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This is an incomplete list of film, TV and similar productions filmed on the railway.
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This page gives a list of film, TV and similar productions filmed on the railway. It is a comprehensive list as far as possible, particularly with regard to the Film and TV Drama/Comedy sections, but is potentially incomplete. 
  
 
== Film ==
 
== Film ==
 
* [[The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]] (1976)
 
* [[The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]] (1976)
 
* [[Candleshoe]] (1977)
 
* [[Candleshoe]] (1977)
* [[Silver Blaze]] (1977) <ref name="EH">Display board in [[The Engine House]]</ref>
 
 
* [[The Thirty Nine Steps]] (1978)
 
* [[The Thirty Nine Steps]] (1978)
* [[Hanover Street]] (1979)
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* [[Hanover Street]] (1979)<ref group="note">Filming took place, it is unclear if this was used in the cinema release</ref>
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* [[The Elephant Man]] (1980)
 
* [[The Weather In The Streets]] (1983) <ref name="EH" />
 
* [[The Weather In The Streets]] (1983) <ref name="EH" />
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* [[On the Black Hill]] (1988)
 
* [[Howards End]] (1992) <ref name="EH" />
 
* [[Howards End]] (1992) <ref name="EH" />
 
* [[The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain]] (1995)
 
* [[The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain]] (1995)
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* [[Feast of July]] (1995)
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* [[Simon Magus]] (1999)
 
* [[Unconditional Love]] (2002)
 
* [[Unconditional Love]] (2002)
 
* [[The Chronicles Of Narnia]] (2005) <ref name="EH" />
 
* [[The Chronicles Of Narnia]] (2005) <ref name="EH" />
 
* [[Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows]] (2011)
 
* [[Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows]] (2011)
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* [[The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box]] (2014)
 
* [[The Black Prince]] (2016)
 
* [[The Black Prince]] (2016)
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===Note===
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== TV Drama and Comedy ==
 
== TV Drama and Comedy ==
 
* [[Doctor in Charge]] (1972)
 
* [[Doctor in Charge]] (1972)
 
* [[The Incredible Robert Baldick]] (1972)
 
* [[The Incredible Robert Baldick]] (1972)
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* [[The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady]] (1983)
 
* [[Carrie's War]] (1973)
 
* [[Carrie's War]] (1973)
 
* [[The Signalman]] (1976)
 
* [[The Signalman]] (1976)
 
* [[Survivors]] (1977)
 
* [[Survivors]] (1977)
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* [[Silver Blaze]] (1977) <ref name="EH">Display board in [[The Engine House]]</ref>
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* [[A Man Called Intrepid]] (1979)
 
* [[God's Wonderful Railway]] (1980)
 
* [[God's Wonderful Railway]] (1980)
 
* [[The Good Soldier]] (1981)
 
* [[The Good Soldier]] (1981)
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* [[Sorry!]] (1981/86)
 
* [[L For Lester]] (1982)
 
* [[L For Lester]] (1982)
 
* [[Doctor Who (Black Orchid)]] (1982)
 
* [[Doctor Who (Black Orchid)]] (1982)
* [[Sorry!]] (1983)
 
 
* [[The Fasting Girl]] (1984)
 
* [[The Fasting Girl]] (1984)
 
* [[The Box Of Delights]] (1984)
 
* [[The Box Of Delights]] (1984)
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*'''Midlands News''' (ATV 1967). Pumping station to bring water from the River Severn to Birmingham opened at [[Trimpley Reservoirs & Waterworks|Trimpley]] by Ralph Yates, Chairman of the Birmingham Water Committee. With a background image of a train on the SVR branch. Available to watch on [https://www.macearchive.org/films/midlands-news-05051967-pumping-station-opened-trimpley Media Archive for Central England].
 
