the track before returning to the boy sitting on the railway bridge wall, who seems to be reconsidering the idea. Filming The film was directed by John Krish, written by Krish and Michael Gilmour, and produced by James Ritchie. It was filmed in the vicinity of the then-closed Watton-at-Stone railway station, Hertfordshire. A Class 125 DMU was used for the train as those had recently been withdrawn and were due for scrap. The bridge that the boy at the beginning and end of the film is sitting on is the southern side of the Station Rd railway bridge. The main filming area for the actors was located immediately southeast of the bridge sandwiched between Church Lane and the railway line. The "stone-throwing" competition was filmed immediately north of the railway bridge on the western side embankment where the AWS signal ramp is. The "Great Tunnel Walk" scene was filmed about 3.5 miles (5.63 km) south of the current Watton-at-Stone railway station. The "start" was at the northern portal and "finish" was at the southern one. Resulting Issue Due to so much public outcry, The Finishing Line film was eventually banned for 20 years as a result of the outcry, and BTF was told by British Rail to commission and make a different film called "Robbie" the latter of which that one wasn't as grotesque and/or violent as The Finishing Line. External links Screen Online page on The Finishing Line British Transport Films: The Finishing Line British Film Institute page on The Finishing Line 1977 films Public information films Social guidance films British Transport Films 1970s educational films 1970s British films British educational films