Titfield Thunderbolt Live!

[@davidblackburn6569]

i and several others went to see a screening of the film on 25/5.23 at woodhall spa , still a good film

[@densalbeach1]

I now want to watch the movie again, always puts a soppy grin on my face. Memories of times gone by when people had time for each other and courtesy and manners where the norm!

[@Soundbrigade]

That was one of my favourite movies once and I just remember just a few details now.

[@densalbeach1]

Well worth a nostalgic trip back in time and watch it again, a cracking old movie.

[@duncan649]

This all time classic movie represents everything that I used to love about my country. A time of innocence and simple pleasures. Now lost forever

[@SBCBears]

Not "my country" in the formal sense, but I've been there and loved it. I haven't been there recently, but what I read and see makes me agree with you. So many lives are upset now by the pace of change.

[@GRILLIED]

Crow T. Robot if you want to see a film similar to this with the sentiments you are expressing then try and see the 1956 film called “now and forever”.

[@davidmichaels8934]

Duncan, I entirely agree with you, our country England has been totally ruined by greed, relentless pressure by developers to destroy beautiful buildings and replace them with a concrete monstrosity, my original area the West Midlands particularly Birmingham was rebuilt in the early 1960,s but had to be rebuilt again during the early 2000,s but it still resembles a architectural nightmare! The other things that have changed completely are the people! During the 1950,s when this film was made, there was respect amongst the population, not only for each other, but for the law and judiciary, and also for Parliament, but we cannot say that anymore! where and when did it all go wrong?

[@Alex-cw3rz]

It's called growing up, you were too naive to see the problems around you. Now instead of realising that it was always crap (heck the movie is about the huge railway closures that happened) you blame the march of time and random things that are nothing to do with it.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

@@davidmichaels8934 that fact you have to ask when it all went wrong should clue you into the fact that there was no point it went wrong it was always like this. You never thought about it, espcially when you were a kid. Have you ever thought why is it that crime has increased (although a lot lower than the 90s and 80s) strangely when social services were increased it dropped and then went up, when they were cut again, but instead you blame it on Idk really you were quite vague.

[@bombarralence]

As someone who has a vhs of the film I love to see many heritage railway going to such great lengths to recreate things from the film

[@lance194]

Beautifully re-enacted! Well done North Norfolk

[@markkirton4883]

What a brilliant re-enactment of a brilliant film. Cracking job NNR!

[@Rick88888888]

Well done! The colours are just like in the film. Did you use filters? I thought the 1401 was destroyed because of Dr. Beeching. Is this a replica?

[@locowerke]

Utterly superb, and a very worthy tribute the greatest movie ever made....well done everyone!

[@David-ci1vn]

Unless I'm mistaken, the locomotive in the opening picture is the "Catch me who can" which was the first public demonstration to a paying public.

[@thewyntoncotelindenheritag8229]

My all time favorite film and a beautiful recreation.

[@TheKilroyman]

1450 that was used in this movie is still with us today!

[@TankEngine75]

Sadly not 1401...

[@neilhampson2557]

@@TankEngine75 However 1450 was used in filming, with a second set of 1401 numbers, 1450 faced the other way to save having to turn one loco for different shots so she is just as much the star as 1401 was, just not with her proper running number

[@2428matt]

until she got primed at AVR, but re-alived at SVR

[@Pullisto]

Superb re enactment! Hope it can happen again for the 70th next year.

[@JRS06]

Happy 70th Titfield Thunderbolt! Really hope they do this again this year to celebrate.

[@Locoman3801]

Well Done to everyone involved in re-creating this Iconic movie with what's still available ( preserved ) today as it'd be difficult to do ; I loved the original movie when I 1st saw it back in the 70's & I still love it today , Many Thanks for sharing this video.

[@cjh30003]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Locoman3801]

@@cjh30003 Yes I did , Thank you very much , it was a delight to see.

[@chrisdenning9540]

Brilliant stuff, we’ll done on organizing the runs. Terrific. Always remember my nan saying she went to the Cam valley and watched filming.

[@lawrencelewis8105]

Brilliant! I did the North Norfolk Railway a few years ago- it's one of the best. What else is best are all the Ealing comedies from back then. Greetings from Canada!

[@ReallyUsefulPinkEngine29]

Oliver, Henrietta and Toad!

[@jimyoung2188]

I SAY Well done chaps all round. North Norfolk take a bow and the video maker take one too

[@SteveBZ69]

Wonderful, thank you for uploading this. I've been a big fan of the original film for decades.

[@cjh30003]

You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@RogerPook]

Just found this - wonderful!

[@Wettonbunker]

This is just brilliant! It shouldn't be a reenactment it should be reality.

[@paulgardner7820]

It’s summer double time. I saw the vicar on the footplate. My favorite Railway movie. You sir can write your own check. Wines and spirits first.

[@LNER4771]

1:17 It's Chris Eden-Green from Steam Locos in Profile!

[@TankEngine75]

GreenArrowProductions OMG

[@SuperTrainStationH]

Yeah he just sort of shows up unexpectedly to make your day awesome.

