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The Thirty Nine Steps

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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 police board. The 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>.
A television spin-off [[Hannay]], also featuring Robert Powell, was filmed on the SVR during 1987.
 
 
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==See also==
[[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway]]
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