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The Titfield Thunderbolt

Former Imperial Institute site, Exhibition Road

London · United Kingdom  ·  Steam engine stolen from railway museum

The Titfield Thunderbolt filmed at Former Imperial Institute site, Exhibition Road, London. The railway museum scenes were shot at the old Imperial Institute, which was demolished in 1957 and is now part of Imperial College. On screen it's Railway museum.

Where to go

51.498122, -0.174033

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.

Good to know

Title
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1952)
On screen
Railway museum
In real life
Former Imperial Institute site, Exhibition Road, London
Can you visit?
Closed to visitors
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Titfield Thunderbolt film at Former Imperial Institute site, Exhibition Road?
At 51.498122, -0.174033 in London. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.
Can you visit Former Imperial Institute site, Exhibition Road?
Closed to visitors.
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