[@tardis5179]

It Is! It Might Be For A DVD Of His.

[@joshryan5890]

I was literally about to say that but it looks like you've beaten me to it by a year 😂

[@peterlewis7292]

Hi, I've just found your video, words have failed me, all I can say is terrific and a credit to those who took part and also the film maker, you have all captured the romance of the original film. 👍👍

[@cjh30003]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@owenmeschter9888]

Splendid! Lovely little train and loco.

[@rhannay39]

You have to love that wonderful English summer weather.

[@SuperflyDriver]

I would have loved to have been there myself, but you've managed to capture some truly beautiful, magnificent footage. Top work and thanks for making me feel less like I missed out!

[@cjh30003]

SuperflyDriver Thanks for your kind comment, glad you enjoyed it.

[@gantondale]

Excellent. I never get tired of watching the original. Thank you for sharing this with us, and a big thank you to NNR for making it possible.

[@buffplums]

Absolutely marvellous love the 2 tone whistle like the original.

[@RichardBrown-un8co]

It's not a two tone whistle. GWR locos had two whistles, a normal whistle and a brake whistle. The brake whistle was only used in emergencies.

[@martinthegooner4849]

Just stumbled across this, brilliantly done!

[@paullangcaster7909]

Great clip... very well enacted and well shot and put together. Really brings back fond memories of a wonderfully British film! Excellent!

[@cjh30003]

Thanks!

[@nilo70]

Wonderful, Cheers from California !

[@Beatlefan67]

Tremendous job you chaps. Well done!

[@philipholt6184]

Don't forget Bedford coach. Brilliant!!!!

[@lilianheath5426]

Brilliant son xx

[@andrewr2825]

Brilliant

[@Richardsrailway]

" can't go yet Squires not here ! "

[@TheBenness]

Brilliantly done

[@lawrencecody9316]

This brilliant.I absolutely love this film ,and saw it on the big screen 5 weeks ago, at my local cinema...

[@cjh30003]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@thomasthetankengine9547]

Has anyone noticed the fact the two that are showed at the beginning look like Oliver and Rebecca from Thomas and Friends

[@5705Seahorse]

A brilliant re-creation and excellently put together film! What a shame 'Lion' wasn't available to complete the cast!

[@bluedorissmith6352]

how come I;v never seen this before? its great. so well filmed and the music MADE it.... top marks

[@terrier_productions]

1:20 Chris Eden green? In the background

[@smalllocoguy770]

Yes

[@simontrainbrainz6038]

Holy crap, I never noticed!

[@thurstablelane7567]

Loved this, really glad I got to do this event :)

[@MrJimbaloid]

Oh this is just amazing fantastic respect to all who worked on this. Incredible work there.

[@CocoCoast]

“Mr Oliver are we home yet?”

[@StumpyFunnel]

“Be patient toad, we are almost there”

[@redkennytweak]

“Are We There Now?”

[@marklewis4530]

lovely!

[@CycolacFan]

Very neatly done.

[@aprilonpot]

fantastic xx

[@Roger.Coleman1949]

Brilliantly done, was waiting for 1450 to have a ' dual ' with a traction engine !.Lovely Bedford OB in the right colours too.Wonderfully evocative,and helped by the fabulous score of George Alric.

[@GRILLIED]

Roger Coleman the composer is not Alric it is Auric, and the loco number is 1401

[@Roger.Coleman1949]

@@GRILLIED Stand corrected Mike - sorry !

[@euanshanks]

Fantastic. Great to see this

[@fastmail55]

Lovely!

[@firemansam3902]

brilliant - first time I have seen this

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

This is my kind of railway fun.

[@boots99uk]

Brilliant thank you

[@merlinandmurdoch7837]

0:32 a 14xx, a toad breakvan, and a coach

[@swag-a-dellaman6555]

It's Henrietta!

[@kayserbondor]

There are two terrific train movies, the Train with Burt Lancaster, and Titfield Thunderbolt.

[@anthonypratt2789]

Just seen 'The Train ' recently on TV ( can't remember what channel?) absolutely brilliant! Apparently the train explosions and derailments were all 'live' no models or Cgi ...last 'blockbuster to be filmed in black & white

[@alindanaomi9101]

Just brilliant!

[@aliciashepherd8912]

I wish They didn’t close down the railway

[@LuckyAndEric]

Yea but I never Ed ride a steam engine before only a deisal btw I don’t like deisal trains

[@knapfordman1984]

hm... a 14XX with a Toad Brakevan? where have i seen that before...

[@annescholey6546]

Shame Sid James isn't with us any more with his steamroller.

[@ItsThomasTank]

I know someone’s gonna comment: It’s Oliver from Thomas! I bet it’s gonna happen

[@legalmentemari]

Bro🤨📸

[@paularowe7651]

Much much more fitting music track!

[@britishrailways4810]

I was there!!

[@DVR01]

That is like seeing Oliver pulling Henrietta or Hannah and Toad.

