Pulselovers - Woodford Halse To Fenny Compton In Five Minutes

Pulselovers - Woodford Halse To Fenny Compton In Five Minutes
From the A Year In The Country album The Quietened Journey
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Bass - Neil Whitehead
Guitar - Dave Millsop
Footage taken from 'Rails Into Ghost Town' shot by Chib Thorp 1966 and available on the BFI Player

[@Hard-Boiled-Bollock]

To this day it disgusts me that an entire mainline that still had so much potential use was allowed to be closed

[@christopherbentley5216]

Especially when entire Residential areas are demolished, major roads closed, for the dreadful HS2. Then the cost is double the estimate, surprisingly!!!

[@davidwhite3041]

So where is Fenny Compton on this clip,? nearest point would appear to be Banbury North signal box. I am surprised you are still churning this one out under a false premise.

[@timhulme6103]

I believe some people have got the wrong end of the stick here. This upload is a music track with vintage video attached - not the the other way round. 'Woodford Halse To Fenny Compton In Five In Minutes' is the second track from the Pulselovers' album 'Changing Faces' released in 2020. Further, it is 12 min 18 secs long not five. May I suggest that the uploader was unable to find available video/film showing train workings on the SMJ route in question hence the next best thing - or maybe what is shown was found to be just better. Granted, rail enthusiasts coming across this video would naturally think it's a ineptly titled rail buff's effort - as I thought, until I did a bit of digging

[@christopherbentley5216]

Some of the film is from Chib Thorpe's RAILS INTO GHOST TOWN

[@robertpalmer5803]

The film viewed from the carriages hauled by a Diesel locomotive is the one from Woodford Halse to Banbury....as its double track..the line to Fenny Compton was single track....Bob..Paignton....

[@davidwhite3041]

David White
Sadly you are way off beam with this one all the photos were taken of the old Great Central main line between Culworth junction and Woodford No 1 signal box . did not see any movement of trains between Woodford no 4 signal box and Woodford West for onwards journey on the SMJ through Byfield to Fenny Compton.
Dissappointed at the con in making believe this was a journey between those two points, clearly the author has scant knowledge of the area and lacks substance on the matter.
As one who worked at Woodford Halse between 1956 - 61 I should know!

[@davidcox1482]

Most worthy knowledge o thankyou.

[@robertpalmer5803]

Twas the trans Northants expresses...Marylebone to Leicester via High Wycombe and Banbury....Bob....

[@landhopper4296]

Trans. Northants. Express.

[@robertpalmer5803]

Ah...my mistake...a Brush type 4 going towards Catesby tunnel through Woodford.

[@robertpalmer5803]

And showed a Brush type 4 on an express going through Woodford Halse...from Catesby tunnel direction....

[@geoffadams389]

It's called the Beaching marples effect close down the network and leave vast swaths of the country without decent public transport.

[@LettersFromMouse]

Love it

[@robertpalmer5803]

Showed Banbury at the end i think.....

[@peteking4958]

Just heard Gideon Coe play this track on his 6 Music show. Love it! Just had to check out the video - trains and techno - what's not to like!

[@tohu1113]

Ditto tonight

[@gehegedrei]

Marvelous Track, and a nice video! Thanks!

[@gaskunst]

Righteous xxx