The Chronicles of Narnia film?

[JoeGJ1984]

Just watching The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and wondering where the train scenes were filmed? It looks like the Severn Valley Railway, I think (and you can see a river), and the children arrive at Coombe Halt (a single platform halt with a crossing over the railway line). where they are met by Mrs McReady the housekeeper. (I suspect the station sign could easily be changed for the filming though - but is it a reference to Coombe Junction Halt?) Before this they go through another station with no name shown, but it looks like it could be on the Severn Valley Railway (go here and click on Highley station, I think this was it. (I recognise that machine to the right of the door).

Does anyone know where it was filmed? What about the station they start from (in the story it is a London terminus, but was it actually filmed at a London terminus?)

 

[Oswyntail]

imdb says the station is Highley station on the SVR. It does not say if a London station was used.

 

[Kingston Flyer]

Definitely the Severn Valley, with the initial scenes in Paddington if memory sevres me right.

All with Bradley Manor

 

[JoeGJ1984]

As I said, they go through a station (and another girl gets off) which I recognised as Highley, but then the Pevensie children go on to another station called Coombe Halt in the film where they get off. It is a single platform halt with a barrow crossing across the tracks. A semaphore signal can be seen in the 'off' position. (A bit strange to have a signal at a single platform station with no crossing loop). Is this latter station one of the Severn Valley Railway's halts? (Because these halts have no signalboxes).

 

[John Webb]

As I said, they go through a station (and another girl gets off) which I recognised as Highley, but then the Pevensie children go on to another station called Coombe Halt in the film where they get off. It is a single platform halt with a barrow crossing across the tracks. A semaphore signal can be seen in the 'off' position. (A bit strange to have a signal at a single platform station with no crossing loop). Is this latter station one of the Severn Valley Railway's halts? (Because these halts have no signalboxes).

This film isn't mentioned in "Horton's Guide to British Railways on Film" (1st Ed).

Regarding the halt, do bear in mind that the props people can 'decorate' a location if they or the director feels the scene needs something extra - even if it's not a prototypical item!
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Right - it was in Horton's book, under "Chronicles of Narnia".

This confirms that the 2005 Disney version* did start at Paddington, with GWR trains added/overlaid by computer-generated imagery. The station "Pewsey" is indeed Highley on the SVR. But everything else, including "Coombe Halt" was filmed in New Zealand! That, and the fact it is a Disney film, probably explains the presence of the signal.

* There is also a BBC version from 1988; this starts off in a station which looks nothing like a London Terminus, with 22XX class 3205 hauling the train. Brief glimpse of it running on a single line and that's all the railway stuff in that one.

 

[Rick1984]

following on from this. In Prince Caspian is the undeground Station Aldwych and the train 19838 stock?

 

[edwin_m]

following on from this. In Prince Caspian is the undeground Station Aldwych and the train 19838 stock?

According to a couple of sites found on Google, the platform was recreated in a stage set. The train did look very much like 1938 stock but must have been added as a composite image or via CGI.

 

[CarltonA]

On the topic of film locations, I saw "Electricity" the other day. Some scenes were meant to be London Underground but appeared to feature different stock, possibly Merseyrail units.
http://www.flickfilosopher.com/2014/12/electricity-movie-review-london-film-festival.html

 

[matt_world2004]

Can't be as bad as superman III which had the London underground complete with London transport logos standing in for the metropolis(new york) subway.

 

[bishdunster]

Certainly parts of the BBC version were filmed on the West Somerset Railway.

 

[DarloRich]

Can't be as bad as superman III which had the London underground complete with London transport logos standing in for the metropolis(new york) subway.

and The United Nations HQ at MK Station!

 

[Ploughman]

Towering Inferno with Steve McQueen and Charlton Heston(I Think)
New York with a couple of Dennis fire engines.

 

[Rick1984]

Saw one film they were travelling to brighton on a class 319 but the interior was a loco hauled compartment carriage!

 

[CarltonA]

New York with a couple of Dennis fire engines.

New York did have some British fire fighting equipment however. Deltic alert!
http://bangshift.com/bangshiftxl/ma...-engine-powered-pumper-extinguish-hell-often/

 

[matt_world2004]

Or the remake of total recall which had the new york subway standing in for London Underground complete with new york subway rolling stock with LU posters for set dressing.

 

[Tracky]

Flying Pictures spent 2 days on the SVR with Bradley Manor and four GWR coaches.