1969: The Vanishing Railway | Gone Tomorrow | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive
479K views · Nov 2, 2025 · Entertainment
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@jerribee1 · 10 months ago
A Minister of Transport with shares in a road building company; no conflict of interests there then.
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@DaraM73 · 10 months ago
The deletion of branch lines totally wrecked local economies and to this day, costs communities dearly.
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@RC-gh7os · 10 months ago
I'd give anything for the world to still be like this.
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@RohanGillett · 6 months ago
Love these older documentaries, where the presenter concentrates on the story and not on self-promotion like many do today.
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@TheMusicalElitist · 10 months ago
I loved how people dressed: even to go to town.
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@Kickers888 · 10 months ago
The Dereham Station is now the hub for the Mid Norfolk Railway.
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@viewfromear · 10 months ago
What a beautiful little film.
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@MSJChem · 10 months ago
Incredible to think that some of the old people in this video must have lived through two World Wars. I can't imagine what they would make of life in 2025.
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@lewis72 · 10 months ago
I can understand why many railways closed but a big mistake was letting the routes be built on so they couldn't be reinstated some years later.
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@myscene2010 · 10 months ago (edited)
Love hearing all the original local English accents ❤ Good Norfolk people.
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@johnallen7807 · 10 months ago
Rose coloured glasses I'm sure but I often feel the "accountants' view" know "the price of everything but the value of nothing".
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@-Colonel-Kernel · 10 months ago (edited)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uke3Y43F-BQ&t=1580">26:20</a> "it was our life and also our hobby." A great summary for the best way to live a happy life.
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