Horror Express

Date: 1972
Director: Eugenio Martín
Production Company: Granada Films, Benmar Productions

Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas, Silvia Tortosa
Location(s): Madrid (Spain)

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Storyline:

An anthropologist discovers a frozen prehistoric creature and transports it from China to Europe by the Trans-Siberian Express.

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Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson

 

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In the mountainous region of Manchuria, Professor Sir Alexander Saxton discovers the frozen remains of a primitive creature. Identified on IMDB as Navacerrada Port, Navacerrada in the Sierra de Guadarrama of the Community of Madrid.

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The renowned anthropologist and the crated remains prepare to board the Trans-Siberian Express in Shanghai. Delicias railway terminus on Paseo de las Delicias in Madrid. PW

The cinematic focus at what is now the Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid is 'Dr. Zhivago' with other films taking a back seat.

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When a thief is found dead on the platform, Professor Sir Alexander Saxton (Christopher Lee) arrives and attempts to keep his discovery a secret. The station had closed in the summer of 1969 and also appears in ‘Dr. Zhivago’ and 'Travels With My Aunt' as well as several Spanish productions.

The same wall of doors . . . which all look the same! PW

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The Trans-Siberian Express departs for Moscow. Since 1984 the Delicias station has been home to the Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid (Railway Museum).

There's no access to the public beyond the train shed and staff explained that even they were not allowed to take photos, so here we are looking out to where the cameras were positioned. PW