英国铁路纪行（2010）

Great British Railway Journeys S01E01

Part 1 Aug. 24, 2025, 4:25 p.m.

1840年，一个男人改变了英国的旅行方式。
In 1840, one man transformed travel in Britain.
他叫乔治·布拉德肖，他的铁路指南
His name was George Bradshaw, and his railway guides
激励了维多利亚时代的人们踏上铁轨。
inspired the Victorians to take to the tracks.
他逐站告诉他们该去哪里旅行、看什么景点、住哪里。
Stop by stop, he told them where to travel, what to see and where to stay.
170年后的今天，我将横跨英国东西南北
Now, 170 years later, I'm making four long journeys across the length
进行四次长途旅行，探寻布拉德肖笔下的英国遗存。
and breadth of the country to see what remains of Bradshaw's Britain.
19世纪40年代前，在英国乘火车出行非常复杂。
Until the 1840s, travelling by rail in Britain was really complicated.
当时已有两万英里铁轨
There were already 20,000 miles of track
铁路公♥司♥比如今还多。
and more railway companies than we have today.
查询时刻表的唯一方式是去当地车站。
The only way you could find out the timetable was by going to your local station.
1841年，曼彻斯特的地图雕刻师
Then, in 1841, along came George Bradshaw, a map
乔治·布拉德肖整合时刻表
engraver from Manchester, who put the timetables
出版了英国首本铁路手册。
together and produced the first handbook of Britain's railways.
我想探究布拉德肖笔下的产业、地点和人群
I want to find out the extent to which the industries and the places and the types of people
在多大程度上依然存在，以及这本维多利亚时代的指南
that Bradshaw wrote about still exist and whether a Victorian handbook
能否帮助我们理解铁路如何塑造了今日的我们。
can help us to understand the way that the railways made us the people that we are today.
第一站，我将在利物浦学习方言...
First up, I'll be learning the lingo in Liverpool...
披头士成员中——保罗·麦卡特尼嗓音柔和
You have the Beatles - Paul McCartney, very soft,
比如"你好吗，迈克尔？最近怎么样？"
sort of, "How you doing, Michael? How's things?"
而列侬则带着鼻音，像腺样体肥大的感觉。
And then you've got Lennon, with his nasal sort of twang, the adenoids.
...然后造访首台蒸汽机车"火箭号♥"诞生地...
..then visiting the birthplace of the first steam locomotive, George Stephenson's Rocket...
这是铁路乃至世界历史上震撼人心的时刻。
It was an absolutely astonishing event in railway and, indeed, world history.
...并尝试折叠埃克尔斯蛋糕。
..and having a go at folding an Eccles cake.
外科医生般的手法！
Surgeon's hands!
啊！
Aaah!
这是我做的，你可能猜到了。
That's one of mine. You may have guessed.
本周我将从西向东旅行
All this week, I'll be travelling west to east,
从利物浦出发，沿着世界最古老的
starting from Liverpool, along the oldest
客运铁路线前行
passenger railway in the world,
这条铁路专为运输利物浦港口的棉花
on the line that was built to take cotton
到曼彻斯特的工厂而建。
from Liverpool's docks to Manchester's mills.
经停斯基普顿后
After stopping at Skipton,
我将继续穿越约克郡
I'll carry on across Yorkshire
最终抵达东海岸度假胜地斯卡伯勒。
and eventually end up at the east-coast resort of Scarborough.
今天我将完成前30英里行程
Today, I'll be covering the first 30 miles
经雷恩希尔至埃克尔斯。
via Rainhill to Eccles.
首站是利物浦的莱姆街车站。
And my first stop is Lime Street station, in Liverpool.
我现在正位于
I'm now in the tunnel
从埃奇山通往利物浦莱姆街的隧♥道♥。
that runs from Edge Hill into Liverpool Lime Street.
全长一又四分之一英里。
It's a mile and a quarter long.
贯穿整座城市地下
It goes all the way under the city,
布拉德肖对此赞叹不已。
and Bradshaw was incredibly impressed.
