Dear Group,
I've just been watching "Educating Rita" starring Michael Caine and Julie 
Walters. Now as you probably all know the majority of this film was shot in 
Trinity College Dublin and around the Dublin area but in one scene, where 
"Rita" is off to Open University summer school She boards what is clearly a 
BR Train in the two tone blue livery.  The lead coach of this train bears 
the number M70238 and appears to be a MK1 but with modifications.  Can 
anybody tell me where this scene was shot and whether or not the exterior 
views of the Station are in UK or Dublin?

Thanks in advance

Michael

"Michael"  wrote in message 
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> Dear Group,
> I've just been watching "Educating Rita" starring Michael Caine and Julie 
> Walters. Now as you probably all know the majority of this film was shot 
> in Trinity College Dublin and around the Dublin area but in one scene, 
> where "Rita" is off to Open University summer school She boards what is 
> clearly a BR Train in the two tone blue livery.  The lead coach of this 
> train bears the number M70238 and appears to be a MK1 but with 
> modifications.  Can anybody tell me where this scene was shot and whether 
> or not the exterior views of the Station are in UK or Dublin?
>
> Thanks in advance


The only '70238' I can find from 1983 (when the film was made) belong to 
4-CEP 1525, but that would have been S70328, not M70328. :-S

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The station was in Dublin, Pearse Station if I remember correctly. The 'MK1'
was a Irish Rail Cravens coach painted up for the part.

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Rich Mackin wrote:


> The only '70238' I can find from 1983 (when the film was made) belong to
> 4-CEP 1525, but that would have been S70328, not M70328. :-S
>


What about Motor Luggage Vans from the period?

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Rich Mackin wrote:


> The only '70238' I can find from 1983 (when the film was made) belong to
> 4-CEP 1525, but that would have been S70328, not M70328. :-S
>


What about Motor Luggage Vans from the period?

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"Boogaloo" <morebeer@anytime.please> wrote in message 
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> The station was in Dublin, Pearse Station if I remember correctly. The 
> 'MK1'
> was a Irish Rail Cravens coach painted up for the part.
>
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> Any views or opinions expressed and presented are not those of the author
> and do not represent those of his employers, they belong to the voices in
> his head.
>
>Thanks for that.  It would make sense for it to be in Dublin as the rest of 
>the film was shot there.  I did notice an unusual window configuration on 
>the coach so I'll have to go and have a look at some real ones to see do 
>they match.  I notice tat they didn't bother to paint andy of the DART 
>trains for the film.


Mike