[@adem9599]

1:17 Wait, is that Chris Eden-Green in the background

[@j.w.vaitsis5226]

Is it just me, or does that guy behind the other two seem to be Chris Eden-Green? 1:17

[@manuelbrewer6927]

Just like Thomas and friends, Rebecca, Oliver, Toad, And Henrietta.

[@davidlong3824]

Great video like It.

[@RedJubilee]

What happened to the cattle truck? Like, I get that people won't be able to ride in it, but it should still be there.

[@christopherstokes9393]

Perhaps Hornby should've just made models of this re-enactment?

[@Leocitopants]

I wonder what happened to the 1840s style Thunderbolt?

[@DocterGeko]

Were any roller's harmed in the making of this?

[@stratac30]

Brilliant!

[@kevfrombutterley]

Can't go yet; Squire's not here!

[@duncan1945]

Beautifully made, Loved it all. Yes it was a better time when British meant English.

[@austinmilich648]

It’s Chris!! 1:20

[@cityjamesman1306]

I love it!

[@jodysmith7934]

The inspiration behind the race between Bertie the bus and Thomas the Tank Engine!!!!

[@MilkDrinker218]

Wrong way around. Bertie and Thomas had their great race 10-20 years before the titfield thunderbolt was even thought of.

[@Plymouth_Belvedere]

@@MilkDrinker218 that would mean they thought about it in 1933-1943. 1943 was when the three railway engines were even thought of. Thomases book didnt come out until a few years later, after the titfield thunderbolt I believe

[@MilkDrinker218]

@@Plymouth_Belvedere the Titfield thunderbolt was filmed during BR’s modernization scheme. 1401 was scrapped immediately after filming. Bertie and Thomas had their race before Thunderbolt.

[@Plymouth_Belvedere]

@@MilkDrinker218 I stand corrected the book came out in 1946. However the modernisation plan was in 1963 afaik

[@MilkDrinker218]

@@Plymouth_Belvedere yes, it was. The branchline they filmed on was closed, 1401 was due for scrap, and so were the carriages.

[@marklewis-hh2bc]

I volunteer on the railway that inspired the film

[@storiesfromdifferenteras]

Oliver and Toad before they appeared in The Railway Series.

[@microbusss]

hope I can get the movie on DVD in USA

[@GRILLIED]

microbusss it’s available world wide on e bay

[@SteamLance]

They should of been able to use the Lion as well

[@metal_wheels]

the biggest difference is that 1401 here is so clean compared to the movie

[@Soundbrigade]

I admire many of the GW locos as they, in my eyes, are more personal and beautiful then those of the other companies and the 14XX class of locos are simply in all its humbleness/humbelity one of the absolute stunners.

[@tomellis4750]

Delightful.

[@erindurkin4441]

Oliver and Toad.

[@redkennytweak]

Mr Oliver?

[@john-of-the-north]

What fun!

[@georgesadventures8776]

What railway

[@jackalderson1345]

why is that locomotive pulling a ger wisbech and upwell tramway passenger coach instead of a gwr autocoach?

[@intercity0461]

Listen hear Mr fucking know it all, its a RE-ENACTMENT FROM A FILM, not a true to life visualization of what the 14xx's were built for. I'm surprised a rivet counter like yourself haven't picked up on the fact its pulling a brake van despite the fact its a passenger engine. Just, listen. Just because you know stuff dosent mean you have to ruin it for the rest of us.

[@ajaxengineco]

@@intercity0461 Listen here Mr fucking overreaction to an absolutely valid question. Why do you feel the need to start having a go at someone you've never even met? It is indeed a film re-enactment and, in answer to the original question, the GER coach (or a very similar one) was used in the film. Don't really know why. (Yes I know this was 2 years ago but oh well.)

[@RichardBrown-un8co]

It's because a Wisbech & Upwell coach was used in the original film!

[@TOM_TOTS]

Dose anyone think that the train looks like Oliver and the break van is toad?

[@nigelgresley87546]

This is a GWR 14XX locomotive not the Titfield thunderbolt!!!!!!!

[@cityjamesman1306]

KEONETHEBEST 87546 it was a event and the Movie was called The titfiled thunderblot and this event was called The titfiled thunderblot too and its more to the Locomotive that was named the titfiled thunderblot not the 14xx

[@allanegleston13]

is that what inspired thomas and berties race ?

[@jodysmith7934]

allan egleston looks like it to me!!!!

[@GRILLIED]

Yes

[@Satters]

other way round, titfield thunderbolt was released in 1953, Thomas and Bertie raced in tank engine Thomas written in 1949

[@sudriansignalman9387]

what happened to 1401? I would assume scrapped

[@cityjamesman1306]

Gaming blue engine productions and in the 14xx on the road it was a truck in disgues

[@matthewpeter]

www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=S&id=4801&loco=4801 gives you all you need to know

[@vodaredhill1704]

WINES AND SPRITS FIRST !

[@allanegleston13]

by gadfrey, off the rails again.

[@ronaldpollard9098]

very well done.

[@NWRofSodor]

Oliver Vs Bertie

[@fordlandau]

Very clever

[@bill53uk]

thats not titfield thunderbolt--- titfield thunderbolt was the other train:- LION in real life