Vintage railway and travel film - North to Wales - 1956

[@grindupBaker]

Aaaaah my old University of Swansea days, back to the valleys and the mountains, back to the pubs of Cardiff docks on my used 250 cc James motorbike that cost 50 of the quids. I'm bursting into song and preparing to repel Zulus here. Me and my mate Richard bicycled to his cousin's in the Brecon Beacons 1962 London to Bristol non-stop, stay with his other cousin 1 night then to the train under the Severn and on to the farm. I lost the photo of us in our plastic macs on our bikes in the non-stop dark Brecon Beacons drizzle overlooking the Usk valley. Those were the days !

[@1aberbeeg]

Brought back so many memories, wish those times had never ended.

[@floor993]

I’ve seen this one several times, still it’s worth seeing it again:)

[@trainmanbob]

Wonderful. My father was dying in 1956. We lived in London but my Mother was of Welsh Heritage being the grand daughter of one of the Patagonian settlers. I was whisked off to my Grand parents house in Rhyl, where my Grandfather was a Methodist Minister in Prestatyn. I only stayed there for a couple of years but now aged 70 I can still vividly remember it. I consider my self as Welsh, despite being of mixed UK source!!

[@tangatoto362]

Delightful, not only in content but style too. I think myself lucky in having a special place in the world that emulates all these bucolic sentiments of “home” . If time travel is ever a reality, can someone from the future please stop by and take me back to the 1950s in the UK 😎

[@DAVID-bv2gv]

You can’t beat it the good old days 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Quebecoisegal]

Sometimes it is good to wallow in nostalgia, but we always have to return to the present day, a bit of escapism is just fine. The music helps.

[@garyhardwick8489]

What a lovely old film!

[@grumbeast]

As a Welshman living far from home this one really struck a nerve

[@keithnaylor1981]

Wonderful. Life seemed so much more leisurely and healthier then, before plastic took over the lands and sea, and Portmeirion before it became a reluctant home for The Prisoner!

[@mariafrost1762]

Simply beautiful.

[@dieterkahsnitz5921]

Wonderful

[@shaunmarriott2918]

I've seen many a film with Meredith Edwards playing different roles during the 1940's/50's/60's, including Tiger Bay (with John Mills). This BTF film says a lot about the period when getting around by train was still the norm for so many, before the car began to take over and the following generations got sucked into a whirlpool of ring roads, motorways, dual carriageways and..... railways (social transport) were being ripped up everywhere across the UK, not to mention the increase in lorry traffic as freight was lost to roads because of short-sighted governments, road lobbyists and the rest. Nice piece of film here though.

[@gazzab3224]

I can't believe they destroyed the lovely old Euston station, replaced with an ugly concrete structure.

[@jamescollins3647]

The modern 60s arrgghhh

[@kenstevens5065]

​@@jamescollins3647 Yes I was young then but couldn't wait to see the old knocked down for the concrete mess that followed like most people at the time. How wrong we were.

[@jamescollins3647]

@@kenstevens5065 Maybe virtual reality could be used to stop this in future.

[@ronstubley9896]

Nice one Igo.

[@rogerlollar4325]

The Talyllynn and Ffestiniog Railways were already preserved when this film was released

[@inregionecaecorum]

This was before Dr Beeching, not easy to get about in Wales by train these days. Oh well won't be long before I am in Wales again, unless they close the borders for Christmas because of Covid :(

[@simonf8902]

Charm personified.

[@zel9298]

What a brilliant video! Does anyone know where I can find similar ones? I've watched and rewatched the ones on this channel

[@EE12CSVT]

From the BFI. They've several volumes of these BTF films on DVD and Blu-Ray. Think they're also available to rent on their website.

[@Sam_Green____4114]

l thought it was Barmouth at the beginning !! 04:45 confirmed it !!

[@cliffyoung4612]

Euston Arch. Wonder what happened to that?

[@meirionevans5137]

6:40 sheep sale at Dyffryn Mymbyr, Esme Kirby in the ring, founder of Snowdonia NP Society. She died 1996 l think.

[@dialwright]

Not 'Calder Idris', - Cader Idris, or Cadair Idris - Idris' Seat.

[@bodorganboys]

It's my seat

[@nmccw3245]

He’s in London, five hours from home. Yet he laments like he’s half a world away. Don’t just look,at the train man! Get on it.

[@simonf8902]

The beautiful destroyed Euston arch. Civic vandalism.