*'''Midlands News''' (ATV 1967). Pumping station to bring water from the River Severn to Birmingham opened at [[Trimpley Reservoirs & Waterworks|Trimpley]] by Ralph Yates, Chairman of the Birmingham Water Committee. With a background image of a train on the SVR branch. Available to watch on [https://www.macearchive.org/films/midlands-news-05051967-pumping-station-opened-trimpley Media Archive for Central England].
 
*'''ATV Today''' (ATV 1968). "River Severn Day Four". Six minute film of Barri Haynes interviewing Christopher George, then secretary of the Severn Valley Railway Society. [http://www.macearchive.org/films/atv-today-31101968-river-severn-day-four Media Archive for Central England].
 
*'''ATV Today''' (ATV 1968). "River Severn Day Four". Six minute film of Barri Haynes interviewing Christopher George, then secretary of the Severn Valley Railway Society. [http://www.macearchive.org/films/atv-today-31101968-river-severn-day-four Media Archive for Central England].
*'''ATV Today''' ( ATV 1968). "Kidderminster Railway Station". Short film with no sound showing views of Kidderminster station building shortly before its demolition. Available to watch on [http://www.macearchive.org/films/atv-today-16021968-kidderminster-railway-station Media Archive for Central England].
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*'''ATV Today''' (ATV 1968). "Kidderminster Railway Station". Short film with no sound showing views of Kidderminster station building shortly before its demolition. Available to watch on [http://www.macearchive.org/films/atv-today-16021968-kidderminster-railway-station Media Archive for Central England].
*'''ATV Today''' ( ATV 1972). Eight minute news article on the Severn Valley Railway featuring an interview with [[Sir Gerald Nabarro]]. Available to watch on [http://www.macearchive.org/films/atv-today-12041972-severn-valley-railway Media Archive for Central England].
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*'''ATV Today''' (ATV 1972). Eight minute news article on the Severn Valley Railway featuring an interview with [[Sir Gerald Nabarro]]. Available to watch on [http://www.macearchive.org/films/atv-today-12041972-severn-valley-railway Media Archive for Central England].
 
*'''Horizon''' (BBC 1972). Documentary on railway accidents, filmed over 5 days at Bridgnorth, Hampton Loade, Bewdley and Bewdley tunnel, featuring 45110, [[GWR 2251 Class 3205 | 3205]], 46443, 2047 Warwickshire and 686 The Lady Armaghdale. The latter 2 locations were still BR property at the time<ref name="SVR24">SVR News 24</ref>.Available to watch on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s9Ey5VLJr4 Youtube].
 
*'''Horizon''' (BBC 1972). Documentary on railway accidents, filmed over 5 days at Bridgnorth, Hampton Loade, Bewdley and Bewdley tunnel, featuring 45110, [[GWR 2251 Class 3205 | 3205]], 46443, 2047 Warwickshire and 686 The Lady Armaghdale. The latter 2 locations were still BR property at the time<ref name="SVR24">SVR News 24</ref>.Available to watch on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s9Ey5VLJr4 Youtube].
 
*'''ATV Today''' (ATV 1976). Six minute film featuring Chris Tarrant firing one of the 'Austrian locomotives' between Bewdley and Bridgnorth. Available to watch on [http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-severn-valley-railway-1976/ BFIplayer].
 
*'''ATV Today''' (ATV 1976). Six minute film featuring Chris Tarrant firing one of the 'Austrian locomotives' between Bewdley and Bridgnorth. Available to watch on [http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-severn-valley-railway-1976/ BFIplayer].
*''' Steam upon Severn ''' (BBC 1977).  A half hour film on the early days of the SVR, produced by Chris and Avril Rowlands who were also involved with [[God's Wonderful Railway]]. [http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6d968f94 BFI program details]
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*''' Steam upon Severn ''' (BBC 1977).  A half hour film on the early days of the SVR, produced by Chris and Avril Rowlands who were also involved with [[God's Wonderful Railway]].[http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6d968f94 BFI program details]
 
*'''The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill''' (BBC 1980). The cavalcade included SVR locos. 59 minute video on [http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p011vfz4/the-great-railway-cavalcade-rocket-150-at-rainhill#group=p01277qd BBC iPlayer]
 
