Difference between revisions of "Goodnight Mister Tom"
m (Minor corrections to grammar) |
m (Format) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
Filming on the SVR took place at [[Arley]]. The locomotive used was [[GWR Mogul 7325]], 'weathered' in an attempt to camouflage the post-War BR livery<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175680/board/nest/53708496?ref_=tt_bd_6 IMDb forum]</ref>. In another scene, a busy London station was needed, with Loughborough station on the Great Central Railway being chosen. However, 7325 was not able to follow the film crews; instead, 7325's number plates were temporarily transferred to GCR resident 'Modified Hall' [[6990 Witherslack Hall]], with a number of other differences being visible to the experienced eye! | Filming on the SVR took place at [[Arley]]. The locomotive used was [[GWR Mogul 7325]], 'weathered' in an attempt to camouflage the post-War BR livery<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175680/board/nest/53708496?ref_=tt_bd_6 IMDb forum]</ref>. In another scene, a busy London station was needed, with Loughborough station on the Great Central Railway being chosen. However, 7325 was not able to follow the film crews; instead, 7325's number plates were temporarily transferred to GCR resident 'Modified Hall' [[6990 Witherslack Hall]], with a number of other differences being visible to the experienced eye! | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | [[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
Revision as of 09:36, 13 October 2018
Goodnight Mister Tom was a 1998 made-for-TV Movie featuring John Thaw (The Sweeney, Inspector Morse, etc.), from the novel by Michelle Magorian. The plot concerns the developing friendship between a shy young WWII evacuee and the disgruntled old man with whom he is housed[1].
Filming on the SVRSevern Valley Railway took place at Arley. The locomotive used was GWR Mogul 7325, 'weathered' in an attempt to camouflage the post-War BRBritish Rail or British Railways livery[2]. In another scene, a busy London station was needed, with Loughborough station on the Great Central Railway being chosen. However, 7325 was not able to follow the film crews; instead, 7325's number plates were temporarily transferred to GCRGreat Central Railway resident 'Modified Hall' 6990 Witherslack Hall, with a number of other differences being visible to the experienced eye!
See also
List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway
