Recreating the opening from Michael Portillo's Train Journeys

Mr @Blériot53 put me onto an episoide of Michael Portillo's Train Journeys that was partly filmed in my town,  so I thought Id recreate a drone shot from the opening scence,  shame it wasn't August when they filmed it.








Taken with Mini 3 Pro.


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I guess I don't know that movie. Not all that much of the train visible!?

Depp Posted at 4-30 23:14
I guess I don't know that movie. Not all that much of the train visible!?

It was a simple shot from the opening scene of a TV show.   The train in this case bombed the shot.

Hope you were using your Bradshaw guide - nice video

Codgerzh2 Posted at 5-1 04:27
Hope you were using your Bradshaw guide - nice video

The cartographer?

Looks quite gloomy in that sequence. It's been lovely here today.

Blériot53 Posted at 5-1 05:02
Looks quite gloomy in that sequence. It's been lovely here today.

It got better later in than that.

We were killing ourselves watching the show last night,  not a scene we didnt know. .  

What was interesting is the bit at the station was recorded I think on the 24 September 2022,  so its been a while in the can.

DAFlys Posted at 5-1 07:18
It got better later in than that.

We were killing ourselves watching the show last night,  not a scene we didnt know. .  

I think the whole series is a couple of years old. Post-covid probably.

I guess that is a UK only show as the name doesn't ring a bell with me.  Then again, I rarely watch TV shows.  

Blériot53 Posted at 5-1 10:04
I think the whole series is a couple of years old. Post-covid probably.

Based on the colour of the buses and the flags at half mast just after the queen died,  on a weekend for Benfleet as the gates to the pub were open and then judging by the tide.......  

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-1 12:01
I guess that is a UK only show as the name doesn't ring a bell with me.  Then again, I rarely watch TV shows.

I suspect it is,  he's travelling around the UK coast on the train. although he does really show the hassle that is.

Michael Portillo was a British politician for many years.   He grates on me,  but the few shows that were local were quite fun to watch.

DAFlys Posted at 5-1 21:09
Based on the colour of the buses and the flags at half mast just after the queen died,  on a weekend for Benfleet as the gates to the pub were open and then judging by the tide.......

That narrows it down quite a bit. How about the time of day?  

Blériot53 Posted at 5-1 21:49
That narrows it down quite a bit. How about the time of day?

The gates dont open until about 11:30,  and theres a clue about the sun position based on some of the shadows you could make out.

DAFlys Posted at 5-1 21:52
The gates dont open until about 11:30,  and theres a clue about the sun position based on some of the shadows you could make out.

Come on, I was expecting an answer to the nearest second

Blériot53 Posted at 5-1 21:58
Come on, I was expecting an answer to the nearest second

Id say about 11:30,  high tide was 12:40 assuming its the Sunday as its fairly quiet in the intro (station carpark was about as empty as it gets),  if it was about 2 as the tide is receding the shadows would have been further around.  

DAFlys Posted at 5-1 22:01
Id say about 11:30,  high tide was 12:40 assuming its the Sunday as its fairly quiet in the intro (station carpark was about as empty as it gets),  if it was about 2 as the tide is receding the shadows would have been further around.

OK OK you win

Blériot53 Posted at 5-1 22:04
OK OK you win

We watched the next part last night where he goes to Woodbridge etc and that was quite a good episode.    Although hes not showing the pain the train routes are for the places he is going,.   

DAFlys Posted at 5-1 22:08
We watched the next part last night where he goes to Woodbridge etc and that was quite a good episode.    Although hes not showing the pain the train routes are for the places he is going,.

He almost always manages to get a carriage to himself, as well

Blériot53 Posted at 5-1 22:23
He almost always manages to get a carriage to himself, as well

Thats because it as all filmed on a Sunday.

DAFlys Posted at 5-1 22:42
Thats because it as all filmed on a Sunday.

Don't point that out or BritRail will find an excuse to cut even more services

Blériot53 Posted at 5-1 22:47
Don't point that out or BritRail will find an excuse to cut even more services

They'd never find out anyway as they are always on strike.

DAFlys Posted at 5-1 23:17
They'd never find out anyway as they are always on strike.

Fair point

Never heard of that one, but nice shot!

Montfrooij Posted at 5-15 20:29
Never heard of that one, but nice shot!

It was a TV show that Mr B put me onto where he's traveling the coast by train and stopped in my town,   we had a good laugh at the locations he visited.  

DAFlys Posted at 5-15 21:47
It was a TV show that Mr B put me onto where he's traveling the coast by train and stopped in my town,   we had a good laugh at the locations he visited.

Something like rail-away I assume.

Montfrooij Posted at 5-15 22:58
Something like rail-away I assume.

Probably,  Ive not seen that one myself.  

DAFlys Posted at 5-15 23:15
Probably,  Ive not seen that one myself.

I think it's Dutch. But maybe they have made international versions too.