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February 03, 2012

Great Railway Journeys | Confessions of a Train Spotter (BBC) 3rd February 2012

CHANNEL | BBC 2
FIRST BROADCAST | 27 November 1980
DURATION | 58 minutes 10 seconds

FIRSTBROADCAST
1980

Synopsis

In this affectionate documentary, Michael Palin confesses to being a train spotter when he was a boy and fulfils his ambition to travel to the Isle of Skye by train. On the way, he contrasts the practical world of modern trains with the nostalgic dreams of steam and stops off to hop on a steam train in Yorkshire. His mission fulfilled at the Kyle of Lochalsh, which route will he take home?

Did you know?

Passengers can still take the train from Inverness to the Kyle of Lochalsh, but since 1995 the ferry to the Isle of Skye has been replaced by a bridge.

Contributors

Michael Palin    -  Presenter
Ken Stephenson - Producer
Roger Laughton - Series Producer
Michael Palin leaning out of a window of a carriage.
Click on link below.....and enjoy!!!
Great Railway Journeys | Confessions of a Train Spotter(BBC)   
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