god those media people came off as all smiles but dead inside

they made a new plinth for the statue in 2008, which had a series of reliefs on it. One of them depicted a person being pushed in front of a train driven by the Grim Reaper. needless to say, management freaked out.

Alastair does make me laugh. "I love the risk, thats all I'm saying on the subject"; he knew that statue was god-awful.

@BibtheBoulder

2 жыл бұрын

It's all subjective. I think the statue is incredible, and an excellent piece of work, with fantastic attention to detail while telling a story of railway travel through time....

The artist started chatting so much shit when he realised they didn't like it.

The statue can't be an ordinary mall statue, but any slight deviations from the ordinary, like buttocks or shoes are of course out of the question.

the contrast between this programme and the 3 part crossrail one is glaring, that was informative . this is just a reality show about "personalities" who gives a fuck if wankers in suits get their bonus?

" Ohhh my goodness that's brilliant. You've got a few column inches" bet that was said tongue in cheek LOL!

That Mike character was outdated even by noughties standards. Thank Christ those types have all but disappeared from the workplace. Absolute hack job on the statue too, a blight on an otherwise great project. The ‘artist’ was in complete denial too

Thanks for the upload :-)

St. Pancras: An iconic railway cathedral....

Did he actually say "come to daddy"?? 😒

@gregorykennerly2321

8 жыл бұрын

+blinknfall Indeed he did. I hate this group: give me the engineers.

@mmcfarlane001

5 жыл бұрын

@Vlodec Aah..... that age-old question.

@jesterschameleon1862

5 жыл бұрын

Having weatched the last 3 episodes, I thought this one a little 'different'. It did seem to be full of santimonious gits full of self importance. Yuk, ...give me the honest, down to earth engineering contractors anyday.

There's a statue? I've been in and out of St. Pancras many times from the Midland Main Line and don't recall seeing a statue

@Kylirr

5 жыл бұрын

Platform level. Right at the back of the shed.

The old Waterloo route

The money men should step back and realise that there over inflated egoe,s and salaries, depend on the guy or gal who sweeps up the rubbish.

24:00 What do you think about that, ... Greg?

That photographer wasn't have talking a load of shit about his photos

So the guys butt and the girls shoe straps are what was found objectionable with the statue by the experts?!?!?!?

I want to go to that place, and also Gatwick airport.

Isn't he Mike Ludee, don't how to spell his name, from Gatwick airport? The one who bailed out trying to sell the airport to airlines during it's construction?

On my few trips every so often to London, UK to visit relatives, I think the statue is ugly, the station staff are rude and unhelpful and the things are over priced. Nearly £4 ($6 dollars US) for a coffee! Rip off!

@thegreenman4898

7 жыл бұрын

gotta pay for architects follies somehow ;o)

This is one of the most entertaining episodes. It's all a bit mad. I think the statue is fine for the job.

In the same vein, why do people like the West Coast Main line, or the East Coast Main line with the Firth of Forth Bridges, why do people travel the Settle Carlisle Railroad. Why do a lot of tourists travel on the Highland Line? The Hoellentalbahn (literally Hells Valley Railway) in germany, or the Schiefe Ebene, why do they choose to take regional trains over the Loetschberg instead of the Intercity through the tunnel? Think about it, then you might know why.

Plop art.

Come to daddy???

Why is Saint Pancras so special? It's just plain beautiful. On the other hand, it's sad that they demolished that viaduct. Why does one travel the Albula line? Not for speed, not for getting there, but for the unforgettable railway line. Same for the Bernina. Traveling by Railway shouldn't only be about getting there, but the journey itself. And that's why I hate air-conditioned trains, where you can't open the windows. It severs your link to the outside. Aside from the AC being unreliable.

What a shame those guys have such small egos

That kissing statue at St. Pancras is hideous, completely vile. An example of when largesse makes you blind to taste and style 🤮🤮🤮

What waste of time to make PR about a statue. A statue is only a detail about the station. People use train’s to travel to their destinations. So tell the public why st pancreas station is so special in comparisons to other stations. Is it the fast train routes, the number of train routes that stops in st pancreas or something else? I come from the Netherlands so I can’t tell what is so special about st pancreas. But it isn’t the statue I know that for sure.

The statue is shockingly bad! What is is even meant to be. The artist annoys me as well!

Thanks for the upload :-)