'Brief Encounter' revisted

Just to follow on from Norman's blogs on this topic I have to say that Carnforth station is still a great spot for gricing. For 'up' trains this is the bottom on the hill that starts around Tebay and by gum! Do they still hammer past here fast or what! Just like they always used to. In the movie there's a great shot of an unrebuilt 'Royal Scot' class storming through at night. The highlight of the whole film for me ...

I was just re-reading the blurb on the internet about this movie again "David Lean's first major success, Pamela Johnson as .. Trevor Howard as the doctor ... blah! blah!" For goodness sake man! When are you going to get to the trains? That lovely Fowler tank engine on the Barrow plaforms, those old L.M.S. compartment coaches.

Ah! But you will have to hire or buy the movie I'm afraid ...