It's a little sad that so little of the original architecture or railway exists today, but it's nice that some of the spirit is still there. You can look at some of the buildings or the layout of an area and say "Yeah, that's Titfield!"
As someone who has been watching this film into my fourth decade, I cannot thank you enough for all the hours of research, travel, filming, editing, dedication and passion that has gone into the making of this video. It deserves a chorus of steam whistles and a (still drunk!) Mr. Valentine saluting as one who is about to die!
A really fantastic comparison between the scene of Titfield Thunder and the present time. Some of these comparisons you could bearly tell they're the same location a certain scene is filmed. Well done with this.
Almost all of the scenery from the "then" clips look so much nicer than the scenery in the "now" clips. Maybe I'm biased, but it seems we used to care more about our surroundings.
@@Randomstuffs261 More people take up more space and use up more resources, wearing things out quicker. All the roads need to take much higher volumes of traffic and goods. It all takes its toll.
Despite the argument about railways being space-consuming and pollution-heavy, the Titfield Thunderbolt shows how that’s not always the case. In many of the shots it’s just the locomotive, a single strip of track, a couple of distant houses, and endless countryside. It’s the sort of view you’d be hard pressed to find today.
Great production , fantastic music , pat yourself on the back mate . I think there will be more people than you think pleased that someone took the time to undertake this .
I love the film and this video - so brilliantly researched and edited, is possibly the best ‘then and now’ I’ve seen. Really enjoyed it and great to see quite a few locations really not too different
Absolutely excellent! 3 years I went back to all those locations except for the London and Oxfordshire ones. Sad to see it all gone!! But excellent video!!
Just saying the remix at the beginning had me jamming out and also terrier55stepney thank you for actually going to these places and checking them out it was cool seeing what’s left of the architecture in the filming locations such a great display of creativity because not once have i seen someone that’s the time and effort to accomplish the challenge this is to find every detail and every filming location and not in a million years could I do it but you managed to do it and I just wanna say thank you for doing this and have a good day
oh, thats Woodstock, Oxfordshire, just down the road from me. The loco is heading to the back gate of Blenheim Palace and passing what is now the Soldiers of Oxford museum at 3:20 . The buildings havent changed, just the names on the shop fronts, and the cars on the road. This was before my time, but I recall being in the crowd watching Hanover Street being filmed in the same street, Harrison Ford and Christopher PLummer exiting the town hall, street converted to a French one in WW2, lot of work for 10 seconds movie time.
My favorite scene of the titfield thunderbolt was the duel with the steamroller, shame that the railway has been pulled up and turned into road and cycle paths.
Can you do a review of the Rapido Titfield pack? I don't have patreon so if you already uploaded one there, I'm sorry. But I noticed you got the pack when I saw the Wisbech & Upwell tram car in you recent Stepney model video, and wanted to know what you thought of it. Does it replicate the film well? Does it run properly? Just curious.
There are several reviews of the Rapido set on TH-cam already by other people (not to dissuade another one!). I own the deluxe set myself and I don't think there is a better model of anything made in the scale. It is totally spot on to the film and runs just as well. The research Rapido did is incredible, my only complaint is that the flowers in the vase inside the coach don't look quite right.
You're in luck! I will be reviewing Rapido's Thunderbolt next week, and later talking through how I've modified the whole set and bar car. Each video is released on Patreon a week before they're on TH-cam, but they are on the way!
If only the railway hadn't closed so early, heritage railways were in their infancy in those days the railway had everything going for it ,beautiful countryside and villages. Does anybody know if there is any film of the line before it closed,l thought I've Peter's might have filmed it.
It's a little sad that so little of the original architecture or railway exists today, but it's nice that some of the spirit is still there. You can look at some of the buildings or the layout of an area and say "Yeah, that's Titfield!"
the UK does a great job of removing abandoned railroad track so much so that you can never tell and the geography changes so much too
As someone who has been watching this film into my fourth decade, I cannot thank you enough for all the hours of research, travel, filming, editing, dedication and passion that has gone into the making of this video. It deserves a chorus of steam whistles and a (still drunk!) Mr. Valentine saluting as one who is about to die!
I saw it on first general release and never forgot the technicolor scenes.
Thank you very much for these kind words, Ian. It's a wonderful film and I'm thrilled to have been able to explore more of its making.
A really fantastic comparison between the scene of Titfield Thunder and the present time. Some of these comparisons you could bearly tell they're the same location a certain scene is filmed.
Well done with this.
Thank you! A wonder how much a landscape can change.
Close to three quarters of a century ago...
The titfield thunderbolt remix had me bopping my head for the whole video.
Quite a Pogo vibe to it 😎
Almost all of the scenery from the "then" clips look so much nicer than the scenery in the "now" clips. Maybe I'm biased, but it seems we used to care more about our surroundings.
It is simple - what happened is a lot more people.
@@wessexdruid7598 Surely more people would mean areas would be kept better since there are more people to care for things?
@@Randomstuffs261 More people take up more space and use up more resources, wearing things out quicker. All the roads need to take much higher volumes of traffic and goods. It all takes its toll.
Despite the argument about railways being space-consuming and pollution-heavy, the Titfield Thunderbolt shows how that’s not always the case. In many of the shots it’s just the locomotive, a single strip of track, a couple of distant houses, and endless countryside. It’s the sort of view you’d be hard pressed to find today.
