The Bristol and North Somerset Railway was a railway line in the West of England that connected Bristol with Radstock, through Pensford and further into northern Somerset, to allow access to the Somer
Pensford Viaduct
East-west beneath north–south: the Camerton branch viaduct (left) is dwarfed by the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway viaduct at Midford
The Titfield Thunderbolt
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The Titfield Thunderbolt is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and starring Stanley Holloway, Naunton Wayne, George Relph and John Gregson. The screenplay concerns a group of vill
Bristol and North Somerset Railway
…finally closed too on 15 February 1951 and the track was taken up in 1958. The Camerton line achieved some fame after closure. The Ealing Studios film, The Titfield Thunderbolt, was shot in 1952 using the line. The plot of the film involved a rural line being closed to passengers by British Railways, so local people club…
Theatrical release poster with artwork by Edward Bawden
Lion (seen here in May 1980) masqueraded as Thunderbolt for the film.