Get Carter (1971) by Mike Hodges is one of the classic British films of the 1970s. The film begins with a great railway sequence, filmed on the train from London to Newcastle. The East Coast mainline…
Wolfgang Suschitzky was director of photography for this film.
I’ve posted many time about the railway and cinema, so I was delighted to find this blog dedicated to trains in films…
And here is a picture of the type fo steam locomotive shown in the poster…it’s a very famous and long-serving type of engine.
You can see these engines in the documentary film by Jean Mitry, Pacific 231 (1949).
Here’s my previous post about the film
This lovely fabric has a design made from railway travellers shown against the windows of various carriages. Mostly that seem to be having a lovely time.
These would have made lovely curtains suggestive, in a bedroom setting, of dreams and travel.
I’ve posted before about railways and dreams, here
By a happy co-incidence, the BBCiplayer is showing The Third Man (1949) by Carol Reed. This film is more-or-less always available online. It has a couple of brief scenes at the railway station! It’s a perfect film, and well worth watching.
Folkestone, where I live, is hosting the Strange Love festival, and showing some railway films. Perfect.
https://www.strangelovefestival.com/andrew-cross
https://www.ferroequinology.net/
I’ve posted many times about railways and cinema….just start with Hitchcock and search for cinema
Lovely new bobble based on BR…#bensvintage
