Last week there was a bit of an uproar across the social networks in Essex following the news that Brazzers, an American adult film production company, was allowed to film a half hour hard-core sex video on the Epping Ongar Railway.
Most people are familiar with Epping Ongar Railway’s steam train rides and special weekend events for children; it has hosted Easter Egg Hunts, Paddington weekends, Peppa Pig, Father Christmas train rides and many other special events.
The Brazzers film shows a young woman, dressed as a schoolgirl, with several men including a hipster male with beard, a businessman and other characters in a title called “Nympho”.
The Mirror picked up the story before the Easter break and described the film: “The film by Brazzers , starring Amirah Adara and Danny D, tells the ‘story’ of an 18-year-old girl who uses her ride to school to have sex with strangers”.
Many parents feel that it is very irresponsible for a vintage railway company to allow such filming to take place, especially when the film depicts a school girl. However, others have said that so long as the filming takes place when the station is closed to the public and that the character in the film is 16 years or over, there is no harm and the funds help to keep Essex’s heritage railways alive.
Screen shots from Brazzer’s Nympho
As you can see from the shots below, the film used the waiting rooms as well as a train carriages.
About Epping Ongar Railway
The Epping Ongar Railway was opened in 1865 and was run by the London Underground company from 1949 until 1994.
Today it is run by volunteers who keep the old steam trains running and maintain the tracks and the station. It is often used in television and film as it is a very authentic old-fashioned train station with working trains.
The Telegraph reported that bosses have been asked to apologise and that Dean Walton, the business development manager at Epping Ongar Railway, has stated that this will be the last time they allow an adult film to be made on their trains.
Dean Walton’s full statement, which was published on the Telegraph, reads:
“We have made the railway available for commercial hire on a number of occasions to generate money for our projects and running the trains.
“Earlier this year we took a decision to allow an adult film, subject to certain conditions, to be filmed on the railway.
“We are sorry that our decision may have caused offence. It is clear that this decision was an error of judgement.
“We can confirm that we have put in place a policy to refuse any further approaches for this kind of production.”
What do you think?
Our heritage railways require funds to keep them running and to prevent them falling back into decay. People were unaware until very recently that the filming had taken place – it really did not affect anybody until somebody watched the video and recognised the location.
Should people really be worried? Share your thoughts below.
