What's the story behind this locomotive?
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Could this possibly be the locomotive used in the Movie "Dancer in the Dark" starring Bjork?
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It was painted in the BN colors for a movie that was shot in Sweden.
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The loco is owned by the Swedish shortline TÅGAB. The loco was hired from TÅGAB for the movie Dancer in the dark which was shot in Sweden. When TÅGAB got the loco back efter the shootings they thought: Why waste a good paintjob? They got a loco that really stands out and since Great Northern is a historical company there are no lawsuits for stealing the logotype! And they could keep the repainting money from the moviecompany and use them for something else! BTW the white loco behind belongs to another Swedish shortline called Inlandsgod. The TÅGAB colours are silver with dark red striping.
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Even though its a "rip off" paint job it still looks really nice. Great picture and a nice engine indeed!
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Ah, Heritage I and II-1/2! When I first looked at the thumb, I thought that I was looking at the catnary on the Old Milwaukee Road!
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