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Re: Movie "The Titfield Thunderbolt" on TV this Sunday
- Subject: Re: Movie "The Titfield Thunderbolt" on TV this Sunday
- From: mictom@bigpond.com (Michael Thompson)
- Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 06:34:41 GMT
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- References: <01be3437$112781c0$414c0acb@davibenn.pcug.org.au>
It seems this is only to be shown on the regional stations.
On 30 Dec 98 21:01:01 GMT, "David Bennetts" <davibenn@pcug.org.au>
wrote:
>The classic British Movie "The Titfield Thunderbolt" produced by Ealing
>Studios in 1953 is scheduled to appear on the nine network at 9 am AEDT
>Sunday 3 January. Set in Somerset, it is the story of a group of locals
>who are determined to keep their branch railway by running it themselves,
>in the face of underhand competition from the local bus operator. The
>sequences showing the 1838 vintage loco "Lion" are well worth watching.
>
>Happy New Year to all aus.rail readers and contributors
>
>David Bennetts
>Canberra