There are lots of heritage railways about. Most avoided taking over tunnel sections, because of the potential costs, but some of them will have tunnels that would/could be available: e.g Severn Valley Railway (Bewdley Tunnel); Great Central Railway (Rempstone Rd Tunnel. @Flying Phil might know more); Bluebell railway, as above. etc etc.I’m looking for a tube tunnel, or any dark tunnel with train tracks to do some filming in. I have looked into filming with TFL but are there any more affordable options?
Isle of Wight uses surface Stock on a 3-rail electrificationIf you specifically want the look of a London Underground tube tunnel, then the railway on the Isle of Wight has a tunnel and uses ex-Underground stock with the four rail electrification.
Quite a lot of the District line (where the current IoW stock originated) was in tunnel - though admittedly mostly cut-and-cover rather than bored.Isle of Wight uses surface Stock on a 3-rail electrification
Which is why it uses surface stock. The cut and cover tunnels are larger than tube tunnelsQuite a lot of the District line (where the current IoW stock originated) was in tunnel - though admittedly mostly cut-and-cover rather than bored.
Yes there is a tunnel,(Barnstone/East Leake Tunnel) with track, on the GCR(N) just to the North of Loughborough. It is currently un-used as trains are not yet returned to running on that section so the costs may well be very low?There are lots of heritage railways about. Most avoided taking over tunnel sections, because of the potential costs, but some of them will have tunnels that would/could be available: e.g Severn Valley Railway (Bewdley Tunnel); Great Central Railway (Rempstone Rd Tunnel. @Flying Phil might know more); Bluebell railway, as above. etc etc.
I think TfL have a fake tunnel at their training centre at West Kensington - that might be cheaper than the actual tunnels. There's also the Glasgow Subway, the Liverpool loop and the central part of the Tyne & Wear Metro.
The Tyne & Wear Metro is as strict on filming as networks in cities like Moscow, not even exaggerating. Unless the Tyne & Wear Metro is the specific focus of the intended project, which in this case it doesn’t seem to be, it’s not worth even trying to film there as it’s much more hassle than it’s worth.I think TfL have a fake tunnel at their training centre at West Kensington - that might be cheaper than the actual tunnels. There's also the Glasgow Subway, the Liverpool loop and the central part of the Tyne & Wear Metro.
I asked for permission to have some wedding photos/video in one of their stations, apart from the generic we received your application I never heard a single thing from them.The Tyne & Wear Metro is as strict on filming as networks in cities like Moscow, not even exaggerating. Unless the Tyne & Wear Metro is the specific focus of the intended project, which in this case it doesn’t seem to be, it’s not worth even trying to film there as it’s much more hassle than it’s worth.