"Slow Train" is a song by British duo Flanders and Swann, written in July 1963. It laments the closure of railway stations and lines brought about by...
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Flanders and Swann were a British comedy duo and musicians. Michael Flanders (1922–1975) was a lyricist, actor, and singer. He collaborated with Donald...
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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...
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"A Song of Patriotic Prejudice" (also known as "The English") is a 1963 comedy song by the musical duo Flanders and Swann. It was a staple of their live...
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composition and additional instruments and vocals performed by Lemon Jelly "Slow Train" sample written by Flanders & Swann "I'm a Train" sample written...
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"Sleeper Train" (Dewey Bunnell, Bill Mumy and Robert Haimer) by America "Slow Train" (Flanders and Swann) by Flanders and Swann (1963) "Slow Train" (Bob...
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St Ives railway station (redirect from St Ives train station)
in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. The line however was reprieved, but the original curved station was closed on 23 May 1971 and a new, straight...
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by Swann on the piano. The songs were linked by contemporary social commentary, mostly by Flanders. Highlights included "Ill Wind", in which Flanders sings...
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Gorton railway station (redirect from Gorton and Openshaw railway station)
in use. It was referred to as Openshaw in the 1964 song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. The station has a ticket office, which is staffed on a part-time...
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Ivo Peters's first steam train photograph in 1925; and was immortalised in 1964 in the song Slow Train by Flanders and Swann. It was closed to passengers...
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Ambergate railway station (redirect from Ambergate train station)
closure under the Beeching Axe led to its mention in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. Thomas Whitmore ca. 1853 ca. 1857 Charles Grundy ca. 1860...
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Trouble House Halt railway station (category Gloucestershire building and structure stubs)
in that year in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders & Swann. On 4 April 1964, the last day of operation, when the last passenger train from Tetbury arrived...
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station on 3 January 1966. Littleton and Badsey was one of the stations Flanders and Swann mentioned in song Slow Train, which was written in response to...
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Armley Moor railway station (redirect from Armley and Wortley railway station)
station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. Opened by the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway, then absorbed...
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Arram railway station (redirect from Arram train station)
Coast Line and is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services. It is mentioned in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. Opened by...
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immortalised in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. The station was built by the Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway (N&MDR) and opened on 20 October...
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mentioned in the song Slow Train by Flanders and Swann. However, the station was saved, and still remains open today. In February and March 2022, tactile...
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from the main line). Goole station is mentioned in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann about various closed lines on the British railway network...
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Cockermouth railway station (category Former Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway stations)
1964. The latter station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. All traces of the station are now gone as the site is...
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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...
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Midsomer Norton railway station (category Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway stations)
cultivated by the station staff and won many prizes. The station was mentioned in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. It was closed in 1966,...
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Blandford Forum railway station (category Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway stations)
fully closed in 1969 and the track was lifted. The impending closure of the station was lamented by musical duo Flanders & Swann, being one of some 30...
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Crosses station. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. "Station Name: Four Crosses". Disused Stations. Retrieved...
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later immortalised in the 1964 song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. The station closed in 1967, but trains continued to pass through until 1968 when...
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The station is managed by Northern Trains. The town is mentioned in the 1963 song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann: No churns, no porter, no cat on a...
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closed in 1970. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. Disused Stations: Sutton-on-Sea Station Historic England...
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Blandford Forum (section Art, culture and media)
is now gone – the train line to Blandford was removed in the 1960s – was mentioned in the 1963 song Slow Train by Flanders and Swann. Local radio stations...
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closed in 1964 and was immortalised that year in the song Slow Train by Flanders and Swann. The signal box survived in use until 2002, and is now preserved...
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served the village until closure in 1970 and was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of...
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Flanders and Swann included in their song Slow Train released that year. In the 1990s BR planned to restore passenger services between Leicester and Burton...
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