I walked the course of this line in 1998 and took photos of key scenes as they were at the time. I even found some bits of railway hardware in the bushes.

A very enjoyable film!

Lovely video thank you, I think it's a wonderful film, I love it and I watch it regularly, apart from the fact that I m very much a fan of John Gregson. Many thanks again. Gérard lacey in Ireland.

I volunteer on the talyllyn railway one who plays Dan was the railways vice president

Remember seeing the movie as a student

Very good clip on this wonderfull film

One of the main reason things that interests me about this Railway Movie is the Law Enforcement Police Officers.

Nice video. Good work. 3:20 A compromise was clearly made, as _that_ crossing was created for the filming at Dunkerton Colliery sidings. I highly recommend Simon Castens' book 'On the Trail of The Titfield Thunderbolt' for information on the location shots and other insights, e.g. nobody had cleared Lion's technicolour repaint with the museum beforehand!

Thanks for sharing this fine movie review and the history behind ! Most enjoyable !

Oliver is based off of the class 14xx tank locomotive the engine character in Thomas and friends

Oh dear, I do wish the commentator would learn the difference between a TRAIN and a LOCOMOTIVE ! Otherwise happy memories of a wonderful heart warming film

Good stuff

I have been acquainted with the film for years and have noticed that the railway itself isn't strictly the key driving force of the plot. It's the outside factors that intervene with it that spark the villagers' efforts. The railway's only credit made clear to us is that the Squire's Great Grandfather ensured its construction, and even then it does not dwell into further exposition. This might be to do with the script having been drawn out before location and prop choices had been decided on; the story's justifications of incorporating railway technicality might have worked more effectively overall if the options had been taken into consideration before the script was written. (This is how I typically define my characterisations and set-pieces.) Regards, Samuel Farris.

Wish it was true to life...

Railway Movies. The Titfield Thunderbolt 1952. The Great Train Robbery 1963. The Railway Children 1970 & 2000. Thomas and the Magic Railroad 2000.

6:04 100 tons? Not quite, about 27 tons. Still somewhat heavy to do what appeared in the film.

This is going to sound like a weird question. Is there a fart in this film?

It wasn’t 1450 it was 1456