The action, which takes place on the back of a specially designed train carriage, is being filmed at the normally tranquil Levisham Station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
Photographer Richard Ponter captured the megastar while filming with co-star Hayley Atwood.
21. Tom Cruise filming Mission Impossible 7 on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Some of the location vehicles in Pickering Photo: Richard Ponter
22. Tom Cruise filming Mission Impossible 7 on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Director Christopher McQuarrie chatting with Tom Cruise Photo: Richard Ponter
23. Tom Cruise filming Mission Impossible 7 on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
The black helicopter believed to have brought Mr Cruise to set. Photo: Richard Ponter
24. Tom Cruise filming Mission Impossible 7 on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
The trademark smile still evident despite the mask Photo: Richard Ponter