Skyfall stars to unveil Skyfall train in London

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It recently became the biggest film in British cinema history, now SKYFALL will be just the ticket for train travellers.

To mark its unprecedented success at the UK box office, ‘SKYFALL’ will become the first film in the UK to permanently give its name to a train, when the East Coast train is unveiled on Platform 007 at King’s Cross Station next Saturday by the stars of the 23rd James Bond instalment, to coincide with the film’s release on Blu-ray and DVD on Monday 18th February.

SKYFALL stars Naomie Harris (Moneypenny), Berenice Marlohe (Severine), alongside SKYFALL writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade and other special guests TBC, will officially unveil East Coast train 91007, the London to Edinburgh service that will be permanently named ‘SKYFALL’ and wrapped in its stunning artwork, celebrating 50 years of classic train scenes in Bond movies.

The unique partnership between Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, MGM Studios and East Coast Trains will see all eleven carriages of the train wrapped in stunning artwork from SKYFALL, with the film’s stars and creative talent taking its maiden journey to Scotland, mirroring Bond and M’s journey in the thrilling final act of the film.

James Bond has had no shortage of train adventures on the silver screen, from high speed chases on locomotive rooftops in OCTOPUSSY to fateful encounters in First Class in CASINO ROYALE, via Roger Moore’s epic fight with Richard Kiel’s Jaws in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, so 007 has always favoured life on the rails.

SKYFALL’s first journey will be taken by international journalists who will interview the stars and writers in the specially branded First Class carriages. Skyfall Martini cocktails will be served by Savoy mixologist Erik Lorincz, who designed the cocktail for the film, whilst one carriage will become a dedicated Blu-ray screening lounge, where journalists will be able to watch the film and navigate the Bonus Features. There will be a champagne reception when the train crosses the Royal Border Bridge in Berwick Upon Tweed, which bears a striking resemblance to the Royal Varda Bridge featured in SKYFALL’s classic opening sequence.

Members of the public will then have the chance to ride in the SKYFALL train from Sunday 17th February, as it goes into active service on the ‘Flying Scotsman’ route from Edinburgh Waverley to London King’s Cross, which completes the journey in just four hours.

SKYFALL itself features two classic train set pieces – a thrilling chase on the Istanbul Railway in the opening sequence, along with an epic London Underground sequence in which a 70 tonne train literally goes off the rails when villain Silva (Javier Bardem) wreaks havoc in the underground network.

SKYFALL is released on Blu-ray and DVD on Monday 18th February from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and MGM Studios.

http://www.film-news.co.uk/show-news.asp?H=Skyfall-stars-to-unveil-Skyfall-train-in-London&nItemID=17417

Oh, I like 8) . Be nice to journey on that someday :) .

Pics:

Scrambled eggs on the menu, I hope.

Hopefully they do serve something more appetising than whatever in God's name this is:

A few mushrooms from a can, an old, microwaved sausage, and half of a tomato.

Gourmet meal.

There also appears to be a mangled hash brown flopped beside the mushies.

Not a fan of the 'shrooms n' beans component of the traditional, full English breakfast. Toss 'em and use the extra plate space for more egg and bacon, I say.

Beans are alright, but I hate cooked mushrooms. Only eat them raw.

Blunt Instrument wrote:

Oh, I like 8) . Be nice to journey on that someday :) .

Bloody won't run on time though.

(ref: Railway: Keeping Britain on the Tracks which featured station and route...)

anyway. Looks nice :)

Should call some trains after Bond actors/characters. Imagine, Irma Bunt pulling into King's Cross right now.

Hilly wrote:

Imagine, Irma Bunt pulling into King's Cross right now.

Or entering Irma Bunt's rear carriage.

Largo's Shark wrote:

Hilly wrote:

Imagine, Irma Bunt pulling into King's Cross right now.

Or entering Irma Bunt's rear carriage.

characteristic ambition...

:)

Does the Daniel Craig-line go through any tunnels and, if not, what does that reveal about the person asking? I mean, the sexual/Freudian jokes that could be made from this are almost endless.

I want to commend the members of this board for refraining from making comments that refer to "running a train" on any of the Bond Girls (or Daniel Craig for that matter). We continue to show ourselves as the class act of 007 message boards.

^ Perfectly illustrated by the fact that the thread currently above this one on my 'View your posts' screen is ... The Tits Thread :face: .

Blunt Instrument wrote:

^ Perfectly illustrated by the fact that the thread currently above this one on my 'View your posts' screen is ... The Tits Thread :face: .

here, we have if anything, our priorities right

:)