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The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) More at IMDbPro »

• Revealing mistakes: In the last sequence, some men are playing cricket as the Titfield Thunderbolt makes its winning run to Mallingford. Abandoning their game, they rush to the embankment to see the train go by. The scene shows the batsman at the crease being distracted as the train appears in the distance, and being clean bowled as a result. However, although the bails on the wicket fall to the ground, the ball bowled by the bowler clearly sails more than a foot above the wicket.
  
  
• Continuity: During the trial the chimney on the saloon coach changes sides from right to left and back again in comparison to the Titfield Thunderbolt. The coach obviously was turned around during filming and pulled the other way.
  
  
• Continuity: When Dan Taylor and Walter Valentine are handcuffed, the handcuff is on Dan's left hand. When the coach driver and assistant are handcuffed to Dan Walker and Walter Valentine, Dan is now handcuffed on his right hand.
  
  

• Continuity: When Dan Walker is handcuffed and on the platform looking at his house-coach he has no pipe. As soon as he enters his house-coach he has his pipe in his mouth.
  
  
• Revealing mistakes: When Dan and Mr Valentine steal the locomotive standing on the turntable to run it away down the streets, the tracks covered over with grass are visible.
  
  
• Revealing mistakes: When Dan Taylor & Walter Valentine are driving the stolen locomotive through the town, the wheels of the lorry that the replica locomotive was built on can seen in a shot looking from behind.
  
  

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