Replica French/German/Swiss/British (delete as appropriate) locomotive produced and destroyed for new Mission Impossible film.

[fireftrm]

I'm sure I saw somewhere that the water feature at the bottom of the quarry was built for the film, and doesn't look that deep in the construction photos.

As for the future of the remains of the loco, I can see it being scrapped in an environmentally friendly way, but part of me does wonder, if there might be anything left to put in a museum somewhere. The whole project does seem to have generated a significant amount of interest.

Someone may have bought it….

 

[Grumpy Git]

Looking at the view of the remains at around 00:33, that would be a bigger restoration job than anything that came out of Barry

Nah, that will polish out with some T-Cut and elbow grease.

 

[Gag Halfrunt]

Looking at the debris I'm sure the 'loco' has replica inside motion, which I can't possibly see the need of in filming unless they're trying to show how difficult it was to oil?!

It makes sense if the wrecked locomotive will be seen in the film.

 

[JKF]

As for the future of the remains of the loco, I can see it being scrapped in an environmentally friendly way, but part of me does wonder, if there might be anything left to put in a museum somewhere. The whole project does seem to have generated a significant amount of interest.

Thinking about it, the interest generated will be very valuable from a marketing perspective, lots of coverage in the press. That will be worth something which CGI would never have given them. Quite clever really.

 

[Ploughman]

It did carry the name "The General"
I believe this was a link back to the Burt Lancaster film of the Train.
I think this was because the number was of an engine allocated to the same depot as this supposed loco.

This is all unconfirmed though.

 

[John Luxton]

It did carry the name "The General"
I believe this was a link back to the Burt Lancaster film of the Train.
I think this was because the number was of an engine allocated to the same depot as this supposed loco.

This is all unconfirmed though.

The General?

Are you sure it wasn't paying homage to the Buster Keaton railroad movie of 1926 which I think involved a bridge collapse?

The General (1926 film) - Wikipedia

 

[notverydeep]

The General?

Are you sure it wasn't paying homage to the Buster Keaton railroad movie of 1926 which I think involved a bridge collapse?

The General (1926 film) - Wikipedia

Keaton's film is an absolute gem Nearly, with loads of great visual comedy. Nearly 100 years ago, but still the best railway centred film ever made!