The East of England is home to a full choice of historic and vintage railways including the Nene Valley Railway and the North Norfolk Railway.
Nene Valley Railway
The Nene Valley Railway lends itself naturally to filming as illustrated by its considerable filming history. Since 1978 over 150 productions have shot scenes on the Nene Valley Railway. With over 7 miles of track in open countryside, 4 stations, 3 signal boxes, level crossings and a 600 yard tunnel, it provides a bonanza of alternatives for filmmakers.
Showreel: Octopussy; GoldenEye; Dirty Dozen – Next Mission.
North Norfolk RailwayThe North Norfolk Railway offers a 10.5 mile round trip by steam train and vintage diesel trains on some journeys, through a delightful area of North Norfolk designated as being of outstanding natural beauty. To the south are wooded hills and the Norfolk beauty spots of Kelling Heath and Sheringham Park. To the north, the sea. The North Norfolk Railway is very film friendly with lots to offer. Sheringham station can represent any era from the Victorian, through Edwardian to the 1960's and has been successfully filmed as both a through station and as a terminus. Weybourne station is a picturesque rural station typical of the last century. Holt station is a quiet country station, complete with a goods shed and small good yard. The meticulously rebuilt station buildings and the isolated location of this station allow for a real atmosphere of times gone by.
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Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum
The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum recreates in wonderful detail, the age of steam in the home of 'The Middy' as the railway was known, which closed more than 50 years ago. The site now has a quarter mile of track passing through a field along hedges in a lovely rural setting, where the steam engine, affectionately known as 'Little Barford' makes it short journey.
Weybourne Station
Weybourne station is a delightfully preserved country station built in 1900. It’s claim to fame is as the location of the Dad’s Army episode ‘Royal Train’ and is frequently used by other filmmakers and actually doubled as Sandringham Railway in the BBC’s The Lost Prince.