Big Movie Prop Adaptive Re-Use In U.K.

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:55 pm

From England's Lake District:

https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/181 ... come-cafe/

Quote:

The full-size replica of a French SNCF Class 241 [4-8-2] train was the set of the [2017] film Murder On The Orient Express and it is due to be turned into a café, together with the former station building.

More photos:

https://andrewstransport.smugmug.com/Br ... /i-ChgvfP5

More on the prop's construction:

http://modeleng.proboards.com/thread/12 ... film-build

p51 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:25 pm

We’ve seen the “Murder on the Orient Express” movie that this mockup locomotive was built for. Until seeing these links, I had no idea it was a mockup locomotive that was this extensive. Frankly, I assumed the locomotives in the movie was either computer generated or a real engine that was made to look like it could run, as the scenes in the film were clearly not of a real running steam locomotive.
I'm very glad to hear this went to a good home! Thanks for posting this.

David Dewey · **Posted:** Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:50 pm

Those links don't tell much, if anything about the plans for it, and how was it built? The locomotive running gear from a derelict engine or built from scratch? the coaches, modified existing surplus rolling stock or scratch built?? Movie sets aren't usually designed for longevity, let alone outside exposure.

p51 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2020 7:20 pm

Interesting, if you see this production shot, you can tell the wheels aren't even touching the rails:
http://leboudoirdevesper.fr/wp-content/ ... /train.jpg

Steamguy73 · **Joined:** Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:15 pm **Posts:** 595

Cool looking locomotive even if it is fake. Don’t typically see many French engines.

Big Movie Prop Adaptive Re-Use In U.K.

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