Did you spot this too?

[salopiangrowler]

Ad as for Narnia I did see that but the first bit where there bording the train I thought that was filmed in a studio

Filmed at Arley or highley station station General manager was there asked if they wanted the station name changing to which he got a reply saying the station name was alright. Countless people have inquired if 7802 will be out after the film premiered, its been out near enough everyday since the film came out. i believe its diagramed on Bridgnorths turn the 10:15 or 11:05 to Kidderminster, if its at bewdley it'll be the 09:45 or 10:15 to bridgmorth

[fairlie]

Yes, we have 2 examples at the Midland Railway-Butterley, 1 being in the Museum at Swanwick and the other being the blue vehicle behind the Garden Railway at Butterley.

Are you thinking of restoring them on old chassis or just preserving them as is? Would be interesting to ride in one. (If you could rebuild them as 3 carriages that would be the icing on the cake..... )

John

There is consideration using Heritage Lottery funding to restore the 2 at Butterley, but the one in the Museum will be kept "as is" in a sort of Mary Rose Condition. It would be nice to see both restored for the public, unlike the Royal Saloon MR1910.

[MuzTrem]

Ad as for Narnia I did see that but the first bit where there bording the train I thought that was filmed in a studio

Filmed at Arley or highley station station General manager was there asked if they wanted the station name changing to which he got a reply saying the station name was alright. Countless people have inquired if 7802 will be out after the film premiered, its been out near enough everyday since the film came out. i believe its diagramed on Bridgnorths turn the 10:15 or 11:05 to Kidderminster, if its at bewdley it'll be the 09:45 or 10:15 to bridgmorth

I think he was referring to the scene at Paddington station, which was probably created using CGI-similar techniques were employed for the recent filming of Agatha Christie's 4.50 from Paddington at the GCR-that one got most of the details right, I seem to recall.

[saddletank]

It just beggars belief really. You'd never see James Bond start his journey in an Aston Martin and complete it in a Jaguar. Or Doctor Who's Tardis become a red telephone box. Or Nazi soldiers in British tanks. So why can't the film producers at least make an effort to find railway footage that at least features the same train throughout it's length? I appreciate that films have a budget and that it's not always possible to find an authentic location or rolling stock for a piece, but that's no excuse for errors of continuity. The film going public aren't stupid, and I'm sure that even non-enthusiasts could tell the difference between the apple-green Scotsman and a black-liveried Standard!

No they don't. Amazing but true.

99% of the TV and film-watching audience don't notice. So why spend ££££££s on getting locations or railway trains right when for 99% of the audience it's wasted money?

How happy are you with the 1973 you see portrayed in 'Life on Mars'? Or the 60s props in Heartbeat? I expect you don't see too many errors there. Me neither, but I bet there are tons and only the geeks interested in those era's fashions/cars/locations spot them. For example I guarantee that not all the old factories in 'Life on Mars' are in Manchester now, but those scenes were filmed somewhere else. Is this a problem for the immersion of the storylines? No.

Are the programmes any the worse to us because of that? No. I rest my case.

Martin

[sootyxfd]

I think he was referring to the scene at Paddington station, which was probably created using CGI-similar techniques were employed for the recent filming of Agatha Christie's 4.50 from Paddington at the GCR-that one got most of the details right, I seem to recall.

Spot on

this was done at Rothley

its amazing what you can do with a computer these days

[Bulliver]

you cant beat churchill the hollywood years

they steal 1420 which turns into 3205 on the SDR then arrives at Kingswear on the PDR and they get out of 6435 !

[arabiandisco]

Heartbeat is fabulous. You see steam trains even though it's set after the end of steam in that part of the world.

And of course, it's highly believable when Repton shows up in a local Yorkshire train. But most normals see a kettle and are happy enough with that despite the fact that it's totally the wrong engine, and they should be using diesels anyhow.

[salopiangrowler]

Ad as for Narnia I did see that but the first bit where there bording the train I thought that was filmed in a studio

Filmed at Arley or highley station station General manager was there asked if they wanted the station name changing to which he got a reply saying the station name was alright. Countless people have inquired if 7802 will be out after the film premiered, its been out near enough everyday since the film came out. i believe its diagramed on Bridgnorths turn the 10:15 or 11:05 to Kidderminster, if its at bewdley it'll be the 09:45 or 10:15 to bridgmorth

I think he was referring to the scene at Paddington station...

Nope 99% of the filming was on the SVR ok CGI use for paddington ok but 7802 hasnt gone down there for a while. They board a the train at highly or arley too at the start of the film so i dont know.

[johncas]

Miss Marple is based in the 30's thats when the character was created but in th one shot at the GCR what do you see MK1's also seen a lot of 1940's WW2 films like Enigma based in the 40's but you get those MK1's again did not know they had MK1's in the 30's or 40's you just need to hire in a rake of ciaches from the era.

[Hymek]

It was the same on goodnight Mr Tom, from what ive gathered the "london" train station on that was actually bridgenorth on the SVR? with CGI canopies and stuff. That film also used 7802 aswell i think

[davvydo]

James Bond, From Russia With Love, the Orient Express hauled by a Royal Scot through central europe.

with the luminus green MK1's !

[BR7MT]

Thats because they were in fact red on the original film footage and they needed to be green to match the real Orient Express coaches used in the film. I think this is achieved by adding a suitable filter and copying the footage onto another reel.

Regards,

Dan

[MuzTrem]

Oh, I always assumed they were just Southern Region!

[tigermon]

It was the same on goodnight Mr Tom, from what ive gathered the "london" train station on that was actually bridgenorth on the SVR? with CGI canopies and stuff. That film also used 7802 aswell i think

Actually that was Loughborough Central, from what I understand, Witherslack Hall was done up like the Locomotive at the SVR end, and two GWR carriages were transported to the GCR from the SVR and marshalled into a short 3 coach rake with our Chocolate & Cream BSO(D) coach, which is now Maroon.

On Tuesday a film crew visited. A couple of scenes were shot for the Carlton TV film Goodnight Mister Tom, starring John Thaw. These were arrivals of a trains at a war time London terminus. The departure scenes had already been filmed on the Severn Valley. The train consisted of 6990, renumbered 7325, and three carriages: 1086, 5883 and 9654 (real identities 1116, 6913 and W9316). In addition to renumbering, 1116 had its rather tatty appearance hidden with a coat of vinyl. 48305 and the TPO rake were used as a backdrop on the adjacent siding.

[sootyxfd]

after doing a bit of a search jamie a belive you are right

on a lighter note - it shouldnt be long before 6990 is back at the gcr