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Trains in Films

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  • #52
    dmcronin
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    I was aware of the gauge inaccuracy alright.
    While examining some display boards outside Bangkok Rail station, I wasn't aware that Thailand, or Siam at the time, had regauged their system from 4' 8 1/2'' to metre gauge back around 1919, I presume to link up with French colonial lines in Cambodia or did the Brits build their lines in Malaya and Burma in metre gauge first?? (Wikipedia is on strike so can't check!)


  • #53
    Judgement Day
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    "This Other Eden" (1959) A comedy shot in Dublin and Wicklow contains some interesting railway footage. A train is caught in Kingsbridge and makes its way to Wicklow! Despite being set in 1945 it's Metrovick C-class haulage and a mixed bag of stock including Bredin 1334. Shot at various locations on the Connolly/Rosslare line. Only available as a bootleg but worth tracking down as it's a quality movie too.


  • #54
    Todd Gack
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    transsiberian_m.jpg


  • #55
    im invisible
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    anybody say O'Horten yet?


  • #56
    LoonyLovegood
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    Cáca Milis - the film which terrorised thousands of children in Irish!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UleuAxTpmF4


    A blind man (Paul) is getting onto his usual train and he sits beside Catherine. He has no manners and he will not leave Catherine alone he eats his cake with no manners and annoys Catherine. She says that there was a worm in his cake and tries to make him think he is on the wrong train.

    Essentially a low budget murder film, but the entirety is set on a train, some great shots of MK2 carriages.


  • #57
    demanufactured
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    Runaway train.


  • #58
    gobnaitolunacy
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    Watched The Good, The Bad & The Ugly the other night, I'm assuming they used a Spanish broad gauge loco and coaches? The gauge looks REALLY wide!


  • #59
    [Deleted User]
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    Judgement Day wrote: »
    "This Other Eden" (1959) A comedy shot in Dublin and Wicklow contains some interesting railway footage. A train is caught in Kingsbridge and makes its way to Wicklow! Despite being set in 1945 it's Metrovick C-class haulage and a mixed bag of stock including Bredin 1334. Shot at various locations on the Connolly/Rosslare line. Only available as a bootleg but worth tracking down as it's a quality movie too.

    Is there any decent sound of the Crossley engine?


  • #60
    Judgement Day
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    Here's one to stump even the smartest spotter. The only clue is that 1954 is the year the movie was released. Name of the location or movie will do.

    ANON.jpg


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  • #61
    cml387
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    Judgement Day wrote: »
    Here's one to stump even the smartest spotter. The only clue is that 1954 is the year the movie was released. Name of the location or movie will do.

    ANON.jpg

    Happy Ever After?


  • #62
    Judgement Day
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    Come on - you've got to be kidding! How did you get that?

    What about the exact location then? :D


  • #63
    Grandeeod
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    Judgement Day wrote: »
    Come on - you've got to be kidding! How did you get that?

    What about the exact location then? :D

    Hertfordshire. UK.


  • #64
    gobnaitolunacy
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    The '800' in the poster in background is at the top of the poster instead of the bottom, where it's supposed to be!


  • #65
    peteeeed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    silver streak [Removed Image]


  • #66
    Judgement Day
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    I thought that it might be hard to guess but I see now that a poxy Google image search brings up the answer. :D

    Here's an on the platform scene at the same location with a giveaway British carriage in the background.

    Happy+Ever+After+Still.jpg

    Anyway, I was interested at the attention to detail in the previous scene - from the CIE poster boards to the actual CIE poster in the background. Irish stations have frequently been used to impersonate British ones (Great Train Robbery etc.) but the opposite have been quite rare apart from the rather obvious "Oh Mr.Porter" which was shot on part of the Mid.Hants line near Winchester. Any other ones - anybody?


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  • #67
    peteeeed
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    silver streak with gene wilder and richard pryor

    Silver%20Streak%20-%20Gene%20Wilder%20-%20Richard%20Pryor.jpg


  • #68
    corktina
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    Judgement Day wrote: »
    Anyway, I was interested at the attention to detail in the previous scene - from the CIE poster boards to the actual CIE poster in the background. Irish stations have frequently been used to impersonate British ones (Great Train Robbery etc.) but the opposite have been quite rare apart from the rather obvious "Oh Mr.Porter" which was shot on part of the Mid.Hants line near Winchester. Any other ones - anybody?

    Mr Porter was shot on the Basingstoke to Alton line, not the Mid Hants line. The loco "Gladstone" was from the independent Kent and East Sussex Railway (pre-preservation of course) and ran to Hampshire on it's own wheels. Some of the shots of Gladstone out of control were shot in Basingstoke Goods Yard.


  • #69
    Judgement Day
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    corktina wrote: »
    Mr Porter was shot on the Basingstoke to Alton line, not the Mid Hants line

    Pedant. :P


  • #70
    corktina
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    Judgement Day wrote: »
    Pedant. :P

    accurate though.... in fact last time I look the station at Cliddesden is still there in a coal merchants yard , mind you that was a few years ago

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basingstoke_and_Alton_Light_Railway


  • #71
    Grandeeod
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    I dont think this film got a mention yet.

    The Great St. Trinians Train Robbery. The last section of the film has a very exciting (for the time) railway sequence. I reckon it was only made possible due the railway it was shot at.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmoor_Military_Railway


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  • #72
    gobnaitolunacy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,073 ✭✭✭gobnaitolunacy


    mrporter.jpg


  • #73
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    you're wastin yer time...

    next trains gone...


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