Law and Order UK

[EM2]

Anyone see this, about a train that crashes into a car that has been driven onto the line? You can see it here: https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/law-and-order-uk
Just trying to work out what the stock is and where it was filmed?
The stock is in a fictitious livery but supposedly was running from Portsmouth Harbour to Waterloo. It looks like ex-Virgin Mk3s, with some kind of cab welded on?

 

[DeRobeck]

Last night's episode of the ITV drama series "Law and Order UK" featured a fatal train crash. The props were a set of disguised Virgin Mark 2s with a fake driving cab at one end which had run into a car at a crossing. This had caused 15 fatalities on the train although the train didn't look too damaged and remained upright. I wondered if anyone knew anything about this, where it was filmed, etc? It was part 1 of 2 - the concluding episode being next Sunday.

 

[fgwrich]

WCRC Southall was the filming location. If you look closely, there's a maroon Mk1 just sat in the distance towards the end. Funnily enough, those would have been the ex VT Mk2s collected from Eastleigh and Kineton too.

 

[DeRobeck]

Thanks for the info. It was a very unconvincing accident site!

 

[Boothby97]

The coach that saw the main use, was 5943, which is at Southall (which has been mentioned)

 

[PHILIPE]

Looks as if we have two threads here on the same topic. From the times the OP was posted (2 mins diff) it would appear that the second poster wouldn't have been aware of the original one.

 

[Boothby97]

Ex Virgin Mk2s, was filmed at Southall Depot. Stock is owned by WCRC.

 

[swt_passenger]

I wondered why the BTP didn't get involved in this story at all? :roll:

 

[ryan125hst]

Is this a repeat by any chance? I can remember my Dad watching something about a month ago. The carriages I saw match the description above. I didn't watch the program, I was probably downstairs having a cup of tea! I think I actually rewound it to have a closer look.

 

[asylumxl]

Why do I need to watch three 30 second adverts just to see this?

 

[sn1975]

I don't think it's a repeat - but they showed a clip on This Morning, I think it was, when Bradley Walsh was doing the rounds promoting it.

 

[Bedpan]

Talk about inaccuracies! The train crash scene, the mechanics of the accident, Streatham (the district not the station) being on the route, the postal district of Strand being shown as W1, and Westminster as W1, a murder trial at the Royal Courts of Justice, not forgetting the look of absolute horror on the passenger's face when the train's horn sounded, to name but four. (Don't read on if you are going to watch the programme) - And surely there may be a chance of somebody who had hanged themselves being resuscitated, so who did they all just stand there gorking at the end?

 

[IanD]

Talk about inaccuracies! The train crash scene, the mechanics of the accident, Streatham (the district not the station) being on the route, the postal district of Strand being shown as W1, and Westminster as W1, a murder trial at the Royal Courts of Justice, not forgetting the look of absolute horror on the passenger's face when the train's horn sounded, to name but four. (Don't read on if you are going to watch the programme) - And surely there may be a chance of somebody who had hanged themselves being resuscitated, so who did they all just stand there gorking at the end?

It's not real, it's a drama made for entertainment purposes.

 

[dvboy]

Why do I need to watch three 30 second adverts just to see this?

Because it's ITV, and that's how they make their money.

 

[CC 72100]

It's not real, it's a drama made for entertainment purposes.

Also noticed that early one, with one of the in-train shots following the crash, there's a pair of blue flash moquette seats with a different design that have appeared, despite the fact that the rest of the train has blue virgin WC seating.

(Come on, you know things like this are going to get analysed on here )

 

[bnm]

Why do I need to watch three 30 second adverts just to see this?

Adblock or Adblock Plus. Ideal for avoiding adverts on ITV, Ch4 and Ch5's catch up services.

Don't forget to whitelist this forum though.

 

[AlexS]

With this kind of junk passing as a detective series John Thaw must be spinning in his grave.

 

[A0wen]

With this kind of junk passing as a detective series John Thaw must be spinning in his grave.

It's hardly a detective series in the Morse / Lewis mould in any case.

I assume you actually watched it to make that comment and the comment is based on more than just the fact that the 'train crash' used a mock-up of a few items of loco hauled stock, rather than trashing a genuine EMU?