Picture(s) of the day....

[white exec]

Certainly did, as soon as it was released (and banned in many places) in 1971. Film by Kubrick, music by Walter (now Wendy) Carlos: synthesized Beethoven, Bach, Rossini... I have the LP, and the CD, and almost all of Carlos' best work; remember Switched on Bach ?

Lindsay Anderson produced some landmark films at the same time, borrowing Malcolm McDowell from Kubrick to appear in If, and O Lucky Man.

Following the banning (refusal to screen) of Clockwork Orange, Kubrick became very protective of his finished work. He effectively withdrew rights to publicly screen the film for many years, but made an exception for "closed-in locations". These included, with supreme irony, prisons and secure mental hospitals!

For many years, I had membership of the National Film Theatre (under Waterloo road bridge), where some of the very best cinema was screened daily. As a teenager, I got to see there Citizen Kane, Intolerance, The War Game, and lots of Renoir, Russell, Keaton, Chaplin, not to mention The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Cinema Paradiso!

[myglaren]

I saw it in Sweden when it was banned here. Have the book the album and the video but have never opened the video, may do one day.
Also have much of Walter/Wendy's work including a tape of "Sonic Seasoning's" - somewhere

[white exec]

Back on the dams, I remember standing in front of one of the concave buttresses. They formed a pretty good acoustic mirror, and if you faced inwards, at the focus, the sound picture of what was behind you was extraordinary: traffic, conversation, birds...

Acoustic Mirrors - Denge and elsewhere . . . one more for you, Neil.

[bobins]

For many years, I had membership of the National Film Theatre (under Waterloo road bridge), where some of the very best cinema was screened daily. As a teenager, I got to see there Citizen Kane, Intolerance, The War Game,

Jeez. You had quite an education as a teenager if you saw that

[myglaren]

The War Game available on The Internet Archive.


Saw it a while back but can't remember where or when exactly.

[white exec]

It was commissioned by the BBC and made by Peter Watkins. A 50-minute B/W dramatised documentary, so realistic that parts of it could have been taken as a news report by a casual viewer. The BBC hesitated about broadcasting it, and it was shown on two days to MPs and others at the National Film Theatre. As the NFT was open to members, it was possible to obtain tickets to see it, and the film was shown there for a week or so IIRC. I saw it the day after the MPs did.

Years later, in about 1985, we decided to show it to our Sixth Form in Billingshurst. They were briefed about its content (our Head of Sixth was a one-time Scientific Adviser and Observer for emergency planning). At the end of the film, a dozen or so students felt shaken enough by it not to want to move from their seats. After 20 years, the film had not lost its impact, and still hasn't.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Back on the dams, I remember standing in front of one of the concave buttresses. They formed a pretty good acoustic mirror, and if you faced inwards, at the focus, the sound picture of what was behind you was extraordinary: traffic, conversation, birds...

Acoustic Mirrors - Denge and elsewhere . . . one more for you, Neil.

Eventually this thread will cover everything under the sun, and be a valuable education in itself and back on Page 63 who could forget the first "audition" of the acoustic mirrors at Denge on POTD

https://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/ ... 30#p521294

Its why I keep giving the thread an occasional flogging when it hits the doldrums, I love the random links which spring up from everyone who contributes.

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Springing from Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur's thread requesting identification of a tunnel on the West Highland line, as a good location for a bit of photography, I discovered this emerging from the very tunnel...

37 424 growls up Beasdale bank on the 14.05 Fort William - Mallaig

I have subsequently discovered that 37 424 has been renumbered to 37 558 and given a lick of paint and brushes up very nicely....

37 558 and given a lick of paint and brushes up very nicely....

but why?

Full story deposited in The Pickled Egg Library

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

But can locomotives really growl?



Regards Neil

[white exec]

More flatulence than growl...
On the plus side, the lead loco was producing less smoke than some cars!

[CitroJim]

But can locomotives really growl?

Ohh, that was just gorgeous What a lovely sound

Chris, you're right about the smoke

I'm not sure the trailing locomotive was running... Two Class 37s for so few coaches is a bit excessive as the first could easily do the job... The trailing locomotive may only have been hanging on the end to provide heating to the coaches if the lead locomotive was not equipped to do so...

Often a steam hauled train on main-line duties will tug a diesel along for the ride just to provide power to the coaches...

[NewcastleFalcon]

The Class 37's do a bit of doubling up carting Nuclear Flasks around the country.

Yes A POTD Spotters First Class badge for anyone who takes a picture of a nuclear flask in transit.

This is what you would be looking for...



Those flasks must be pretty heavy to need that amount of locomotive power!

Yes and the flasks can turn up in any part of the country from deepest Kent to Gateshead! and parts of Bonnie Scotland!

regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Now, not everyones cup of Tea but the Class 37 does have a nice comforting relaxing quality about it for me.

Nice background music while you are doing other things. I dont think anyone has come up with a proper relaxing edit of just the low rumble and "flatulence" as Chris put it, without the intrusion of the "Horns".

Try this without the pictures!



Regards Neil

[CitroJim]

Those flasks must be pretty heavy to need that amount of locomotive power!

They are, both the flasks and their contents!

The flasks are designed to survive a heck of an impact... I've seen footage of a flask train being rammed into a huge concrete block at high speed...

The loco used I believe was an old Class 40 or 45 Peak and the test was conducted on one of BR's test tracks... Basically the locomotive and the flatbed wagon was entirely decimated (there was no driver on board!) but the flask was unmarked...

[bobins]

'twas a Class 46 that was used for 'Operation Smash Hit' Unsurprisingly most of the energy in the collision was absorbed by the loco and carriages Rather more surprisingly was that the same flask had previously been used for a drop test (CEGB structural test site near Cheddar ???) and the lid had only slightly leaked but if it were a real nuclear waste accident it wouldn't have been anything to worry about - so that's alright then You'll be pleased to know that the dodgy lid was replaced prior to Op Smash Hit at the Old Dalby rail test track.