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Sky Cinema Last Train To Christmas

Train Chartering provided the location, the hire of 1980s and 1990s train carriages. The carriages were transported to a static off-rail site. Produced by Adrian Booth, the rail locations expert.

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Filming in a Train, Station, or Other Location

Film-makers and advertisers frequently use images of railways - carriage interiors, stations, passing trains and more - as backdrops to drama, products and pieces to camera.

The UK's railways have a rich heritage and vibrant contemporary present. Productions searching for film and TV locations need to consider Britain.

Email us or call Adrian Booth on +44 (0) 1249 890176 or +44 (0) 7907 693477

Trains and railways swiftly convey a sense of movement. They provide the perfect segue to move characters from one location to the next. Including rail sequences reflects our shared experience of day-to-day life.

Whether for films, television or advertising, Train Chartering provides the best train and rail locations in Britain and elsewhere. We also offer consultancy to scouts and producers, having worked with production companies and railway companies since 1998.

Booking Rail Locations

Gaining access to railways is difficult, even for location experts. Rail operators find it easier to say no. It is important to know which train companies are 'film-friendly' and to know the rules for railway filming.

What RAMS processes are required? How to match an historical period to available carriage? Where are there accessible modern trains? What lead time is required to film on a scheduled train? What is a realistic budget?

Train Chartering has answers to all train movie locations. Our extensive experience and enviable reputation in operating charter train brings film-makers and rail operators together for mutual benefit.

Contact us to find the train or station environment that your script demands. Allows us to apply our knowledge and industry contacts to find a tailored solution to your railway filming challenge.

Train Chartering Film Liaison

Adrian Booth, Rail Film Consultant, Train Chartering. Email him.

Our film location services include:

• Locations in UK, Europe & America
• Sourcing trains, carriages, freight wagons and private rail cars
• Facilitating access to modern train stations and other railway sites and infrastructure e.g. depots, lines and heritage railways
• Train carriages delivered to non-railway sites such as studios for managed environments
• Trains and carriages from 19th century, mid-20th century to the modern era

Train Chartering applies its in-house knowledge of the railway to the solving of late notice and difficult requests for filming on trains and railway property.

Adrian Booth Train Chartering Productions:

• Bhagum Bhag (Bollywood) - case study
• Bodyguard (BBC / Worldwide Productions) - case study
• Breeders (Sky) with Martin Freeman
• Defence Of The Guiilty (BBC) with Katerine Parlinson
• Derailed (BBC)
• Detectorists (BBC) with Toby Jones & McKenzie Crook
• Ditch the Bitch (ITV) - case study
• Dr Oetker Ristorante - Media event case study with video
  
• Green Street Hooligans (Warner) - renamed station for filming
• If Only (Sony Pictures)
  
• I Hate Susie (Sky) with Billy Piper
• Khadli Ennai Khadle (Tamil)
• Jack Ryan (Amazon) with John Krasinski
• Killing Eve Series 4 (BBC) with Jodie Fioster & Sandra Oh
• Magpie Murders (Britbox) with Tiim McMullan & Lesley Manville
• Moving Wallpaper (ITV)
  
• Namaste London (Blockbuster) - video link
• Nejil Jil Jil (Bollywood) - case study
• Paddington (Studio Canal)
• Passer By (BBC Drama)
• PwC - internal training video
• Ragdoll (Alibi) with Henry Lloyd-Highes
• Romantic Getaway (Sky) with Katherine Ryan & Romesh Ranganathan
• Salaami-e-Ishq (Bollywood) - photo gallery & press release
• Slow Horses (Apple TV) with Gary Oldman
  
• Surge (Netflix) with Ben Wishaw
• Suspicion (Apple TV) with Uma Thurman
• The City of Ember (Fox Walden) - case study, US media launch
• The Last Train For Christmas (Sky Feature) with Michael Sheen
• The Wrong Mans (BBC / Hulu) - behind the scenes, rail bridge jump
• This Is Christmas (Sky Feature) with Timothy Spall
• This Is Going To Hurt (BBC) with Ben Wishaw
• U B Dead (Darlow Smithson Productions)
• Ultimate Force (ITV) - case study

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Contact Us

For train or rail locations, contact Adrian Booth