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.
The Titfield Thunderbolt has generally received positive reviews.
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The Titfield Thunderbolt was released in 1953 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 28 reviews, giving The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Titfield Thunderbolt a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 72%, The Titfield Thunderbolt is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1953, which stands at 60%.
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