British Rail - Intercity - I Can Help - UK Advert

[@owenevans83]

"We're getting there" What an inspiring slogan for a company...

[@johnstedman5054]

It was felt to be realistic for public consumption at a time when we were doing our best, but all was far from perfect.

[@paullondon6625]

Indeed. It's also the British humour. That's why Carlsberg only used the slogan "probably the best larger in the world" here, not in other countries

[@seprishere]

And literally true, that was after all their job.

[@wisteela]

Yes, it's weird they used that. Really opened it up jokes and parody.

[@davesgcr]

Quite moving in a funny sort of way - presumably not shot directly , but off the cuff - illustrating the many little courtesies of the much maligned public railway.

[@booth2710]

The privatised railway is a massive con job. Gone are those wonderful rail combined attraction entrance deals that BR used to do

[@MannyAntipov]

@@booth2710 there are some attraction that TOCs offer in their "2-for-1" deal, but they're not well marketed...

[@kevinrussell2718]

When I was a kid, I got ribbed about this mercilessly by my uncle: he made out that he was convinced that I was the young boy in the grey jacket with the black holdall, that went up to the British Rail porter to ask for help (accompanying music: "Every Breath You Take" - The Police). Even my dad joined in! It drove me absolutely mad!

[@2030720310]

notice how the passenger at 1:05 seems to take the news that the train is cancelled/broken down/delayed by the signals at Slough with a smile???!!!

[@Ulleskelf]

A lucky escape from having to travel to Slough

[@thebritishempire8754]

@@Ulleskelf one time you can love delays.

[@199422adam]

Forgot that advert.Remember it well. Time flies, only a smallish child then. Just a slightly larger child now.

[@nevango0690]

Back when people took pride in working on railways

[@annettesturgess398]

That last fella , felt a pang of love for him , so young x

[@chrisandersen4379]

brilliant advert.......staff are now attending a customer service school ??? as if it wasnt a given ??? ha ha ha :-) that said , this is pretty much whats going on with the NHS now ? under investment so it gives the Tories an excuse to sell it off ?

[@ol1ie]

Gone are those days

[@olliedefigable]

Even the adverts were quality...They daren`t advertise now...

[@paullondon6625]

Sadly they no longer exist. It ceased to be the same operation the day the Tories sold it off

[@jasonsearson9288]

Dusty Springfield - You don't have to say you love me

[@UKTrainMan]

Nice one thanks

[@jakechandley6241]

I’m here after watching the 70s spoof

[@stormy.oakleyboy]

THE RAILWAY IS A SERVICE, different to any other business.

[@glassOnion]

Is the door slighty open on the train departing 1 minute into the video?

[@videonut1988]

Yeah I think (they still had the old cars with manual doors)

[@onlinefriend3889]

I'd think it was arriving, as most passengers opened the door slightly, ready to jump off as the train came to a stop. If it opened while departing, that's a whole another story!

[@booth2710]

probably slam door stock. When I used to commute from Croydon into London many years ago - we used to roll into Victoria station and you could tell who was late for work because they used to open the doors - whilst the training was still doing about 5 mph and take 'dive-roll' onto the station platform

[@jenniferrussell161]

Do you know where I can find a high quality version of this ad?

[@mrnikita7502]

Jennifer Russell it was made in the 90s so no

[@wisteela]

The use of Every Breath You Take could be seen as slightly creepy.

[@jerrycoob4750]

Seems the BR marketing team didn’t listen too closely to the lyrics of “Every Breath You Take”…