While the carriages had been shunted down the branch via the running line, a different method was used for the locomotive. [2], "The World's Top Twenty Films." It was on the KTM line towards Singapore that The Virgin Soldiers scene showing a real MR train headed by K2 class* locomotive No.542.04 was shot during 1967 but the precise location has proved difficult to confirm. Notwithstanding the dummy and unauthentic side tanks, it was not FMSR practice to apply numbers to both engine and tender in this manner. The original K class comprised a sole 4-4-2T built by Dubs & Co, Glasgow, w/n 3621 of 1899 and began life as Sungei Ujong Railway No.4. The remaining track of the Saffron Walden branch was curious. In both cases the logo is clearly seen in the film. The answer probably lies in the fact that due to access issues the locomotive and rolling stock had to be taken to Bartlow by rail and British Rail would not have permitted an ex-scrapyard locomotive to travel to Bartlow over its metals. There was also a perhaps very wise desire to not re-enact scenes which would be direct references to the Malayan Emergency; it should be remembered that The Virgin Soldiers was a comedy set against the background of the Malayan Emergency and not about it, so a train-wreck scene filmed on location would have been an unwise reversal of this policy. In the background, A King & Sons have started scrapping the coaching stock and among the debris an underframe, or part of one, plus some sections of ribbed roofing typical of certain types of Stanier stock can be seen. Very little written and published information on The Virgin Soldiers railway scenes is available and, as outlined earlier, what is available is prone to errors, some of which are major. The chimney is also suspect and on close examination and despite no obvious signs of copperwork, it looks suspiciously like a GWR chimney which, as it happens, were similar, but by no means identical, to those of the FMSR L class. When Bartlow was in Malaya - The Virgin Soldiers Sometimes, however, things did not work out this way and a good example was the scrapping of some of the diesel railbuses which were sold to scrap dealers for next to nothing on condition they were scrapped immediately in order the sweep the whole embarrassing saga under the carpet as quickly as possible. The location is a British army base in Singapore during the Malayan Emergency. This vehicle is somewhat shrouded in mystery. Despite the changes within Malaya following 1946, FMSR continued in operation under British military administration until 1948 when it became the Malayan Railway Administration. Bartlow (Stour Valley) station on 21 September 1968 and looking towards Haverhill. Oddly entertaining film that feels like a teen sex romp for much of its running time punctuated by the horrors of war. Read the book then watch the film. I made this for myself but I thought others might find it useful. Scattered around are examples of the flora used to give the impression of a far-eastern jungle location. A question mark hangs over why the points were set for the Saffron Walden branch, as mentioned. A number of filming accoutrements can be seen; a lighting rig, gas bottles and some of the flora which, of course, was not native to the Cambridgeshire / Essex border. The stock was subsequently scrapped on site. The presence of the EE Type 3 may have been the origin of the myth described earlier in the 'Dispelling the Myths' section. A variation of this says that the real Malayan train was in fact a second train filmed on the Stour Valley Line. A group of young British soldiers billeted in Singapore of the year 1950 dreaming about winning the love of the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major. The LMS Stanier 5MT 4-6-0, better known as the Black Five, needs no elaboration here. The Federation of Malaya gained independence from Britain, insofar as direct rule was concerned, whilst remaining in the Commonwealth of Nations (better known as the British Commonwealth) with effect from 31 August 1957. The creation of the Federated Malay States resulted, in 1901, of a consolidation, which included the Singapore Railway, known as Federated Malay States Railways (FMSR). Some of the flora was used to hide the earth-covered pile of sleepers beneath the locomotive and upon which it was lowered by Cambridge breakdown crane. Many examples can now be seen in museums or plinthed at various locations including at Singapore to which location KTM still operates albeit now terminating at a new station known