This film opens with the theft of two and a half million pounds from a mail train; after stealing the money the thieves stash the loot at the abandoned Hamingwell Grange with the intention of retrieving it later when the heat has died down. What they didn't count on was that the infamous St. Trinian's school would be moving into the building with the help of corrupt minister Sir Horace. When the thieves return for the loot they are chased off by the girls and their leader, Alphonse, contacts the nameless mastermind behind the robbery and is told to send his daughters to the school so that they can case the joint. They inform there father that there will be a parents days soon during which the building will be empty. The thieves pass themselves off as caterers and start removing the loot but when it starts raining everybody comes indoors and when the girls spot them the chase is on... the thieves load the loot onto a stolen train and in the final scenes of the film they, the girls and the police charge back and forth in trains; of course the villains were doomed from the start!This entry into the St. St Trinian's franchise has some good laughs and nicely includes references to some topical events; most obviously the Great Train Robbery of 1963. The plot is fairly basic but that is probably a good thing as it means most of the time can be spent on providing laughs. Much of the action concentrates in the thieves, the school staff and civil servants involved in a subplot where they want the school shut and only a fairly limited time is given to the girls themselves; this is a pity as they provide a great sense of anarchic fun; thankfully they take a greater role towards the end; the train chase was a lot of fun. There are some flaws of course; the film is frequently speeded up during the chases; this is funny once or twice but here it is used far too much far worse though is the use of 'browned-up' actor to play the comedy-Pakistani railway worker; surely the creators could have found an actor of Pakistani origin... no doubt it provided laughs in '66 but now it just feels awkward to watch. Despite these flaws the film is a decent way to pass the time.

The St Trinians films were always broad comedy, and this movie is no exception. The story, cashing in on the recent Great Train Robbery, features Dora Bryan filling Alistair Sim's shoes as headteacher, and the biggest role goes to Frankie Howerd as leader of a gang of thieves trying to recover the proceeds of a robbery which were hidden in the premises now occupied by St Trinians.Like all little boys, I loved - and love - railways. I can't explain why, it's just that there is something special about things travelling on rails. And the final section of this movie satisfies on that level, with a frenetic and funny sequence of five assorted rail vehicles chasing each other up and down a relatively short section of line.It was never going to win an Oscar, but it entertains perfectly adequately.

The premise doesn't seem bad, that the school is relocated due to the fires and a group of thieves want to recover money hidden in the place where the new school is. However, it doesn't feel like a St. Trinian's film to me. Its the only one in color and of the characters from the other films only Harry is still there. There is no more Sargeant Gates, which would have helped. The movie goes along at a decent pace and Frankie Howerd is, of course, a good comic actor, but the film is watchable only because its part of the series not because it is such a great stand alone film. See it if you want to complete your watching of the original St. Trinian's films, but otherwise it is not essential viewing.

A lesser St Trinian's film, this does benefit from scatty Dora Bryan as the headmistress; Raymond Huntley as her MP beau; Richard Wattis and co as men from the ministry; and Frankie Howerd, Reg Varney, Arthur Mullard and others as train robbers.If you have seen the other films, you know the formula. The St Trinian's schoolgirls are little terrors who frighten the life out of authority and everyone else. The teachers are boozers, smokers, fighters, and gamblers. Put these together and the plot will sizzle.Not as good as the others, and drags a bit towards the end, but it is a fun film which diverts for at least an hour.