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The Thirty Nine Steps was a 1978 film featuring Robert Powell as Richard Hannay. During the film Hannay flees to Scotland on a train, but is forced to make a daredevil escape on a bridge when after police boardthe train.  ==Filming on the SVR==The escape scene was filmed on [[Victoria Bridge]] using [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443]] (in MR livery as No 644) and five of the SVR's LMS carriages with 'Midland' stickers applied. The scene also featured the first film speaking part for an SVR 'extra' - the driver shouting out "Come on, there's another train due, come on!" was the SVR's John Price.<ref>SVR News 50</ref>. Another SVR volunteer, Barrie Geens, played the part of a policeman during the search on the train, for which he was paid £7 a day for the week, plus "lots of free food".<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2360466988/permalink/10153711899011989/ Barrie Geens' recollections on the Unofficial SVR Facebook Group]</ref> Earlier scenes for the film were also shot on the SVR. These included Hannay boarding the train (filmed on the island platform at [[Bewdley]]), the train on the journey north filmed crossing [[Oldbury Viaduct]], and passing through a station at speed (Bewdley again). The train is then stopped at another station ([[Highley]]) where the police come aboard the train.<ref>Stills on Reel Streets</ref>

[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078389/ The Thirty Nine Steps on the Internet Movie Database]<br>[http://www.reelstreets.com/index.php/component/films_online/?task=view&id=1013&film_ref=thirty_nine_steps,_the_(1978)&start=20 Stills at Bewdley and Oldbury Viaduct on ReelStreets.com]<br>[http://www.reelstreets.com/index.php/component/films_online/?task=view&id=1013&film_ref=thirty_nine_steps,_the_(1978)&start=30 Stills at Bewdley (2), Highley and Victoria Bridge on ReelStreets.com]