*'''The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill''' (BBC 1980). The cavalcade included SVR locos. 59 minute video on [http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p011vfz4/the-great-railway-cavalcade-rocket-150-at-rainhill#group=p01277qd BBC iPlayer]
 
*'''Awayday''' (BBC, 1989), Railway and wildlife artist, David Shepherd, visits the SVR with actor, Peter McEnery. Available to watch on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsFevHwmWoo YouTube]
 
*'''Awayday''' (BBC, 1989), Railway and wildlife artist, David Shepherd, visits the SVR with actor, Peter McEnery. Available to watch on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsFevHwmWoo YouTube]
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*'''Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection''', Season 1, Episode 14 (BBC 2009). Featured the SVR.
 
*'''Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection''', Season 1, Episode 14 (BBC 2009). Featured the SVR.
 
*'''The Golden Age of Steam Railways''', Episode 2 (BBC 2012).  Programme about the early days of preservation, featuring the SVR and Worth Valley.  [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pdsy6 BBC programme guide].  A 2 minute extract featuring [[GWR 2251 Class 3205 | 3205]] is on [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012mq7r BBC iPlayer].
 
*'''The Golden Age of Steam Railways''', Episode 2 (BBC 2012).  Programme about the early days of preservation, featuring the SVR and Worth Valley.  [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pdsy6 BBC programme guide].  A 2 minute extract featuring [[GWR 2251 Class 3205 | 3205]] is on [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012mq7r BBC iPlayer].
*Guy Martin's '''How Britain Worked''', Series 1, Episode 1 (Channel 4 2012). Guy helps to overhaul a steam locomotive. [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/how-britain-worked/episode-guide Channel 4 programme guide], also on 4-OD.
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*Guy Martin's '''How Britain Worked''' Series 1, Episode 1 (Channel 4 2012). Guy helps to overhaul a steam locomotive. [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/how-britain-worked/episode-guide Channel 4 programme guide], also on 4-OD.
 
*Michael Portillo's '''Great British Railway Journeys''', Series 4, Episode 4 'Dudley to Bridgnorth' (BBC 2013).  [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pwbc7 BBC programme guide].
 
*Michael Portillo's '''Great British Railway Journeys''', Series 4, Episode 4 'Dudley to Bridgnorth' (BBC 2013).  [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pwbc7 BBC programme guide].
 
*'''Lucy Kite’s Country Calendar''' (ITV 2013). A feature on Ladies Day and female volunteers on the SVR for Central TV News. Kite drove a steam locomotive, tutored by the SVR's Charlotte Marsh. It was aired 12 July.
 
*'''Lucy Kite’s Country Calendar''' (ITV 2013). A feature on Ladies Day and female volunteers on the SVR for Central TV News. Kite drove a steam locomotive, tutored by the SVR's Charlotte Marsh. It was aired 12 July.
*'''Escape to the Country''', (BBC 2014) Series 15, Episode 22, Hampton Loade Station (approximately 15 minutes in) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04nzk1z/escape-to-the-country-series-15-22-shropshire BBC programme guide].   
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*'''Inside Out West Midlands''' (BBC 2013) Former boxer Richie Woodhall is on the Severn Valley Railway who are in desperate need of new apprentices. First broadcast 7 October 2013.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03c7pld BBC programme guide]
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*'''Escape to the Country''' (BBC 2014) Series 15, Episode 22, Hampton Loade Station (approximately 15 minutes in) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04nzk1z/escape-to-the-country-series-15-22-shropshire BBC programme guide].   
 
