerves with his patronising attitude - what a bore in his preso to staff (esp having dealt with ppl like that), and all he could say on waving goodbye to the retiring guy was 'And the train departs exacly on time' What a plonker.

Best bit was the driver at the start in the previews as he departed ' To Infinity and Beyond' ...excellent

Looking forward to the next episode in Leeds...