as Woodlands Train Checkpoint, the original station at Tanjong Pagar having closed in 2011 with the line to it now disused. What became of the numberplate, if that is what it is and not a painted-on number, is not known. Directed by John Dexter. Here can be seen men painting the coaches into Malayan Railways red and cream livery over which, below the waist and midway along the bodysides, was applied the MR logo. Visible ahead of the camera is some of the flora deliberately placed to kid viewers the scene was in Malaya. The real No.531.03 was Kitson w/n 5302 and new on 20 January 1921. Close examination of the photograph shows the ends of the rails from the remaining length of headshunt just protruding from the earth beneath the engine. A Pacific (4-6-2) built by Robert Stephenson & Co, w/n 4016/27, she was withdrawn by KTM in 1973. The L class was built by Kitson & Co, Leeds in 1921 with No.531.01 being w/n 5300 and new on 6 January that year. At Kuala Lumpur in 1976 No.531.01 was paired with an incorrect tender. As of 2016 she has been given the correct type of tender, albeit disfigured by 'wasp stripe' markings on the tender's upper sides. Mr Pagano did, however, become the owner of the locomotive's whistle (technically the Black Five whistle was a hooter). Opening the Vault: A Chronological History of Queer Interest & LGBTQ+ Cinema, Genre: Exploitation (100 Years: 1896-1995), Genre: Exploitation - Sexploitation / Nudies / Nudie-Cuties / Roughies (100 Years: 1896-1995), Genre: Exploitation - British Sexploitation and Sex Comedies (100 Years: 1896-1995), Psychedelic Celluloid: British Pop Music in Film & TV 1965 - 1974 - List of Movies in the Book. Mr Pagano was, however and as would be expected, required to remove the locomotive from Bartlow by his own arrangements and at his own expense. Points to note are the cylinders and valves protruding through the running plate, the headlamp complete with number (both sides), the drop-link coupling and the cowcatcher. Great story, great acting. Archie King, the scrap dealer, dealt with large numbers of these vehicles including the TPO involved in the Great Train Robbery, at Wymondham and Norwich. Unfortunately, at least one published book claims that the rolling stock at Bartlow was BR Mk1 vehicles. The KTM system consists of a west coast main line from Pedand Besar to Woodlands (Singapore) via Kuala Lumpur with a second line running from the junction at Gemas to north-east Malaysia at Tumpat, with a branch to Rantua. The oil tank on the tender was not replicated on the pseudo 531.03 at Bartlow. Hywel Bennett Lynn Redgrave Nigel Davenport Jack Shepherd Nigel Patrick Rachel Kempson Michael Gwynn Tsai Chin Christopher Timothy Don Hawkins Geoffrey Hughes Roy Holder Wayne Sleep Riggs O'Hara Gregory Phillips James Cosmo Graham Crowden Dudley Jones Matthew Guinness David Bowie Warren Clarke James Marcus Brenda Bruce Barbara Keogh, Highroad Productions Columbia Pictures Open Road Films, 95 mins This complete, the rails, but not the sleepers, were then lifted between the loop points and the sleeper stack beneath the engine. [*These figures were quoted by the media at the time and found their way to the USA where the equivalent in dollars was also given. 2014, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Virgin_Soldiers_(film)&oldid=982422039, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 8 October 2020, at 01:32. The system is metre-gauge and, perhaps unsurprisingly, much of its equipment was once of British origin and this included steam and diesel locomotives, Sentinel steam railcars and various products from D Wickham & Co. No.45000 was identical to No.44781; there were variations within the 842-strong class, most notably a batch with domeless boilers and a few others receiving names. The closure came about through a land exchange deal between Malaysia and Singapore. Whilst little if anything could be done about differing track gauges, one has to wonder why a more visually suitable locomotive than a Black Five could not have been used and especially when considering scrapyards were at the time full of withdrawn steam locomotives. It’s an LGBTQ+ world and these are my other LGBTQ+ lists on Letterboxd: ➡️Minor Interest Films: In the Closet: A…. There was one major gaffe in the scene immediately following the 'derailment' and which was filmed at Shepperton concerning the carriage which overturned and ended up on its side in an interior scene and which was later seen still standing upright.
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