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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.
Michael Flanders and Donald Swann performing on the American tour, 14 September 1966, prior to taking the show to Broadway. Michael Flanders (1922–1975) was a lyricist, actor, and singer, and Donald Swann (1923–1994), a composer and pianist, met as children at Westminster School, where they first joined up together for a school revue in 1939.
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 ...
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, 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.
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At the Drop of Another Hat is a musical revue by Flanders and Swann, similar in format to its long-running predecessor, At the Drop of a Hat (1956). In the show, they both sang on a nearly bare stage, accompanied by Swann on the piano. The songs were linked by contemporary social commentary, mostly by Flanders.
Goole station is mentioned in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann about various closed lines on the British railway network. No one departs, no one arrives, From Selby to Goole, from St Erth to St Ives. [10] The Selby to Goole Line which opened in 1910, ran via the villages of Rawcliffe, Drax & Barlow until its closure in 1964.