In 1895, while filming « The entrance of a train in the station of La Ciotat » (L’entrée d’un train en gare de La Ciotat), the brothers Lumière have been starting a long list of movies with railway scenes. Like « La bête humaine » , « La bataille du rail », « Le train », the railway has always been interesting for the movieindustry. That's why many moviemakers, actors,... have been visiting the sites of CFV3V to make commercials, movies, television shows,...

So, Silence please and ACTION...

Daens.

The sequences for this movie have been taken with the locomotive SA01 and GCI wagons at the station of Treignes. The station had to act as the station of « Aalst – Alost ».

Le président et la garde barrière.
(the president and levelcrossing guard)

Different takes have been made on different locations of the track Mariembourg – Treignes and Mariembourg – Chimay.

The locomotives SA01 and Elna with K1 wagons and several cargowagons have been used in this movie.

Le brasier.

For this movie, the railway takes haven't been filmed on the site of CFV3V, but at the coalmine of Monceau Fontaine. The locomotives SACM NE-61 and AD-09 with GCI wagons have been rented by the moviecompagny for 15 days.

Le lac noir. (The black lake)

This was filmed at the station of Treignes, transformed as the station of Calais. The locomotive AD-07 and wagons of GCI where used.

Les vacances de Maigret. (The holyday's of Maigret)

The station of Olloy was used as background in this movie. Here you can admire the beautifull metal construction on the platform.

Double sept. (Double seven)

This was filmed on the site of Mariembourg. It's a television game. The participant ditn't have the luck to find the "poker" anddidn't win the journey.

The team of 'double seven' came back later to film an attack on a train which was loaded with port. This take was taken in Mariembourg and was supposed to be Court Saint Etienne.

And, let's not forget:

"Les lacs froids de la mort", alfa film 16.04.1982

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