他说当人们看到这个工程时
And he said when people see this, they'll want
必将向那些将铁路延伸至
to pay just tribute to the engineering skill
利物浦市中心的天才工程师们致敬。
of those people who delivered the railway to the very heart of the city of Liverpool.
布拉德肖惊叹于这条新铁路
Bradshaw marvelled at the new railway
但对莱姆街车站更为震撼
line. But he was even more impressed
这是史上最早建成的车站之一。
by Lime Street, one of the first stations ever built.
早上好。
Morning.
布拉德肖描述莱姆街车站采用
Bradshaw talks about Lime Street as having an
意大利风格设计，立柱众多
Italian design, with many columns, and I suppose
他指的应该是车站这个区域
he must be referring to this part of the station,
如今已破旧不堪，蜷缩在角落。
which is now rather run-down and tucked in a corner.
因为当你来到莱姆街
Because when you come to Lime Street, what
真正震撼的是这个巨大的
you're really impressed by is this enormous
维多利亚式玻璃铁架穹顶。气势恢宏。
Victorian canopy of glass and iron. Magnificent.
利物浦始终是座充满活力的城市。
Liverpool has always been a vibrant city.
布拉德肖时代，它是仅次于伦敦的重要港口。
In Bradshaw's day, it was a great port, second only to London.
如今，丰富的维多利亚遗产与
Today, its rich Victorian heritage sits alongside
近些年崛起的新利物浦交相辉映。
a shiny new Liverpool that's sprung up in the last few years.
我喜欢这栋崭新玻璃建筑倒映老利物浦的方式
I love the way this brand-new glass building reflects the old Liverpool,
利物浦大厦，默西塞德郡最著名的建筑之一。
the Liver Building, one of the most famous buildings on Merseyside.
纵观历史，塑造利物浦特质的
Throughout its history, the docks, more than
莫过于码头文化。
anything else, have shaped Liverpool's character.
布拉德肖指南惊叹于这座城市庞大的人流量。
Bradshaw's guide was struck by the huge numbers of people moving through the city.
"利物浦作为重要移♥民♥港口
"Liverpool, as might be expected, is also a
"1851年输送20.6万移♥民♥
great emigrant port. As many as 206,000 people,
"需动用50万吨♥级船舶"
"for whose use half a million tons of shipping were required in 1851."
19世纪，数百万移♥民♥
In the 19th century, millions of immigrants
途经利物浦，为这座城市留下
passed through Liverpool, leaving a mark on the city
最鲜明的印记——利物浦口音。
that's instantly recognisable - the Liverpool accent.
作为南方人，我有时确实听不懂
I must admit, as a Southerner, I've sometimes struggled to understand it,
于是向当地作家彼得·格兰特学习"Scouse"方言。
so I've come for a lesson in Scouse with local author Peter Grant.
太棒了。你好啊，伙计。
How very nice. Hiya, la'.
你说什么？你好啊，伙计。
What did you say? Hiya, la'.
La'——小伙子。啊。不错的开场，对吧？
La' - lad. Ah. That's a good start, isn't it?
非常好的开场。利物浦口音源自哪里？
That's a very good start. Where does this Liverpool accent come from?
它像寓言中的大熔炉，混合了
It comes from this almost allegorical big melting pot, a big pan of accents
苏格兰、爱尔兰、威尔士、兰开夏、柴郡等口音
thrown in - Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Lancashire, Cheshire.
用勺子搅拌后
Put a spoon in it, stir it all up and you've got
就形成了我们独特的小腔调。
little sparkles here and there, our little idiosyncratic little accent.
我正在研究19世纪的指南。
I'm following a nineteenth-century guide.
那个年代就有利物浦口音了吗？
Would there have been a Scouse accent in those days?
当时人们虽这么说，但直到
They would have spoken it, but it wouldn't have been
约1♥8♥9♥0年才被认可。这是一种统一口音吗？
recognised till about 1♥8♥9♥0. Is it a single accent?
其实能区分南北不同Scouse口音
You can actually discover different types of Scouse accent - the north and the south.
