The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953

A small English village mounts a spirited campaign to save its beloved but financially imperilled branch-line steam railway from closure by the authorities, culminating in an eccentric plan to prove the line's worth. This Ealing Studios comedy is one of the warmest and most fondly remembered of the classic era.

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Director

  • Charles Crichton

Cast

  • Stanley Holloway
  • George Relph
  • Naunton Wayne
  • John Gregson
  • Godfrey Tearle
  • Hugh Griffith
  • Sid James

Filming Locations

  • Freshford

    The village of Freshford, on the Camerton branch line in the Cam Brook valley, was used for village location filming, including the house of Valentine (Stanley Holloway), along the fictional Titfield-Mallingford branch.

  • Monkton Combe

    Monkton Combe station - a defunct stop on the Camerton branch - served as the main railway station on the fictional Titfield-Mallingford branch line, providing the principal station set and scenes for the film.