*'''Discovering Britain''' (Channel 4 2016) Episode 5, Michael Buerk rides a steam train in the Severn Valley
 
*'''Discovering Britain''' (Channel 4 2016) Episode 5, Michael Buerk rides a steam train in the Severn Valley
 
*'''Trainspotting live''' (BBC 2016) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03xx9tx BBC programme guide]
 
*'''Trainspotting live''' (BBC 2016) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03xx9tx BBC programme guide]
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*'''River Walks''' (BBC 2018) Series 1, Episode 11 'The Severn' broadcast 10 December 2018. Shobna Gulati takes a revealing stroll through Shropshire and Worcestershire beside our longest river. The programme sees Shobna travel back from Bridgnorth on the footplate of 43106 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0btrpht/episodes/player BBC programme guide]
 
*'''River Walks''' (BBC 2018) Series 1, Episode 11 'The Severn' broadcast 10 December 2018. Shobna Gulati takes a revealing stroll through Shropshire and Worcestershire beside our longest river. The programme sees Shobna travel back from Bridgnorth on the footplate of 43106 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0btrpht/episodes/player BBC programme guide]
 
*'''Midlands Today''' (BBC 2019) broadcast 23 July 2019. Item on an inspiring group of children from Belarus recovering from cancer, visiting the UK with the Solihull group of the Chernobyl Children's Project UK. They came to spend a morning on the Railway and enjoyed their time out along the line.
 
*'''Midlands Today''' (BBC 2019) broadcast 23 July 2019. Item on an inspiring group of children from Belarus recovering from cancer, visiting the UK with the Solihull group of the Chernobyl Children's Project UK. They came to spend a morning on the Railway and enjoyed their time out along the line.
*'''Train Tuckers''' (UKTV 2019)  Series 1, Episode 1 broadcast 30 August 2019. Series following Allelys heavy-haulage specialists transporting locomotives. Included footage of the delivery of [[BR Standard Class 7 70000 Britannia|70000 Britannia]] from Crewe to Bridgnorth on 4 September 2018.
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*'''Train Truckers''' (UKTV 2019)  Series 1, Episode 1 broadcast 30 August 2019. Series following Allelys heavy-haulage specialists transporting locomotives. Included footage of the delivery of [[BR Standard Class 7 70000 Britannia|70000 Britannia]] from Crewe to Bridgnorth on 4 September 2018.
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*'''Midlands Today''' (BBC 2019) broadcast 14 November 2019. Railfuture West Midlands spokesman Colin Major appears on the BBC Midlands Today evening news from Kidderminster station to talk about what Railfuture means by a "bigger better railway", and what we want from the political parties.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNlq5ZLPzl8 YouTube (Retrieved 19 November 2019)]
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*'''Midlands Today''' (BBC 2020) broadcast 21 January 2020. [[Falling Sands Viaduct]] began carrying locomotives in 1878. The viaduct has started to crack due to water seeping into the seven arches. The SVR secured £1.3m funding to save the viaduct, with £853,000 from the [[:Category:Lottery funding|National Lottery Heritage Fund]]. A [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-hereford-worcester-51179941/urgent-repairs-for-severn-valley-railway-viaduct-in-kidderminster?fbclid=IwAR2VNn5vF0NS6S8UeagX3HdQYSdH48DJtNTx0OVG2BsJgUOmrBu-LexCVsg| 1m 53sec item] with footage from Sammy B Films, includes interviews with Jonathan Symonds, civil engineer, and Lesley Carr from the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd|SVR Trust]].  
  
 
==TV Commercials and other==
 
==TV Commercials and other==
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* History of Railways Magazine commercial<ref name="SVR24" /> (1971), filmed at Bridgnorth featuring 46443
 
* History of Railways Magazine commercial<ref name="SVR24" /> (1971), filmed at Bridgnorth featuring 46443
 
* Walls’ Ice Cream commercial<ref name="SVR24" /> (1972), filmed at Bridgnorth featuring [[GWR 2251 Class 3205 | 3205]], 46443 and 686 The Lady Armaghdale
 
* Walls’ Ice Cream commercial<ref name="SVR24" /> (1972), filmed at Bridgnorth featuring [[GWR 2251 Class 3205 | 3205]], 46443 and 686 The Lady Armaghdale
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* Nat King Cole LP commercial<ref name=SVR115>SVR News 115</ref> (circa 1978) including 46443
 
* TV advert for Swan Vesta matches (1980s) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBL71A3XRc0 YouTube]
 
* TV advert for Swan Vesta matches (1980s) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBL71A3XRc0 YouTube]
 
* Game for a laugh<ref name="EH" /> ([[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1981 |1981]]), item featuring musician and entertainer Joe Brown firing [[BR Riddles 4MT 80079|80079]].  
 
