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"Slow Train" is a song by British duo Flanders and Swann, written in July 1963. [1] It laments the closure of railway stations and lines brought about by the Beeching cuts in the 1960s, and also the passing of a way of life. [2] Written by Swann in F Major, its slow 6/8 rhythm evokes a steam train slowing and finally stopping.
Slow train may refer to a regional rail service calling at all stations along the route. Slow Train may also refer to: "Slow Train" (Flanders and Swann song), 1963 "Slow Train" (Bob Dylan song), 1980 "Slow Train", a 1974 song by Status Quo from their album Quo "The Slow Train", a 2005 song by Lemon Jelly from their album '64–'95
Flanders and Swann were a British comedy duo and musicians. Michael Flanders (1922–1975) was a lyricist, actor, and singer. He collaborated with Donald Swann (1923–1994), a composer and pianist, in writing and performing comic songs. They first worked together in a school revue in 1939 and eventually wrote more than 100 comic songs together ...
Flanders and Swann, writers and performers of satirical songs, wrote a lament for lines closed by the Beeching cuts entitled "Slow Train" (1963). Michael Williams' book On the slow train takes its name from the Flanders and Swann song.
The line and station were closed on 6 April 1964, [2] but the station was immortalised in that year in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders & Swann. [3] On 4 April 1964, the last day of operation, when the last passenger train from Tetbury arrived at Trouble House Halt, a coffin was loaded onto the train by bowler-hatted mourners. It had been made ...
The site is now left in an overgrown and unkempt state. The station masters house survives as a private residence. It served the village until closure in 1970 and was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. [2] [3]
The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. Besides Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay, the station served the Bridgtown area. Bridgtown is situated on the A5 next to Churchbridge.
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