We saved a Train. Quest Tuesday 9pm
We saved a Train. Quest Tuesday 9pm
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FiF

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48,035 posts

275 months

Saturday
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Starting Tuesday on Quest. A joint effort François Bourgeois and Chris Harris, restoring a class 37, number 37025.

http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/2387/r...


miniman

29,394 posts

286 months

Saturday
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Looking forward to this.

Condi

19,795 posts

195 months

Saturday
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François Bourgeois aka Luke Nicolson.

Can't stand him, and it's a real shame he's been given the job on new Grand Tour.

That said, Bo'ness is a wonderful heritage railway, and has a great steam engine collection at the Scottish Museum of Railways if anyone is ever up there.

https://www.bkrailway.co.uk/


pits

6,698 posts

214 months

Saturday
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Condi said:
François Bourgeois aka Luke Nicolson.

Can't stand him, and it's a real shame he's been given the job on new Grand Tour.

That said, Bo'ness is a wonderful heritage railway, and has a great steam engine collection at the Scottish Museum of Railways if anyone is ever up there.

https://www.bkrailway.co.uk/
I love a Class 37 but I agree with you, that Francois is beyond annoying to listen to and look at, really can't stand him, and they put him with another very irritating man as well, shame as my love of a Class 37 isn't enough to watch those two drivel on.

Simpo Two

91,496 posts

289 months

Saturday
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I hadn't heard of him until he was in a recent series setting out to be an astronaut. He's evidently on at least one spectrum, but he can't help that, and I found his unbounded naivety quite engaging. Louis Theroux speeded up 100x.

miniman

29,394 posts

286 months

Saturday
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Condi said:
François Bourgeois aka Luke Nicolson.

Can't stand him, and it's a real shame he's been given the job on new Grand Tour.

That said, Bo'ness is a wonderful heritage railway, and has a great steam engine collection at the Scottish Museum of Railways if anyone is ever up there.

https://www.bkrailway.co.uk/
Have you seen the chasing a train film?

miniman

29,394 posts

286 months

Yesterday (22:00)
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Most annoying thing about this is that I can’t binge the rest of the episodes.

Superb, love it.

SydneyBridge

11,061 posts

182 months

I enjoyed it, Francois was not annoying and Harris really got into trains..

Shooter McGavin

8,681 posts

168 months

I'm looking forward to watching it.

I think Francois/Luke is a breath of fresh air.

Yes, he is a bit quirky but that's his USP. Rather him than someone who just "wants to be a television presenter" despite no skills for the job.

CSR Performance

382 posts

12 months

Condi said:
François Bourgeois aka Luke Nicolson.

Can't stand him, and it's a real shame he's been given the job on new Grand Tour.

That said, Bo'ness is a wonderful heritage railway, and has a great steam engine collection at the Scottish Museum of Railways if anyone is ever up there.

https://www.bkrailway.co.uk/
Couldn't agree more. The fake personality works for standing on a platform frothing at passing trains, but for the Grand Tour it will get annoying very quickly. Not sure about this as it sits somewhere in the middle, will reluctantly give it a go at some point.

Smollet

15,453 posts

214 months

I warned to him simply because he’s blatantly passionate about his hobby and doesn’t care how he comes across. I enjoyed the first episode and I must confess to being a Deltic fan.

miniman

29,394 posts

286 months

CSR Performance said:
Couldn't agree more. The fake personality works for standing on a platform frothing at passing trains, but for the Grand Tour it will get annoying very quickly. Not sure about this as it sits somewhere in the middle, will reluctantly give it a go at some point.
Did you watch it?

Smollet

15,453 posts

214 months

miniman said:
CSR Performance said:
Couldn't agree more. The fake personality works for standing on a platform frothing at passing trains, but for the Grand Tour it will get annoying very quickly. Not sure about this as it sits somewhere in the middle, will reluctantly give it a go at some point.
Did you watch it?
I’m guessing not