Oh Mr Porter!

thought this old music hall song, being sung by Norah Blaney, deserved a music video consisting of appropriate footage... enjoy
I own nothing in this video and the song, all's just for fun

[@tomhollandroberts1737]

Regarding the film featuring the Britannia Tubular Railway Bridge. I was the Bangor fireman who received the initial fire call to the bridge at 21.45 Hrs. on Saturday the 23rd. May 1970.

[@RGX_GAMING_]

My mum used to sing this to me when I was a baby and her dad did the same

[@joshslater2426]

Seeing LNWR footage is awesome. It’s odd to think that it was the biggest railway in the country at one point. Getting to look at the locos and coaches is really nice.

[@maryoleary5044]

Poor Horses 😔

[@pauldockree9915]

The journey to Wales, was interesting. I went part way by taxi and spent too much of needed later monies. I have a vague recollection of asking for advice which train to catch but will take full responsibility - I got the wrong train. Oh Mr Porter. Oh Henry. The BeWitchers, indeed.

[@knuckles1206]

LNWR locos are underated

[@Eddy2730]

I recognise some of the clips in this video. For example, the one at 2:35 was filmed in 1898, as part of a film titled 'A Kiss in the Tunnel'. This wasn't filmed in a real railway carriage at all but out of doors, in natural sunlight at King Alfred Lawns at Hove, near Brighton. The man in this clip is George Albert Smith, Britain's first film maker (who died in 1959), and the woman sitting opposite him is his wife.

[@branchlineflyer7244]

That archive footage with it is so beautiful, love LNWR engines! May I ask where you got the footage? Absolutely lovely video

[@foofydroopy]

many thanks. I put this video together with some clips taken from this very website or elsewhere the watermarks state to be from. I also took some excellent clips from the British Film Institute website and they do host a great collection of railway footage through here: player.bfi.org.uk/free/collection/railways-on-film all free for viewing - unless you're outside of the UK!

[@robredz]

Caledonia Works have some LNWR loco's for Train Simulator 2022, A Webb Coal Tank, a Greater Britain compound with Jumbo Precedent, Claughton, Teutonic and George V but some they hope to do as well.

[@NorthWestern1919]

The footage at 1:00 was actually used in the opening of the 1958 film, A Night to Remember.

[@josephmarrison4606]

I loved that film.

[@sonicspeedster2684]

A Night to Remember is probably what film I would use for Titanic’s sinking.

[@Thatspuremental]

I see where the inspiration for the song from oh doctor beaching

[@RighteousReverendDynamite]

Kate Garner sings a nice version of this too.

[@tico360]

i love this

[@emmawilcock1304]

Superb. Thanks xx

[@Floorguy1000]

Thanks for posting!... very nice version. Who is the singer?...what version is this?

[@foofydroopy]

this one was sung by Norah Blaney kzbin.info/www/bejne/poSZdmVvbZ1mbpI thanks a lot for liking it :))

[@leekent3587]

I find it funny how the song mentions crewe, which is my hometown lol.

[@thepoltroon992]

2:21 do like that shot right there, lovely lnwr teutonic class and coaches.

[@UrbanHermit50]

It is indeed a Webb 3-cylinder compound, but not a Teutonic. It's a Dreadnought.

[@thepoltroon992]

@@UrbanHermit50 the diffrences are pretty minimum.

[@UrbanHermit50]

@@thepoltroon992 In outward appearance, yes, but I'm a nerd. Mechanically, there was enough difference to make the Teutonics much better performers.

[@thepoltroon992]

@@UrbanHermit50 quite right i understand, but we can all agree that LNWR locos are the most beautiful pre-grouping locos in the U.K (in my opinion)😄

[@UrbanHermit50]

@@thepoltroon992 That's a matter of personal opinion (and you are certainly entitled to yours), but I would certainly agree that they had a character all of their own. In particular, I've always been fascinated by Webb's compounds - hence my nerdiness.