Pete Grafton, owner of Toll Bar Fish and Chips in Stoney Middleton, took the below picture of the train on its way to Darlton Quarry.
He said: “Everybody was out to look at it.
“It’s quite exciting!”
Jupiter Spring Productions Ltd has permission to shoot a dramatic train crash scene at the old quarry.
Work has been taking place to construct an eye-catching set at the site – with filming expected to take place soon.
A section of Middleton Lane is now closed until Sunday.
A Derbyshire County Council notice states the reason for the temporary closure is to ‘facilitate the movement of heavy freight’.
It remains to be seen if Hollywood star Tom Cruise – who plays Ethan Hunt in the franchise – will be coming to Derbyshire...