Train songs written in Europe

Subject: Train songs written in Europe
From: GUEST,Joan Hellmann
Date: 21 Oct 22 - 11:14 AM

I am looking for songs referencing trains or railroads that were written in Europe. I'm especially interested in songs written post WWII, when the fortunes of railroads in America and Europe diverged. If the lyrics are not in English, a pointer to a translation would be great!

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 21 Oct 22 - 12:13 PM

Spotify European Year of Rail 26 songs 1h 38m

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3zedeIGp5Y8lWvUKf0T0xb

Spotify European Year of Rail

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 21 Oct 22 - 01:02 PM

The last train to Bacup

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: GUEST,Peter Laban
Date: 21 Oct 22 - 01:13 PM

I once submitted 'Het boemeltje van Purmerend' on one of these train threads. The moderator promptly deleted it. I suppose they had no understanding of the Dutch language and opted for unexplained deletion. It's a very fitting one though.

Vashti Bunyan's Train song is perhaps an obvious enough choice.

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Oct 22 - 01:27 PM

Het boemeltje van Purmerend

During the seventies a Dutch folk/bluegrass group by the name of Chickenfeed (or was it Chickenfeet?) did a nice version of it but that doesn't seem to have made it to Youtube. They did record it though (and I may or may not still have the lp).

I don't have the words but they should be online somewhere.

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: DaveRo
Date: 21 Oct 22 - 02:29 PM

For Britain, there are these old threads:
songs about Trains in the UK
Lyr Req: Songs about Beeching's Cuts

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: Joe Offer
Date: 21 Oct 22 - 04:01 PM

Hi, Peter - I found your mention of "Het boemeltje van Purmerend" in this thread (click), but it was just a title and no lyrics or explanation. So, yeah, it was a little hard to figure out what to do with that.
-Joe-
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Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: The Sandman
Date: 22 Oct 22 - 03:49 AM

Pinwherry Dip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isGOsxb3S5M Dave Goulder wrote a substantial number of train songs
The Ballad of John Axon A WHOLE COLLECTION OF TRAIN SONGS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qpQoLE21Js&list=PLPDCrD_igZmvsd7bvrZSWm4V9BIg2qrUH

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: The Sandman
Date: 22 Oct 22 - 03:52 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qpQoLE21Js&list=PLPDCrD_igZmvsd7bvrZSWm4V9BIg2qrUH aforesaid John Axon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isGOsxb3S5M Pinwherry Dip

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: The Sandman
Date: 22 Oct 22 - 03:53 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isGOsxb3S5M Pinwherry Dip

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 22 Oct 22 - 04:34 AM

Another grand song by Dave Goulder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Se_uW9_pVU

Stanley Accrington who worked on the railways has also written some songs about it.

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: The Sandman
Date: 22 Oct 22 - 04:36 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WSoo0o_0rM IE
0:02 / 3:04
Dave Goulder The Dinosaur The Railway Left Behind

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: The Sandman
Date: 22 Oct 22 - 04:37 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Se_uW9_pVU

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: Monique
Date: 22 Oct 22 - 04:54 AM

There's a List of train songs on Wiki that gives the names of the authors and who sang/sings them but the name of the country of origin isn't mentioned.

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: The Sandman
Date: 22 Oct 22 - 04:16 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq7-U9zm88s Dave Goulder Eight Freight Blues

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: The Sandman
Date: 22 Oct 22 - 04:20 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1-VXSznTR0Don Bilston the Firemans Lament

Subject: RE: Train songs written in Europe
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 22 Oct 22 - 04:44 PM

In the Sidings Now by Cyril Tawney. Several versions on YouTube