马格尔的口音与阿勒顿
In Maghull, you can hear a certain type of accent
截然不同
that is different from the one in Allerton,
这点在喜剧演员身上尤为明显
and this is reflected especially in people like some of the comedians.
比如斯坦·博德曼的"德国人"段子
You know, Stan Boardman, "the Germans".
他是北区代表。披头士成员中——保罗·麦卡特尼
He's from the north side. You have the Beatles - Paul McCartney,
嗓音柔和，"你好吗，迈克尔？最近怎么样？"
very soft, sort of, "How you doing, Michael? How's things?"
而列侬则带着鼻音，像腺样体肥大的感觉
And then you've got Lennon, with his nasal sort of twang, the adenoids.
乔治嘴角歪着说"邋遢"
George talking out of the side of his mouth, "Scrotty,"
林戈则是"托马斯小火车"腔调
and Ringo's "Thomas the Tank Engine".
四人分别来自城市不同区域。
So all four, all from different parts of the city.
你简直是Scouse方言的希金斯教授。我喜欢这比喻。
You're a sort of Professor Higgins of Scouse. I like that. I like that.
我要拍续集《窈窕淑女之利物浦篇》。
I think I'll bring out My "Faaa-ir" Lady, the sequel.
不如考考我Scouse词汇
So, why don't you test me out on some Scouse words
或短语，看我能否听懂。
or phrases, and I'll see if I can follow you.
那边那家伙吓破胆了。
That fella over there, he's brickin' it.
那边那家伙吓破胆了。
That fella over there's brickin' it.
很棒。很有乔治的感觉。呃...
That's great. That sounded like George, yeah. Erm...
意思是"那边那个人很害怕"。
That means, "That man over there is scared".
害怕，吓呆了。也可能有其他引申义
Scared, yeah, petrified. And it could have other connotations,
但你知道。嘿，伙计，你让我头大。
but, you know. 'Ey, la', you're doin' me 'ead in.
嘿，伙计，你让我头大。
'Ey, la', you're doin' me 'ead in.
呃，意思是"嘿，小子..."（彼得大笑）
Er, that means, "Hey, boy..." PETER LAUGHS
"...你快把我逼疯了"。
"..you're driving me crazy".
不错。像美国流行歌♥曲的歌♥词。
That's good. It's like an American pop song, that.
听过"在埃奇山下车"
Have you heard the phrase "getting off a' Edge
这个说法吗？在埃奇山站下车？
Hill"? Getting off the train at Edge Hill?
嗯。在利物浦，如果说"埃奇山下车"
Yeah. In Liverpool, if you're getting off at
这是莱姆街前的最后一站
Edge Hill, it's the last stop before Lime Street,
但利物浦人常用它来隐喻
but Scousers tend to use it as a sort of
...比方说性行为
analogy to the... let's say the sexual act
比如你约会时差点成功
and that you went out with a girl, or a girl went
你懂的？
out with a bloke, and you nearly got there, you know?
"勾搭"这个缩写词来自
In the art of copping off, which is short for
"交♥配♥"。所以"昨晚勾搭成功了吗？"
"copulation". So, "Did you cop off last night?"
这段可是要在六点半播出的！（两人♥大♥笑）
This is going out at 6:30! THEY LAUGH
但Scouse不仅是利物浦的口音
'But it seems Scouse isn't only an accent in Liverpool.
'还是一道菜名。'
'It's also a dish.'
非常感谢。这么喜欢的话，我们还有罐头装。
Thank you very much. If you like it that much, we do it in a tin as well.
好的，太感谢了。
OK, great. Thank you.
问这个可能显得我很无知，但什么是scouse？
I feel really ignorant asking this, but what is scouse?
这是道典型的工农阶级菜肴。源自挪威。
It's very much a peasant, working-class-type dish. It comes from Norway.
我们改良了这道挪威炖菜
We adopted this Norwegian dish, which was a
用牛肉、肥肉等各种食材
lovely big stew with beef, meat, fat, you name it.
加入蔬菜炖煮，营养丰富。
Throw all the vegetables in, stir it round. Very nutritious.