There’s a lot of work that goes into making a tv advert. While it may only last 30 seconds on the big screen, it takes months of prep work and then days of shooting to get the finished cut.
Location scouts who had previously worked on blockbuster movies went out and about on the network to find the perfect filming locations.
As we all know, there are so many stunning locations on the network so they had a tough job whittling it down to just a few.
Arrochar and Tarbet, located within Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, was chosen for its picturesque and peaceful location, to convey a side of Scotland that people know and love. It's also not too far from Glasgow where the bulk of the filming would take place which is handy.
Wemyss Bay was chosen for its outstanding architecture and to contrast with Glasgow Queen Street in showing the mixture of old and new stations we have in Scotland.
The last important ingredient needed was the train. We couldn’t just use a regular passenger service so with the help of the fantastic team in Train Planning, a special train ran from Wemyss Bay. This stopped any disruption to regular passengers and meant we could get it just right, no matter how many takes it took!
It was a fun day of filming and we want to say another big thank you to all the staff members that took part. We hope you all enjoy seeing yourself on the television.