Titfield Thunderbolt w/e,
 

Just returned from a fantastic weekend at the North Norfolk Railway celebrating the 60th anniversary of the release of that wonderful Ealing Comedy, 'The Titfield Thunderbolt'. These photographs contain railway locomotives so anyone of a nervous disposition, look away now.


Holt Station cunningly disguised as Titfield
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The star of the show. 4104 and Wisbeach & Upwell coach
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The closure notice
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Pearce & Crump . . .:mad:
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Aveling & Porter 5590 and our own 'Sid James'
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The car used in the film posing alongside 5590
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Gallopers at Holt
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The other participant 92203 'Black Prince'
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A pleasure to meet 'Sid James' who had come all the way from Swindon with Aveling 5590. Many thanks to all at the North Norfolk for their attention to detail . . . a great weekend.

That Aveling looks as if it came all the way from Derbyshire originally with that "CH" registration

Just watched the movie with my son on the weekend so will show him this when he gets back from school. Thanks for showing.

Showed Logan and Lucy and they said Wow.

Thanks Pedlers mate, it was a pleasure to meet you aswell. Great photos, a thoroughly enjoyable weekend and much busier than it looks in the photos. A very well organised event which even included a coach and train race with every departure of 1401 from Sheringham!
Yes Bosiboz she did work from new for GF Tomlinson of City Road, Derby until 1929 when sold to Barnes Bros via a dealer. I would love a picture from that period if anyone has one!

So there was I in Norfolk watching the Titfield Thunderbolt film at the theatre in Sheringham, FTR3456 is watching it with his family at roughly the same time on the other side of the world and we are brought together by Traction Talk . . . how good is that! :)

I wounder if Arther J Rank thorught that one of the Ealing Comedys released by his company would still be this popular 50 years on???