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For the opening sequence of episode 2, the BBC required a Western Class 52 diesel in BR Blue with a matching rake of BR blue coaches.<ref>SVR News 65</ref> The SVR was able to oblige, having recently acquired a number of ex-BR Mark 1 coaches in working order and still in original livery. [[BR Class 52 D1013 Western Ranger | D1013 Western Ranger]] was the locomotive used. The episode was first broadcast on 15 October 1982.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1405032/? Internet Movie Data Base] (retrieved 24 December 2018)</ref>
Filming locations included [[Level crossing at Hill Farm, Northwood Lane | Northwood Lane level crossing]], which was fitted with barriers for the occasion, [[Victoria Bridge]] and [[Arley | Arley station]], renamed Barrow Gurney<ref group="note">Barrow Gurney is a village in North Somerset that has never been rail connected.</ref>. Scenes were mostly filmed moving north, although the scene at Arley is filmed moving south. The complete sequence can be seen on this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EimIqAlqnfU YouTube clip].
[[Arley Station Bridge]] also features briefly in Episode 1 when a pupil approaches too fast and takes off. [https://youtu.be/6O9-G5jKgzw?t=37 YouTube clip]
L for Lester Hugh Searle 3.jpg | D1013 and the car
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==See also==
[[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway]]
==References==
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==See alsoLinks==*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083439/ L for Lester on Internet Movie Data Base]*[List of film and TV productions filmed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_for_Lester L for Lester on the Severn Valley Railway]Wikipedia]
