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A steam up in the garden!Watch to see some strange and quirky locomotives,.... and some silliness and failures. πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ˜‚
08/04/2026

A steam up in the garden!
Watch to see some strange and quirky locomotives,.... and some silliness and failures. πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ˜‚

A model STEAM UP at my place. Steve brought a couple of interesting locomotives: One a Mamod and the other an Accucraft, - both heavily modified! I also trie...

Ride in the cab of a steam locomotive, flying through the Somerset countryside on a Summer evening. πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘
14/06/2025

Ride in the cab of a steam locomotive, flying through the Somerset countryside on a Summer evening. πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘

Join me and driver Richard in the cab as we take locomotive 9351 to Minehead on a beautiful evening.Once the day's services were done, we were required to ta...

Going through the process of steaming a model locomotive for the FIRST TIME.
22/05/2025

Going through the process of steaming a model locomotive for the FIRST TIME.

Ok, not the first actual time steamed, but the day after. This is it's first proper run, and this is also my first live steam model locomotive. I go through ...

A superb layout with impressive bridges, stations and interesting features.I also crash my new steam engine πŸ™ˆ
21/05/2025

A superb layout with impressive bridges, stations and interesting features.
I also crash my new steam engine πŸ™ˆ

A group meet for the G Scale Society, hosted by society secretary Peter Charles and his wife Susan, in Minehead, Somerset. May 17th, 2025Peter has built all ...

A friend took me out to lunch,... in his plane! AND he let me fly for most of the way. It was amazing 😁Yeah it's not tra...
18/05/2025

A friend took me out to lunch,... in his plane! AND he let me fly for most of the way. It was amazing 😁

Yeah it's not trains, but it was too good to not share!

Something a bit different:A friend, met via YouTube, says "Simon, I'll take you out to lunch. But you're paying, and you're driving half the way". That norma...

I've made the move to LIVE STEAM. How hard can it be? πŸ€”What an amazing model from Accucraft Trains!!!See me battle throu...
07/05/2025

I've made the move to LIVE STEAM. How hard can it be? πŸ€”
What an amazing model from Accucraft Trains!!!
See me battle through all the packaging to finally reveal this beautiful thing. πŸš‚πŸ₯°πŸ‘

Unboxing the live steam butane fired Accucraft C-18! A stunningly beautiful detailed model. This is a 1:20.3 scale (F Scale) model, set to run on Gauge One (...

NEVER AGAIN will your train running session be ruined by a blunt pencil.....
07/04/2025

NEVER AGAIN will your train running session be ruined by a blunt pencil.....

A blunt pencil while running trains CAN be a nightmare. BUT, you can have a sharpener to hand on your railway layout! This hand car / pump truck should be on...

I bought a PRIZE WINNING model of Chama Coal Tower. It's impressive, and it's HUGE!
30/03/2025

I bought a PRIZE WINNING model of Chama Coal Tower. It's impressive, and it's HUGE!

I bought this prize-winning model of Chama coal tower, built by Jim Blakeman. It is an accurate model of the one used by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Rail...

Here is a look at ALL the amazing layouts that were on show in Weston-super-Mare last weekend. There's something for eve...
22/02/2025

Here is a look at ALL the amazing layouts that were on show in Weston-super-Mare last weekend. There's something for everyone with varied scales and inspiration,...... including The Hobbit? 😲

It's the Weston-super-Mare Model Railway Show. I visited on Saturday February 15th, - the first of two days.A really great selection of railway layouts, vary...

CHASING TRAINS!Two trains, 100 miles apart, one day.See this fun video where I chase a train out of Durango, then visit...
04/02/2025

CHASING TRAINS!
Two trains, 100 miles apart, one day.
See this fun video where I chase a train out of Durango, then visit an abandoned trestle at Carbo Junction, then get to Chama in time to follow a train in to town.
Enjoy! 😁

The Grande Tour Episode 13.Day 8: 16th July 2023From the Durango & Silverton, to the Cumbres & Toltec. I chase trains on BOTH in one day! I leave Durango, Co...

SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿: When all plans are cancelled and it rains constantly, HOW did we still have fun? 😁Beautiful scenery an...
29/11/2024

SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿: When all plans are cancelled and it rains constantly, HOW did we still have fun? 😁
Beautiful scenery and many laughs, a famous HARRY POTTER bridge, jail...... and more. Join us on our adventure πŸ₯°
PLEASE subscribe to the channel πŸ‘

Scotland Adventure Part 2. The beautifully scenic Scottish West Highlands seen from train and boat! Fort William and Mallaig, with sights Harry Potter fans m...

Traveling FIRST CLASS for CHEAP with GWR from Weston-super-Mare to London, seeing London's railway stations, then taking...
18/10/2024

Traveling FIRST CLASS for CHEAP with GWR from Weston-super-Mare to London, seeing London's railway stations, then taking the Caledonian Sleeper to Fort William, Scotland.
A great journey!!!

Scotland Adventure Part 1.My good friend Stu and I travelled from our home town of Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, to London in FIRST CLASS on a GWR Hitac...

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