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<\/p>\nA TRAIN station in the UK was used as a filming location for Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning.<\/p>\n
The UK is home to plenty of famous train stations, including King's Cross, Edinburgh Waverley, and London Paddington station. <\/p>\n
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A train station in the West Midlands has its very own claim to fame because it was used as a filming location for Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One. <\/p>\n
The film follows Ethan Hunt (played by Tom Cruise) and the IMF as they hunt down a terrifying new weapon. <\/p>\n
While the film is set in Amsterdam, Abu Dhabi, Rome, Venice, and Norway, Birmingham New Street Station was used as a filming location for the hit movie.<\/p>\n
An empty John Lewis department store, which is situated inside Birmingham New Street Station, was transformed into Abu Dhabi Airport. <\/p>\n
In August 2021, Tom Cruise and the Mission Impossible cast filmed a chase scene at the UK train station. <\/p>\n Senior Commercial Filming and Campaigns<\/span> Manager at Network Rail<\/span>, Felicity Jump, told Filming England: "It was fun to see Birmingham New Street dressed as an airport. <\/p>\n "It wasn\u2019t easy to dedicate so much space over to the film crew, but the marvellous station team rose to the challenge<\/span> as they always do. And it was a great success.<\/p>\n "People in New Street \u2013 both staff and passengers \u2013 were amazed to see Tom Cruise in the city."<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n As a proud Brummie, I very much remember the Tom Cruise mania that swept through the city when the star stayed in Birmingham. <\/p>\n The Hollywood<\/span> star was also spotted at the top Indian restaurant, Asha's. <\/p>\n A series of secret underground tunnels also run underneath Birmingham New Street Station. <\/p>\n The secret tunnels were used by Royal Mail in the 1970s to sort and deliver letters and parcels throughout the city.<\/p>\n Because the tunnels don't appear on any maps, it's hard to pinpoint their exact location. <\/p>\n According to Business Live, it is thought that some tunnels remain underneath New Street Station. <\/p>\n There are other secret underground tunnels through the city too, including a 400m-long stretch underneath Bimrmingham's Mailbox. <\/p>\n While the tunnels are closed to the public, people across the city are campaigning for them to be opened on set days throughout the year.<\/p>\n Ozzy, the giant mechanical bull that featured in the opening ceremony at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, can also be found at the station's main concourse. <\/p>\n The bull was named after Birmingham celebrity<\/span> Ozzy Osbourne, following a vote by members of the public.<\/p>\n Birmingham New Street Station is situated in the centre of the city, with direct trains operating to London, Edinburgh,\u00a0Cardiff, Bristol, Liverpool, and\u00a0Manchester.<\/p>\n Other places in Birmingham have also been used by Hollywood<\/span> production companies to film hit movies.<\/p>\n Steven Spielberg's dystopian film Ready Player One was filmed on Digbeth and Lionel Street, while scenes from The Kingsman: The Golden Circle were filmed on Colmore Row, Waterloo Street, and Edmund Street.<\/p>\n There are plenty of other reasons to visit England<\/span>'s second city too. <\/p>\n Birmingham is home to the world's biggest Primark and the Bullring Shopping Centre. <\/p>\n Other attractions include the Sea Life Centre,\u00a0Cadbury\u00a0World, St Philip's Cathedral, and St Martin's church.<\/p>\n Birmingham's beauty, and its historical buildings, also inspired The Lord of The Rings author JRR Tolkien. <\/p>\n One of the places famed for its association with the fantasy author is Sarehole Mill, a 250-year-old\u00a0water mill.<\/p>\n As a young child, Tolkien is said to have explored the water mill and its grounds with his younger brother.<\/p>\n Now a museum, Sarehole Mill runs guided tours on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for visitors to learn all about the old water mill.<\/p>\n Birmingham is also a stone's throw from popular UK days out like Warwick Castle and\u00a0Stratford Upon Avon\u00a0– both of which are accessible via train from Birmingham Moor Street station.<\/p>\n Here's why the UK\u2019s\u00a0unlikely new 'best city'\u00a0is my favourite weekend break \u2013 it has the friendliest people in the country.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, I've also revealed the\u00a0best of Birmingham's hidden gems\u00a0– including a secret garden and the UK's best curry.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2022-britains-biggest-water-supplier-830884141.jpg\")
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