The Thirty Nine Steps
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[1]. 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"[2]
A television spin-off Hannay, also featuring Robert Powell, was filmed on the SVR during 1987.
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Robert Powell as Richard Hannay hanging from the underside of Victoria Bridge
SVR volunteer John Price as the driver during filming
Preparations for filming at Victoria Bridge
SVR volunteer Barrie Geens as a policeman during filming
