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The Titfield Thunderbolt Overview:

The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) was a Comedy - Film directed by Charles Crichton and produced by Michael Balcon and Michael Truman.

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The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953): A Review by Kyle Edwards

By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) is an early-1950s British comedy which tells a story similar to many real occurrences throughout the world. After Britain's large, nationalized railroad company "British Railways" decides to cease operations over a rural branch line, a small group of concerned locals ... Read full article

The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953): A Review by Kyle Edwards

By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) is an early-1950s British comedy which tells a story similar to many real occurrences throughout the world. After Britain's large, nationalized railroad company "British Railways" decides to cease operations over a rural branch line, a small group of concerned locals ... Read full article

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The Titfield Thunderbolt Quotes:

Valentine: [proposing a toast] Our magnificent generals, General Gordon and General Booth.
Mrs Valentine: Do you know what time it is?
Valentine: Yes, my love: summer double time.
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The Titfield Thunderbolt Facts
John Gregson had never driven a car before making this film.
The locomotive, "Lion" was damaged during filming when the carriage train is reunited with the locomotive. The rear frame was bent by the force of the impact. The damage was still visible in 2001.
A replica locomotive was built on the chassis of a Bedford truck for the scene where the locomotive is seen driving down the road.
For the sequence where the drunken Valentine and Dan drive a stolen locomotive through the streets of Mallingford, a replica locomotive was built atop a lorry.
The final scenes of Mallingford station were filmed at the Bath Road Bridge end of the main platform at Bristol Temple Meads station, Bristol, UK.
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