by Aa3rt
I've mentioned this movie in a couple of other posts and recently stumbled across a website dedicated to the movie.
For those of you not familiar, the plot revolves around a branchline that serves Titfield with a daily train. When British Rail threatens to close the line, the townspeople take over the operation. A local bus company provideds competition (and chicanery) and while parts of the plot are rather implausible, it is a genuinely enjoyable movie, even moreso if you love steam.
The line used in the production of the movie was an ex-Great Western branchline that ran between Limpley Stoke and Camerton eith the town of Monkton Combe appearing as Titfield. (Can anyone help us out with a geography lesson of Great Britain?) The primary locomotive used in the movie was a Great Western 0-4-2T, class 14xx. The line passed under the Somerset and Dorset Railway and viewers are treated to scenes of steam from this railroad as well.
The website can be found at:
http://homepages.which.net/~gordon.dudman/TOCFrame.htm
For those of you not familiar, the plot revolves around a branchline that serves Titfield with a daily train. When British Rail threatens to close the line, the townspeople take over the operation. A local bus company provideds competition (and chicanery) and while parts of the plot are rather implausible, it is a genuinely enjoyable movie, even moreso if you love steam.
The line used in the production of the movie was an ex-Great Western branchline that ran between Limpley Stoke and Camerton eith the town of Monkton Combe appearing as Titfield. (Can anyone help us out with a geography lesson of Great Britain?) The primary locomotive used in the movie was a Great Western 0-4-2T, class 14xx. The line passed under the Somerset and Dorset Railway and viewers are treated to scenes of steam from this railroad as well.
The website can be found at:
http://homepages.which.net/~gordon.dudman/TOCFrame.htm
Art Audley, AA3RT
Moderator: Railroad Radio & Communications, Railroads in Books, Magazines, Music, TV and other Media, General Discussion: Fallen Trolley & Interurban Lines, General Discussion: Shortline, Industrial & Military Railroads,
Moderator: Railroad Radio & Communications, Railroads in Books, Magazines, Music, TV and other Media, General Discussion: Fallen Trolley & Interurban Lines, General Discussion: Shortline, Industrial & Military Railroads,
