Great Railway Journeys - Confessions of a Train Spotter
November. 27,1980In this affectionate documentary, Michael Palin confesses to being a train spotter when he was a boy and fulfils his ambition to travel to the Isle of Skye by train. On the way, he contrasts the practical world of modern trains with the nostalgic dreams of steam and stops off to hop on a steam train in Yorkshire. His mission fulfilled at the Kyle of Lochalsh, which route will he take home?
Reviews
Thanks for the memories!
A waste of 90 minutes of my life
Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...