__NOTOC__[[File:Carries War DVD.jpg|thumb|200px|right|DVD Cover for Carrie's War ]]'''Carrie's War''' is a 1973 British children's novel written by Nina Bawden. The story follows two children, Carrie and her younger brother Nick, who are evacuated from London to a Welsh mining village during World War II. The BBC dramatised the novel in a 5-part serial broadcast in 1974.
The BBC dramatised ==Filming on the novel in a 5-part serial broadcast in 1974. SVR==Filming on the SVR took place on 5-6 November 1973, principally at [[Highley]]. A number of At that time the SVR personnel took part had only opened for passenger services between Hampton Loade and Bridgnorth; the [[Highley Station Footbridge|footbridge]] which appears in the scenes at Highley was demolished shortly before reopening in April 1974.The train used consisted of [[GWR Pannier 5764]] (facing north) and five GWR coaches - [[Carriages formerly resident on the filming including station master Malcolm BroadhurstSVR|GWR Collett Brake Corridor Third 5787 and GWR Collett Composite Corridor 7285]], guard Peter Jordan[[GWR 7284 Composite]], signalmen John Frodsham [[GWR 1087 Full Third]] and [[GWR 6562 Brake Composite]]. The train made several journeys between Highley and Jack RichardsHampton Loade, and footplate crew John Hill and Jim Bodfishincluding "run pasts" at [[Alveley Sidings]].<ref>SVR News 31 pp. 1,15. Broadhurst and Jordan were filmed giving </ref> [[LNER 223162 Mineral Wagon]] was also repainted in a fictitious Welsh private owner livery for the 'right away'occasion.
The A number of SVR waived fees for personnel took part in the filmingincluding station master Malcolm Broadhurst, guard Peter Jordan, anticipating that signalmen John Frodsham and Jack Richards, and footplate crew John Hill and Jim Bodfish. Broadhurst and Jordan were filmed giving the publicity would be sufficient'right away' in Episode 5. A DVD <ref name=SVR203>Jordan, P., 'My Moment of the series is commercially available.Glory', SVR News 203</ref>
==Stock used==It featured [[GWR Pannier 5764]] Episode 1 opens with five GWR coaches - [[Carriages formerly resident on a shot of the SVR|GWR Collett Brake Corridor Third 5787 and GWR Collett Composite Corridor 7285]], train passing through [[GWR 7284 Composite]], [[GWR 1087 Full ThirdHampton Loade]] northbound. A group of evacuees including Carrie and [[GWR 6562 Brake Composite]]Nick are filmed aboard the train. [[LNER 223162 Mineral Wagon]] was also repainted in a fictitious On arrival at an unnamed Welsh private owner livery for station (Highley) they leave the train and assemble on the platform. The entire party of some 20 children then leaves the platform through the door to the station exit – actually the occasionbooking office which must have been very crowded as it has no exit!<gallery>Carries War screenshot Highley. jpg|Screenshot showing the arrival at Highley</gallery>
A shot of the train passing through open countryside is used under the opening titles of the other four episodes. Although the evacuees are heard singing the same song as in episode 1, 5764 is running bunker first, unlike the scenes at Highley.
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Carries War screenshot Train.jpg|Screenshot from the title sequence
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In Episode 5, Carrie and Nick leave Wales. 5764 and the train are seen entering Highley in the same direction as Episode 1. After they board, the train is given the right away and leaves (presumably taking the children further into Wales!).
The SVR waived fees for the filming, anticipating that the publicity would be sufficient. It was during filming that the BBC’s Chris Rowlands met his future wife Avril; some years later they would be involved with the SVR again with the filming of [[God's Wonderful Railway]].<ref name=SVR203/>
A DVD of the series is commercially available. The BBC also produced another adaptation of Carrie's War in 2004.
==See also==
[[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway]]
==References==
SVR News 31<brreferences />Jordan, P., 'My Moment of Glory', SVR News 203
<references ==Links==*[https:/>/www.imdb.com/title/tt0278854/ Carrie's War (TV Series 1974) on IMDB]*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie%27s_War Carrie's War (Novel) on Wikipedia] [[Category:Featured articles]]