* Game for a laugh<ref name="EH" /> ([[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1981 |1981]]), item featuring musician and entertainer Joe Brown firing [[BR Riddles 4MT 80079|80079]].  
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* Wish You Were Here (BBC TV 1995), feature on ‘holidays for the disabled’ in Shropshire, including locomotive 4566 and newly converted wheelchair-friendly coach [[BR 80776 Brake Gangwayed | 80776]] <ref>SVR News 113</ref>.
 
* Wish You Were Here (BBC TV 1995), feature on ‘holidays for the disabled’ in Shropshire, including locomotive 4566 and newly converted wheelchair-friendly coach [[BR 80776 Brake Gangwayed | 80776]] <ref>SVR News 113</ref>.
 
* Blue Peter (BBC TV 1995), feature on the SVR Steam School with presenter Diane Louise Jordan<ref>SVR News 117</ref>.
 
* Blue Peter (BBC TV 1995), feature on the SVR Steam School with presenter Diane Louise Jordan<ref>SVR News 117</ref>.
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* TV advertisement for a laptop computer (1998) filmed on platform 1 at [[Bewdley]] with [[46521|Ivatt class 2 46521]].<ref>Photo in SVR News 127</ref>
 
* 'The Boxer' by Whalebone, music video shot at [[Eardington]]<ref>Eardington Halt [sic] featured as a location for a music video for acoustic trio Whalebone's version of the Simon & Garfunkle classic The Boxer (Heritage Railway 6 July 2011, p. 22)</ref> (2011)  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FgtP7tpg1A YouTube]
 
* 'The Boxer' by Whalebone, music video shot at [[Eardington]]<ref>Eardington Halt [sic] featured as a location for a music video for acoustic trio Whalebone's version of the Simon & Garfunkle classic The Boxer (Heritage Railway 6 July 2011, p. 22)</ref> (2011)  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FgtP7tpg1A YouTube]
 
* 'If You Were My Boyfriend' by The Yearning, music video (2014), filmed at Bridgnorth featuring 5643 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm5PT0QuoTs YouTube]
 
* 'If You Were My Boyfriend' by The Yearning, music video (2014), filmed at Bridgnorth featuring 5643 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm5PT0QuoTs YouTube]
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*From the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severn_Valley_Railway Wikipedia entry for the SVR]: Bridgnorth station was used in 1981 as part of a sketch for the TV comedy Not the Nine O'Clock News. In the sketch, Mel Smith's character observes a steam train passing by without stopping and refers to it as an "old chuffer", forming part of a sequence of puns around the protagonist's wife.
 
*From the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severn_Valley_Railway Wikipedia entry for the SVR]: Bridgnorth station was used in 1981 as part of a sketch for the TV comedy Not the Nine O'Clock News. In the sketch, Mel Smith's character observes a steam train passing by without stopping and refers to it as an "old chuffer", forming part of a sequence of puns around the protagonist's wife.
 
*From the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidderminster_Town_railway_station Wikipedia entry for Kidderminster Town]: In spring 2012, the station was a filming location of the fantasy adventure movie "The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box"
 
  
 
*From 'Severn Valley Railway memories' by Christopher Magner, p47 (Self published, 1997, no ISBN number) "Good publicity was obtained [in 1966] when BBC television made a film on the preservation scheme for the Today programme"
 
*From 'Severn Valley Railway memories' by Christopher Magner, p47 (Self published, 1997, no ISBN number) "Good publicity was obtained [in 1966] when BBC television made a film on the preservation scheme for the Today programme"

Revision as of 16:18, 24 January 2020

This page gives a list of film, TV and similar productions filmed on the railway. It is a comprehensive list as far as possible, particularly with regard to the Film and TV Drama/Comedy sections, but is potentially incomplete.

