Britain's Railways in Feature Films

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John Webb

Discussion Starter · Dec 26, 2007 (Edited by Moderator)

Christmas presented me with a copy of "Horton's Guide to Britain's Railways in feature films", published by Silver Link from their Nostalgia Collection. (ISBN 978 1 85794 287 3, £16.99, softback, 192 pages).

This gives brief details, where known, of some 900 films in which there are views of UK railways or trams. As the title suggests, it does not include factual films, such as the British Transport Film Unit's works. Neither are foreign railways or made for TV series included. Being recently published it does contain many films made since John Huntley's book "Railways on the Screen" published in 1993, and so tends to complement that book rather than replace it.

There are two appendices; one lists preserved railways and the films that have been made on each, the other lists London Termini and the films in which they have appeared.

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John

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poliss

· #2 · Dec 26, 2007

"it does not include factual films" So The Railway Children isn't in it then?

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John Webb

Discussion Starter · #3 · Dec 26, 2007

Features on the front cover!
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poliss

· #4 · Dec 26, 2007

Does the book say why the 57xxx has that colour scheme?

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John Webb

Discussion Starter · #5 · Dec 27, 2007

Neither Horton's book nor John Huntley's explain exactly why the specific colour scheme was chosen. The 1993 edition of the 'Worth Valley Railway Stockbook' gives no explanation either - it just comments that the loco was repainted in the fictious 'GN&SR' for the 20th Anniversery of 'The Railway Children'.

I assume EMI set designers chose something which looked Edwardian and not quite like any genuine railway livery.

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John

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7113

· #6 · Dec 27, 2007

Ah well - looks like another for the library then.......

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John Webb

Discussion Starter · #7 · Dec 27, 2007

"The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway - a Guide and History" written and published by Martin Bairstow in 1993 (ISNB 1 871944 04 X) mentions the filming but does not explain why that particular colour scheme was chosen either!
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John

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7113

· #8 · Dec 27, 2007

QUOTE (poliss @ 26 Dec 2007, 15:38) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>"it does not include factual films" So The Railway Children isn't in it then?

I trust you didn't miss it over Christmas then......

QUOTE (John Webb @ 27 Dec 2007, 11:16) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Neither Horton's book nor John Huntley's explain exactly why the specific colour scheme was chosen......I assume EMI set designers chose something which looked Edwardian and not quite like any genuine railway livery.

I was once told that the colour was used as the railway had some available for one reason or another - I have no idea how accurate the story is.

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