蜜芽传媒

It鈥檚 鈥淎ll aboard!鈥� as Verity Sharp presents an eclectic selection of sonic odes to rail travel, 200 years on from the first ever passenger railway journey in the UK. Expect an archival adieu to the steam locomotives from Cairnforth, Lancashire, echoes of a station piano recorded during a transit interlude, and a ticket inspector鈥檚 nod to the quiet solitude of the trans-European night train cabin in the form of contemporary field recordings.

We鈥檒l offer a sympathetic ear to Sinn Sisamouth鈥檚 heartache as he laments the night train taking his lover away; and go somewhat off the rails via one man鈥檚 bebop skat singing tour-de-force, complete with the hoots, rattle tattle and hubadeebap of a railroad car at high speed; and, hopping triumphantly back on board, we鈥檒l join a cast of miners, cat skinners, lumberjacks, fisherman, sailors and farmer workhands as they roll through the sun, sleet and rain, headed for South America.

Produced by Cat Gough
A Reduced Listening production for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3