Film

Note

  1. Filming took place, it is unclear if this was used in the cinema release

TV Drama and Comedy

TV News and Documentary

  • Midlands News (ATV 1962). "Severn Valley Line - proposed closure". Forty second clip with no sound. Views of Bridgnorth and Bewdey. Available to watch on Media Archive for Central England.
  • Midlands News (ATV 1966). "Stretch of Shropshire Railway Line Purchased". Thirty second clip with no sound. Various views around Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade. Available to watch on Media Archive for Central England.
  • Midlands News (ATV 1967). Pumping station to bring water from the River Severn to Birmingham opened at Trimpley by Ralph Yates, Chairman of the Birmingham Water Committee. With a background image of a train on the SVRSevern Valley Railway branch. Available to watch on Media Archive for Central England.
  • ATV Today (ATV 1968). "River Severn Day Four". Six minute film of Barri Haynes interviewing Christopher George, then secretary of the Severn Valley Railway Society. Media Archive for Central England.
  • ATV Today (ATV 1968). "Kidderminster Railway Station". Short film with no sound showing views of Kidderminster station building shortly before its demolition. Available to watch on Media Archive for Central England.
  • ATV Today (ATV 1972). Eight minute news article on the Severn Valley Railway featuring an interview with Sir Gerald Nabarro. Available to watch on Media Archive for Central England.
  • Horizon (BBC 1972). Documentary on railway accidents, filmed over 5 days at Bridgnorth, Hampton Loade, Bewdley and Bewdley tunnel, featuring 45110, 3205, 46443, 2047 Warwickshire and 686 The Lady Armaghdale. The latter 2 locations were still BRBritish Rail or British Railways property at the time[2].Available to watch on Youtube.
  • ATV Today (ATV 1976). Six minute film featuring Chris Tarrant firing one of the 'Austrian locomotives' between Bewdley and Bridgnorth. Available to watch on BFIplayer.
  • Steam upon Severn (BBC 1977). A half hour film on the early days of the SVRSevern Valley Railway, produced by Chris and Avril Rowlands who were also involved with God's Wonderful Railway.BFI program details
  • The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill (BBC 1980). The cavalcade included SVRSevern Valley Railway locos. 59 minute video on BBC iPlayer
  • Awayday (BBC, 1989), Railway and wildlife artist, David Shepherd, visits the SVRSevern Valley Railway with actor, Peter McEnery. Available to watch on YouTube
  • Entrepreneurs (BBC/Open University, 1989), 7819 Hinton Manor was used in filming an item for this production.[3]
  • Going Loco (Channel Four, 1990), "Return to Bewdley" episode. Twenty Five minute documentary on the SVRSevern Valley Railway. Available to watch on YouTube. Part 1, Part 2
  • Off the Rails, Season 1, Episode 4 (Discovery 2001). Presented by Vince Henderson, the episode featured the 2000 Thomas event, the restoration of 2857 (described as a pannier tank!), GNR 2701 and newly restored GWR 60906 Ballast Wagon. Radio Times Episode Guide
  • Gardeners' World (BBC 2002?) Filming with Alan Titchmarsh took place at Bridgnorth 13 September 2002. The station was a category winner in the 2002 'Bridgnorth in Bloom' competition.[4]
  • Countryfile, (BBC 2003). Article featuring John Craven at Bewdley and Arley, locos 46443 and 42968, and the Country Park, cliff railway and Bridgnorth High Town.[5]
  • Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain, Episode 9 (BBC 2005). Includes a visit to the SVRSevern Valley Railway workshop and boiler shop. BBC programme guide.
  • Countryfile, (BBC 2014). Six minute article featuring Jules Hudson at Falling Sands Viaduct and Kidderminster Carriage Works. Available to watch on YouTube.
  • Ian Hislop Goes Off the Rails, (BBC 2008). Ian Hislop looks at the background and impact of the 1963 Beeching Report. SVRSevern Valley Railway locos featured included 4566. BBC programme guide
  • Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection, Season 1, Episode 14 (BBC 2009). Featured the SVRSevern Valley Railway.
  • The Golden Age of Steam Railways, Episode 2 (BBC 2012). Programme about the early days of preservation, featuring the SVRSevern Valley Railway and Worth Valley. BBC programme guide. A 2 minute extract featuring 3205 is on BBC iPlayer.
  • Guy Martin's How Britain Worked Series 1, Episode 1 (Channel 4 2012). Guy helps to overhaul a steam locomotive. Channel 4 programme guide, also on 4-OD.
  • Michael Portillo's Great British Railway Journeys, Series 4, Episode 4 'Dudley to Bridgnorth' (BBC 2013). BBC programme guide.
  • Lucy Kite’s Country Calendar (ITV 2013). A feature on Ladies Day and female volunteers on the SVRSevern Valley Railway for Central TV News. Kite drove a steam locomotive, tutored by the SVRSevern Valley Railway's Charlotte Marsh. It was aired 12 July.
  • Inside Out West Midlands (BBC 2013) Former boxer Richie Woodhall is on the Severn Valley Railway who are in desperate need of new apprentices. First broadcast 7 October 2013.BBC programme guide
  • Escape to the Country (BBC 2014) Series 15, Episode 22, Hampton Loade Station (approximately 15 minutes in) BBC programme guide.
  • Discovering Britain (Channel 4 2016) Episode 5, Michael Buerk rides a steam train in the Severn Valley
  • Trainspotting live (BBC 2016) BBC programme guide
  • Railways: Making of a Nation (BBC 2016) Episode 6 'A touch of Class BBC programme guide.
  • Flying Scotsman from the footplate (BBC 2016) A 60-minute trip from the driving seat of the Flying Scotsman in a one-off observational documentary on a journey from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster. BBC programme guide.
  • Victorian Bakers (BBC 2016) Episode 4, 'Christmas' BBC programme guide
  • Escape to the Country, (BBC 2017) Series 18, Episode 13 BBC programme guide.
  • Do You Know? (BBC 2018) Series 2, Episode 8 'Train Tracks and Paint' broadcast 12 April 2018. CBeebies programme featuring 1501 and Bewdley North signal box. BBC programme guide. 65 second clip available to watch on YouTube
  • Catie's Amazing Machines (BBC 2018) Series 1, Episode 4 'Rail Machines' broadcast 11 October 2018. CBeebies programme featuring 2857 BBC programme guide
  • River Walks (BBC 2018) Series 1, Episode 11 'The Severn' broadcast 10 December 2018. Shobna Gulati takes a revealing stroll through Shropshire and Worcestershire beside our longest river. The programme sees Shobna travel back from Bridgnorth on the footplate of 43106 BBC programme guide
  • Midlands Today (BBC 2019) broadcast 23 July 2019. Item on an inspiring group of children from Belarus recovering from cancer, visiting the UK with the Solihull group of the Chernobyl Children's Project UK. They came to spend a morning on the Railway and enjoyed their time out along the line.
  • Train Truckers (UKTV 2019) Series 1, Episode 1 broadcast 30 August 2019. Series following Allelys heavy-haulage specialists transporting locomotives. Included footage of the delivery of 70000 Britannia from Crewe to Bridgnorth on 4 September 2018.
  • Midlands Today (BBC 2019) broadcast 14 November 2019. Railfuture West Midlands spokesman Colin Major appears on the BBC Midlands Today evening news from Kidderminster station to talk about what Railfuture means by a "bigger better railway", and what we want from the political parties.YouTube (Retrieved 19 November 2019)
  • Midlands Today (BBC 2020) broadcast 21 January 2020. Falling Sands Viaduct began carrying locomotives in 1878. The viaduct has started to crack due to water seeping into the seven arches. The SVRSevern Valley Railway secured £1.3m funding to save the viaduct, with £853,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. A 1m 53sec item with footage from Sammy B Films, includes interviews with Jonathan Symonds, civil engineer, and Lesley Carr from the SVR Trust.

