The Titfield Thunderbolt
- IMDb link: 0046436
- IMDb rating: 7 (3,648 votes)
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Charles Crichton
- Cast: Stanley Holloway, John Gregson, Naunton Wayne, George Relph and others
- Release date: 20 Oct 1953
- Release year: 1953
- Runtime: 84 minutes
- Country: United Kingdom
- Keywords: railway, amateur railway, public transportation, provincial life, train, railroad, running a company, water tower, steam engine, train station
Plot:
When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately the local bus company starts to use methods that can hardly be seen as fair competition, to the extent that the whole project is threatened.