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 The Joy of (Train) Sets

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philkelly

philkelly


Location : Vienne, France and Islington. London

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PostSubject: The Joy of (Train) Sets   The Joy of (Train) Sets EmptyTue Feb 19, 2013 12:25 pm

I'm not sure how much access people have to BBC4 (TV) but the documentary The Joy of (Train) Sets is being repeated tonight (at 23.10 GMT). Despite the quirky title, this is really quite a good and serious history of railway modelling, paying due attention to the roles of WJ Bassett Lowke, Frank Hornby and others, situating the hobby in the changing social circumstances of the 20th Century. Quite a lot of 30s shots of "Garden" railways - which is to say that people couldn't fit Gauge 0 or 1 in the house so laid the track on the lawn....
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tram47

tram47


Location : Aquitaine (France)

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PostSubject: Re: The Joy of (Train) Sets   The Joy of (Train) Sets EmptyTue Feb 19, 2013 5:50 pm

click on BBC4 (TV) check tonight .

thank you philkelly !!!!!!
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GWhizz

GWhizz


Location : Charente, France

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PostSubject: Re: The Joy of (Train) Sets   The Joy of (Train) Sets EmptyTue Feb 19, 2013 8:35 pm

Thanks Phil I'll be recording!
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