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6 hours ago, russ p said:

There's some great scenes in the opening sequence of get Carter.  Probably my favourite ever film 

 

 

 

Just noticed the still from the film doesn't do jack Carter any favours he looks like Frank Spencer! 

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9 minutes ago, KeithMacdonald said:

Now available on BBC iPlayer - The First Great Train Robbery


https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00794gs/the-first-great-train-robbery

Yes that's one of my favourites train sequences, especially given the stunt work on the train roof. It was filmed in Ireland and the story goes that the driver ran a bit faster than the film crew wanted, so some of the ducking and diving was more realistic than they intended!

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On 04/04/2023 at 13:58, fulton said:

The opening sequence of "Bad Day at Black Rock" with Spencer Tracy made in 1955.

 

An absolute belter, start with this ....

 

 

..... and then go on this .....

 

 

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44 minutes ago, 33C said:

Crossing the blown up bridge in " North West Frontier" is a contender.

But is that 'a railway sequence' or 'a model railway sequence'?

 

For sheer spectacle and the outcome of some very careful planning of both what would happen and how it would be filmed the collision sequence in 'The Train' will probably never be bettered - simply too expensive, and with potential dangers, to do something like that ever again.  On top of that, albeit with a few rather forced details, the entire film's railway scenes made sense and were believable - an awful lot of railway scenes in films don't come anywhere near that.

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What about "The Signalman" with Denholm Elliott? A very creepy film with great atmosphere, adapted from the Charles Dickens "Mugby Jct." collection. 

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Sorry about this. That St Trinian's one made on the Longmoor Railway; forgotten the title, bit its really silly, as is 

THE TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT. Best part of that is at the very end at Brizzle Temple Meads. 

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15 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

Sorry about this. That St Trinian's one made on the Longmoor Railway; forgotten the title, bit its really silly, as is 

THE TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT. Best part of that is at the very end at Brizzle Temple Meads. 

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Agree on both (can't remember the title of the first one either, only seen it the once), but they're comedies so I guess they're supposed to be a bit silly 🤪!

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