The Railway Children Return is a family drama film directed by Morgan Matthews. Set during World War II, the story follows a group of children – Lily, Pattie, and Ted Watts – who are sent to a village by their mother. At the destination station, they encounter a wounded American soldier named Abe and are drawn into a life-threatening adventure to help their new friend in his mission.
Like his siblings, he is also very far from his home. Apart from the adventure and family narrative, what draws viewers to the sequel are the familiar and picturesque locations that appear throughout the film. If you want to know where The Railway Children Return was filmed.
Where Was The Railway Children Return Movie Filmed?
The film The Railway Children Return was shot entirely in England, specifically in West Yorkshire. Principal photography for the family drama reportedly began in May 2021 and seemingly wrapped up in late June of that year.
So without further ado, let’s get on board and go through all the specific locations where The Railway Children Return movie was shot!
England
All key sequences for “The Railway Children Return” were shot on location in West Yorkshire, a metropolitan and ceremonial county in England. In particular, most of the scenes were shot in and around the city of Bradford.
The iconic Oakworth Railway Station on Vale Terrace in Oakworth and the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway on Station Road in Haworth, both in Keighley, served as several prominent production sites for the sequel. In addition, the exterior of the Brontë Parish Museum in Church Street, Haworth, Keighley doubled for Dr. Oakworth’s house.
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Many locations on the other side of Haworth Main Street were given a makeover to represent appropriate shops for the film, such as The Souk being transformed into Oakworth Village Butchers and new signs being put up for the Red Lion pub and clothing store.
Additionally, The Black Bull Haworth at 119 Main Street, St. Michael & All Angels Church at 125 Main Street, The Old School Room at Church Street, and Mytholmes Tunnel near Haworth.
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The Bents Farm in Oxenhope doubled as a children’s home in the film, which is also known as the Three Chimneys. It also appears in the original film. As for the US Army Base sequences, they were filmed at Salts Mill on Victoria Road in Saltaire.
To film the train sequences, the film unit used mainly three steam locomotives — 5820 USA Transportation Corp Class S160 (also known as “Big Jim”), 43924 LMS Class 4F, and 45596 “Bahamas” LMS Jubilee Class.
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In addition to these, 78022 BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0 also appears in several scenes. West Yorkshire has hosted the production of several other films and television shows, in addition to “The Railway Children Return.” Some of them are Official Secrets, Jane Eyre, Peaky Blinders, The King’s Speech, and The English Game.
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