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Author: allan tracyallan tracy Date: Aug 26, 2007 10:10
Anyone know what's happened to this?
When Network Rail staged the accident for Top Gear, it was on the
understanding that the film would be edited for use in a public
service advertisement (i.e. not the Clarkson piss take) but so far
nothing. Although, I would just use the Clarkson version as I felt the
piss take was quite good and would work well.
There is a current advert running (the one that features a rabbit) but
it doesn't quite have the effect of the Top Gear thing showing as it
did the complete pulverisation of a car.
Considering the number of idiot lemming drivers that continue to play
Russian roulette with 100 ton locomotives it seems long overdue to
remind them of the potential consequences (most especially for
themselves).
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Author: Gizmo.Gizmo. Date: Aug 26, 2007 10:18
>
> Anyone know what's happened to this?
>
> When Network Rail staged the accident for Top Gear, it was on the
> understanding that the film would be edited for use in a public
> service advertisement (i.e. not the Clarkson piss take) but so far
> nothing. Although, I would just use the Clarkson version as I felt the
> piss take was quite good and would work well.
>
> There is a current advert running (the one that features a rabbit) but
> it doesn't quite have the effect of the Top Gear thing showing as it
> did the complete pulverisation of a car.
The current advert has zero impact (excuse pun).
A better effect would have been to edit the Top gear impact at the beginning
of the ad, then merge into the mr bunny / phone call from home sequence.
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Author: NMNM Date: Aug 26, 2007 10:22
allan tracy wrote:
> Anyone know what's happened to this?
>
> When Network Rail staged the accident for Top Gear, it was on the
> understanding that the film would be edited for use in a public
> service advertisement
There was a similar film made in the 1950's, well actually it was a live
TV broadcast hosted by Old man Dimbody (He of spagetti farm fame) a
section of rail was removed and locomotive was steamed over the gap at
high speed, everyone expecting an exciting live supernova type crash, it
was a dismal non event, the train (IIRC a Schools type Loco) derailed
allright but continued to a stop perfectly upright with the carriges
following it.
There was another in the early eighties when a diesel was deliberatly
crashed at speed into a truck designed to carry nuclear waste, another
non event (waste of a fine loco though)
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Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Aug 26, 2007 10:28
NM wrote:
> allan tracy wrote:
>> Anyone know what's happened to this?
>>
>> When Network Rail staged the accident for Top Gear, it was on the
>> understanding that the film would be edited for use in a public
>> service advertisement
>
> There was a similar film made in the 1950's, well actually it was a
> live TV broadcast hosted by Old man Dimbody (He of spagetti farm
> fame) a section of rail was removed and locomotive was steamed over
> the gap at high speed, everyone expecting an exciting live supernova
> type crash, it was a dismal non event, the train (IIRC a Schools type
> Loco) derailed allright but continued to a stop perfectly upright
> with the carriges following it.
>
> There was another in the early eighties when a diesel was deliberatly
> crashed at speed into a truck designed...
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Author: NMNM Date: Aug 26, 2007 10:38
Brimstone wrote:
> NM wrote:
>> allan tracy wrote:
>>> Anyone know what's happened to this?
>>>
>>> When Network Rail staged the accident for Top Gear, it was on the
>>> understanding that the film would be edited for use in a public
>>> service advertisement
>> There was a similar film made in the 1950's, well actually it was a
>> live TV broadcast hosted by Old man Dimbody (He of spagetti farm
>> fame) a section of rail was removed and locomotive was steamed over
>> the gap at high speed, everyone expecting an exciting live supernova
>> type crash, it was a dismal non event, the train (IIRC a Schools type
>> Loco) derailed allright but continued to a stop perfectly upright
>> with the carriges following it.
>>
>> There was another in the early eighties when a diesel was deliberatly
>> crashed at speed into a truck designed to carry nuclear waste, another
>> non event (waste of a fine loco though)
> ...
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Author: tony sayertony sayer Date: Aug 26, 2007 10:37
In article newsfe3-win.ntli.net>, NM
all.com> scribeth thus>allan tracy wrote:
>> Anyone know what's happened to this?
>>
>> When Network Rail staged the accident for Top Gear, it was on the
>> understanding that the film would be edited for use in a public
>> service advertisement
>
>There was a similar film made in the 1950's, well actually it was a live
>TV broadcast hosted by Old man Dimbody (He of spagetti farm fame) a
>section of rail was removed and locomotive was steamed over the gap at
>high speed, everyone expecting an exciting live supernova type crash, it
>was a dismal non event, the train (IIRC a Schools type Loco) derailed
>allright but continued to a stop perfectly upright with the carriges
>following it.
>
>There was another in the early eighties when a diesel was deliberatly
>crashed at speed into a truck designed to carry nuclear waste, another
>non event (waste of a fine loco though) ...
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Author: Knight Of The RoadKnight Of The Road Date: Aug 26, 2007 10:56
"Brimstone" hotmail.com> wrote
> It was intended to show the doubters how strong the nuclear flasks are so
> an unspectacular crash was what was wanted. I'm sorry to hear you were
> disappointed.
>
It's on YouTube at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lHtRZ_k0s7M but there is
some suggestion that the flask was set at an unrealistic angle to the train,
presenting its strongest aspect and also that the loco was deliberately
weakened by removing many of the bolts which held the body to the chassis.
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Author: Fred FinisterreFred Finisterre Date: Aug 26, 2007 10:57
>
> Anyone know what's happened to this?
>
> When Network Rail staged the accident for Top Gear, it was on the
> understanding that the film would be edited for use in a public
> service advertisement (i.e. not the Clarkson piss take) but so far
> nothing. Although, I would just use the Clarkson version as I felt the
> piss take was quite good and would work well.
Why should we waste tax-payers money telling morons not to be so stupid as
to get themselves killed. It pisses me off.
Fred.
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Author: BruceBruce Date: Aug 26, 2007 11:27
NM wrote:
> allan tracy wrote:
>> Anyone know what's happened to this?
>>
>> When Network Rail staged the accident for Top Gear, it was on the
>> understanding that the film would be edited for use in a public
>> service advertisement
>
> There was a similar film made in the 1950's, well actually it was a live
> TV broadcast hosted by Old man Dimbody (He of spagetti farm fame) a
> section of rail was removed and locomotive was steamed over the gap at
> high speed, everyone expecting an exciting live supernova type crash, it
> was a dismal non event, the train (IIRC a Schools type Loco) derailed
> allright but continued to a stop perfectly upright with the carriges
> following it.
>
> There was another in the early eighties when a diesel was deliberatly
> crashed at speed into a truck designed to carry nuclear waste, another
> non event (waste of a fine loco though)
> ...
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Author: BenBen Date: Aug 26, 2007 11:30
Fred Finisterre wrote:
> Why should we waste tax-payers money telling morons not to be so stupid as
> to get themselves killed.
Because it makes the trains run late (and could case them to derail,
potentially killing many non-stupid people).
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