Moulding & Casting of two full size Railway Engine Wheels

[Meldonmech]

Hi Guys
                   Watched The Hairy Bikers : Restoration Road Trip last night on BBC 2.  Showed restoration of a Beam Engine, and a Railway Engine. Worth a watch if anyone missed it. The wheel casting was very interesting.

                                                       Cheers David
                   

[S. Heslop]

Oh I meant to watch that. Luckily it's on BBC iplayer (only avilable to folk in the UK though, plus it wont stay up forever) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b039f82d/The_Hairy_Bikers_Restoration_Road_Trip_Episode_3/

Watched half of it now. It's better than some of the engineering shows i've tried watch recently, but I still miss the days when shows on these subjects were presented by enthusiastic people who knew their stuff and were making an honest attempt to explain what was going on, without glossing over details and relying too much on spectacle.

[awemawson]

Yes I'd echo that thought - everything these days has to be 'a show' dumbed down for the masses and looses much of the technical detail in favour of dramatic effects.

[tom osselton]

Well I just looked and it say's I can't watch it because I'm abroad!!  Just checked my bit's and am thinking about telling them I'm a man not abroad!

[John Rudd]

Well I just looked and it say's I can't watch it because I'm abroad!!  Just checked my bit's and am thinking about telling them I'm a man not abroad!

Tom,

I'm sure we watched UK tv on my wife's Ipad last month when we were on holiday in New England...Maybe I was mistaken.....

[tom osselton]

Well I am sitting in Denny's like usual checking out all the posts on my tablet (samsung) so maybe if I go home and check it out there it might work out on the pc.

[dsquire]

Well I am sitting in Denny's like usual checking out all the posts on my tablet (samsung) so maybe if I go home and check it out there it might work out on the pc.

Tom

It won't work from my computer either. I have found it as a torrent though and am downloading it now. When it is finished I will check it out and let you know if it works OK. Enjoy your afternoon coffee. 

Cheers 

Don

[micktoon]

Just watching it now , Thanks for posting the link Simon  , I would rather see wor Fred presenting in an ideal world but the bikers are watchable unlike Robson Green lol.........I did not even know the program was on at all I cant remember seeing any ads for it , Ummm unlike the Xfactor etc 
  Cheers Mick.

[AdeV]

The Industrial Revelations series (2 of them), presented by ex-Fast Show comedian Mark Williams - who, it turns out, is an absolute machinery nut - were brilliant. Still a bit short on detail, but what can you expect from a TV show? If you want the real down & dirty, you need to find a book on the subject....

Anyway, I'd highly recommend Industrial Revelations, the Mark Williams episodes at least (they've made some with another presenter who is nowhere near as enthusiastic), for a bit of a romp through the Industrial Revolution.

[philf]

The Industrial Revelations series (2 of them), presented by ex-Fast Show comedian Mark Williams were brilliant.

Ade,

I'd second that. Mark ("You ain't seen me - right!") Williams showed such enthusiasm with a bit of humour thrown in. I may be shot down but I think he's a much better presenter of such programmes than Fred Dibnah was. (Not that I didn't have a lot of respect for Fred as an engineer who could turn his hand to anything. I had the pleasure of a guided tour of Fred's empire around 20 years ago.)

I didn't dislike Robson Green's or Guy Martin's programmes - but, as you say, they were, first & foremost, TV shows.

Cheers.

Phil.

[S. Heslop]

The Industrial Revelations series (2 of them), presented by ex-Fast Show comedian Mark Williams - who, it turns out, is an absolute machinery nut - were brilliant. Still a bit short on detail, but what can you expect from a TV show? If you want the real down & dirty, you need to find a book on the subject....

Anyway, I'd highly recommend Industrial Revelations, the Mark Williams episodes at least (they've made some with another presenter who is nowhere near as enthusiastic), for a bit of a romp through the Industrial Revolution.

I'll be sure to check them out after my exams.

My favourite tv show is probably Tim Hunkin's secret life of machines

The episodes are all up on youtube. The guy is my hero and I think he does a great job at explaining how the machines work and how they were developed without avoiding the interesting details. I found the show when looking up how solenoid valves worked (he has a good run down of them in the washing machine episode).

I've tried getting friends to watch it in the past but it wouldn't hold their attention, so I suppose it isn't the ideal format for all audiences.