What you have done is wonderful. Keep it up!!!
Great production , fantastic music , pat yourself on the back mate . I think there will be more people than you think pleased that someone took the time to undertake this .
Thank you Colin. Previous videos showing how the landscape had changed certainly inspired me to make one myself.
I love the film and this video - so brilliantly researched and edited, is possibly the best ‘then and now’ I’ve seen. Really enjoyed it and great to see quite a few locations really not too different
Absolutely excellent! 3 years I went back to all those locations except for the London and Oxfordshire ones. Sad to see it all gone!! But excellent video!!
so well researched ,really exellent, many thanks .
Just saying the remix at the beginning had me jamming out and also terrier55stepney thank you for actually going to these places and checking them out it was cool seeing what’s left of the architecture in the filming locations such a great display of creativity because not once have i seen someone that’s the time and effort to accomplish the challenge this is to find every detail and every filming location and not in a million years could I do it but you managed to do it and I just wanna say thank you for doing this and have a good day
oh, thats Woodstock, Oxfordshire, just down the road from me. The loco is heading to the back gate of Blenheim Palace and passing what is now the Soldiers of Oxford museum at 3:20 . The buildings havent changed, just the names on the shop fronts, and the cars on the road. This was before my time, but I recall being in the crowd watching Hanover Street being filmed in the same street, Harrison Ford and Christopher PLummer exiting the town hall, street converted to a French one in WW2, lot of work for 10 seconds movie time.
wow really well done.....such a classic film....wonderful to see this....all the best.
Absolutely brilliant. To watch this film never fails to amuse me and takes me back to halcyon days.
MGT
This music is an unbelievable bop.
Cracking work documenting this!
Thanks Jon! Music by Wo1f on Soundcloud. Glad you enjoyed it.
One of my all time favourite films.
One of my favorite Ealing films. thanks
At the end you show bristol temple meads-the bath road bridge is still the same 70 years later great video thanks!
Great video, Max!
Brilliant, just Brilliant
Simply brilliant!
Brilliantly done.
It is almost beyond belief how places change so much due mostly to human intervention and MOST DEFINITELY NOT for the better !😢😮
nature is a villain also :/
This was great to see!
Fantastic this!! 👍🏻😁
this is awesome
btw i've never been this early to a vid before
Your intro music is missing.
Well spotted! Much like a 14xx, I believe it has been stolen.
@@Terrier55Stepney nice one LOL
I liked the scenes where The Titfield Thunderbolt passed beneath The old Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway.
Its sad to see the railway line has long since been abandoned and forgotten
Is no one gonna talk about the fact that there's no sound in the intro and the amazing Titfield Thunderbolt remix
Gotta tell you, British trains remind me of Thomas and Friends! Wish they kept this! ❤
Very good, but had to turn the sound off as it started to drive me up the wall.
@Terrier55Stepney What’s the first song?
wow neat Never seen the movie but I know of it
When was the tracks abandoned? or Lifted as you say in England
Great film is it on you tube somewhere?
What is the first song called?
Good video
How times have changed
What music?
My favorite scene of the titfield thunderbolt was the duel with the steamroller, shame that the railway has been pulled up and turned into road and cycle paths.
So Titfield was filmed in that town and near the local branch line ran by a 14XX auto tank or am I wrong
Diffrent age diffrent time i miss them days.
Is there anywhere I can listen to this remix to?
It's called 'Thunderbolt' by Wo1f on Soundcloud.
Sweet. You forgot to show the tree, which the Auto Tank Engine crashed into.
That what the island of sodor itself would also itself look like Today as well 🇬🇧
Can you do a review of the Rapido Titfield pack? I don't have patreon so if you already uploaded one there, I'm sorry. But I noticed you got the pack when I saw the Wisbech & Upwell tram car in you recent Stepney model video, and wanted to know what you thought of it. Does it replicate the film well? Does it run properly? Just curious.
There are several reviews of the Rapido set on TH-cam already by other people (not to dissuade another one!). I own the deluxe set myself and I don't think there is a better model of anything made in the scale. It is totally spot on to the film and runs just as well. The research Rapido did is incredible, my only complaint is that the flowers in the vase inside the coach don't look quite right.
You're in luck! I will be reviewing Rapido's Thunderbolt next week, and later talking through how I've modified the whole set and bar car. Each video is released on Patreon a week before they're on TH-cam, but they are on the way!
What’s Mallingford called now?
It's Bristol Temple Meads.
Ty
Where is this??
Check my previous video for a full tour on everything covered here. th-cam.com/video/0uXuNdOBvl4/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
Love your titfield videos! , keep.them up! 😀
Cool
If only the railway hadn't closed so early, heritage railways were in their infancy in those days the railway had everything going for it ,beautiful countryside and villages. Does anybody know if there is any film of the line before it closed,l thought I've Peter's might have filmed it.
You could try the Huntley Archive. Ian had a huge collection of transport film, some is on youtube
I understand Lion went to Bristol under her own power?
Oliver is still looking for toad
Hello :)
There is Rebecca and Oliver and I the movie.
Is it just me or do you just here “oooo A The pow o
Had to turn sound off , rather then break dance all over the room
Beeching cuts in a nutshell
The past is a foreign country.
Bloody awful slow down, and no schizophrenic music
What’s the first song?