The Great Western Experience

[@EdwinKing-jg2ck]

I was a fireman at Didcot in 1964 and was lucky enough to work with some of the greatest men any one could work with proper proper gentlemen. happy happy days

[@Tarantara.]

Privileged to have filmed this with Peter Stack and Ken Gamble for Swanlind Films. The best assignment ever.

[@davidoldham5958]

What equipment were you guys using back then? Also around what year(s) if you can remember?

[@Tarantara.]

David Oldham ......Hi David. We shot this on 16mm film. Ariflex SR 2 and Ariflex BL. Film stock was Kodak 7247 negative. Audio, Nagra 4 (tape). All film transferred via telecine to 1” C format for editing. All this was around 1987?

[@davidoldham5958]

@@Tarantara. thanks for the info Mark. It's great material really and captures the atmosphere beautifully. It'd be great to have the final film all remastered and upscaled to HD standards

[@dominicmiles8862]

Mark Ewart have you ever filmed other railway films like this?

[@alucart101]

I had this as a kid in the 90s. The bit from 53 mins I'd watch over and over again!

[@nonamerooster5413]

G'day thanks for the experience of this great vintage video!

[@samanthaelder1801]

This is a lovely video I used to own a copy & watched it a few times over. Full of atmosphere and surprisingly enough I bought it from a shop in Richmond Yorkshire for a £1 sometime around the early nineties believe it or not. That was a pound well spent.

[@oswestryroadtmd4850]

I had this in the 80's it gave an excellent account of the history of the GWR also enjoyed the music as well

[@petergrossett6763]

I used to have this on VHS, this one without commentary is better. Great upload, wonderful GWR atmosphere

[@tomedy_official]

Same here

[@howardavins1107]

Lovely GWR Great video Love some of behind the scenes stuff. Breakfast on the shovel. Dropping the fire and other dirty Jobs. Thanks. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Howard

[@benjamincooper3877]

Believe it or not I actually prefer the version with the commentary. There’s some really interesting stuff about the design and development of the different locomotives. This version is great to though.

[@dominicmiles8862]

I wonder if any of the enginemen and signalmen in this film our still around?

[@jasonbrockwell2278]

What I Meant to Say in My Organel Comment Box That I am Rewiteing to Say is I Hope This Film Will Hopefully Be Digitally Remasterd And Made on to DVD Hopefully with Narration On and Off Salect Menu PS I Love The Sights and Sounds of The GWR of God's Wonderful Railway.

[@DavidSmith-tc3se]

I would love this on dvd too

[@jasonbrockwell5965]

I hope the great western museum at Didcot or the South Devern railway Make a DVD of this film soon

[@greatwesternrailwayadventures]

This was made at the Severn valley railway and also didcot. It also looks like they may have gone to tyseley loco works when clun castle 7029 was being filmed.

[@lloyd9710]

@@greatwesternrailwayadventures i can also see the west somerset railway in this to

[@gresleyng-thebritishrailwayfan]

My favorite part 53:02

[@mikew3003]

Anyone happen to know the music right at the start?

[@bradrevitt9548]

What is the music called from 53:00 to 55:31

[@PaperbackWriter102]

Brad Revitt it’s in the description at the bottom. Francis Monkman. It seems

[@bradrevitt9548]

What's the music called 54:35

[@antprop1649]

@@bradrevitt9548 its called classical peace (A) it’s only on the Francis monkman channel I think you find the channel by going on to power pulse in the description and then the channel

[@bradrevitt9548]

@@antprop1649 is there a full version of Power Pulse

[@antprop1649]

@@bradrevitt9548 not with ‘classical peace (A)’ at the end but power pulse is available on Spotify and obviously KZbin

[@lloyd9710]

i had this on video and i watched it that many time i wore the tape out 🙄

[@DavidSmith-tc3se]

Same here

[@ChowderTDMOFCAL]

What year is this from