The sitcom was set in the small fictional branch line railway station of Hatley, which was threatened with closure under the Beeching Axe. The filming took place at [[Arley | Arley station]], where a row of Victorian railway cottages were built in the yard as a film prop. During filming services would not call at Arley at certain times.
Filming mainly involved [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46521|Ivatt 2MT 46521]], which was named 'Blossom' by cast member Stephen Lewis during a ceremony at [[Kidderminster]] town station on Monday 17 February 1997.<ref>SVR News 122</ref> Carriages used in filming included [[BR 4345 Tourist Standard Open|TSO 4345]], [[BR 9220 Brake Standard Open|BSO 9220]] and , [[BR 1853 Restaurant Miniature Buffet|RMB 1853]].<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3372 SVR-Online forum]</ref> and [[BR 34562 Brake Second Corridor|BSK 34562]]. [[Hugh McQuade]] noted in SVR News that "''I understand the BBC were looking for red and cream coaches in rundown condition to represent the 1950s-60s state of the railways. Well, at the time, the Mark 1's were almost brand new and branch lines would probably not have seen them in great numbers as pre-nationalised ex-main line cast offs would have predominated. Never mind - it's a comedy, not a documentary''."<ref>SVR News 123</ref> Wagons used included [[GWR 39860 'Conflat' Container Wagon|GWR Conflat 39860]] and [[LMS 271726 Goods Van| LMS Goods Van 271726]].
Both series are available commercially and can be found on YouTube.