TV Commercials and other

  • Birds Eye 'Meal for One' commercial, a parody of 'Brief Encounter' filmed at Bridgnorth (1971)[6] YouTube
  • Mackintosh’s Toffee Crisp commercial[2] (1971), featured 686 The Lady Armaghdale
  • History of Railways Magazine commercial[2] (1971), filmed at Bridgnorth featuring 46443
  • Walls’ Ice Cream commercial[2] (1972), filmed at Bridgnorth featuring 3205, 46443 and 686 The Lady Armaghdale
  • Nat King Cole LP commercial[7] (circa 1978) including 46443
  • TV advert for Swan Vesta matches (1980s) YouTube
  • Game for a laugh[1] (1981), item featuring musician and entertainer Joe Brown firing 80079.
  • Falstaff Cigars commercial (1982)Youtube
  • 'Say You're Wrong' by Julian Lennon, music video, filmed at Highley featuring 5690 (1984) YouTube
  • Surprise Surprise (1984), item for Cilla Black’s LWT series featuring 6960 Raveningham Hall being driven and fired[8].
  • 'Slow Train to Dawn' by The The, music video (1986) shot at various locations including Bridgnorth MPD and featuring 75069 YouTube. Directed by Tim Pope, the video features Neneh Cherry, who duets with Matt JohnsonSamuel Waite Johnson, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1873-1903 on the track, tied to a railway line while JohnsonSamuel Waite Johnson, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1873-1903 pilots a train towards her. Pope later dismissed his work on the video, saying, "I hate that one. It's pretentious and kind of stupid".[9]
  • Wish You Were Here (BBC TV 1995), feature on ‘holidays for the disabled’ in Shropshire, including locomotive 4566 and newly converted wheelchair-friendly coach 80776 [10].
  • Blue Peter (BBC TV 1995), feature on the SVRSevern Valley Railway Steam School with presenter Diane Louise Jordan[11].
  • TV advertisement for a laptop computer (1998) filmed on platform 1 at Bewdley with Ivatt class 2 46521.[12]
  • 'The Boxer' by Whalebone, music video shot at Eardington[13] (2011) YouTube
  • 'If You Were My Boyfriend' by The Yearning, music video (2014), filmed at Bridgnorth featuring 5643 YouTube
  • 'Your Roots, Your Bones' by Les Étoiles, music video (2014), filmed from the train between Arley and Bridgnorth YouTube

Official and promotional videos

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Other unverified

These items will be included above when verified or additional information found.

  • From the Wikipedia entry for the SVR: Bridgnorth station was used in 1981 as part of a sketch for the TV comedy Not the Nine O'Clock News. In the sketch, Mel Smith's character observes a steam train passing by without stopping and refers to it as an "old chuffer", forming part of a sequence of puns around the protagonist's wife.
  • From 'Severn Valley Railway memories' by Christopher Magner, p47 (Self published, 1997, no ISBN number) "Good publicity was obtained [in 1966] when BBC television made a film on the preservation scheme for the Today programme"

See also

The Severn Valley Railway in preservation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Display board in The Engine House
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 24
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 92
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 142
  5. SVR Forum (Retrieved 13 October 2018)
  6. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 20
  7. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 115
  8. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 72
  9. Infected (The The album), Wikipedia (Retrieved 27 April 2019)
  10. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 113
  11. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 117
  12. Photo in SVRSevern Valley Railway News 127
  13. Eardington Halt [sic] featured as a location for a music video for acoustic trio Whalebone's version of the Simon & Garfunkle classic The Boxer (Heritage Railway 6 July 2011, p. 22)