It filled an entire large shed, more the size of a garage. Teddy was a wonderful human being. If you go to his main church, at Cadeby, you can see Teddy and his wife Audrey - and the engine Pixie - immortalied in a stained glass window. Go to another of his churches, at Sutton Cheney, and relish his Richard III connection, and all the momentoes there; The Richard III Society have always felt at home here. There was only, ever, one Teddy Boston!

Former volunteer here I find myself in agreement, I always got the impression it was being treated like a full size train set, and would find myself never working on the same project week to week. When I started to be able to visit other lines of similar length it became even more obvious to me that we were not operating as other lines, one day my naïve 13 year old self asked about the prospect of hiring a "big railway engine" like a Jinty as poor old Sir Gomer was constantly in and out of being usable I was told by one of the older volunteers if I wanted that to "Foxtrot Oscar" to another railway. That was my last day there. I am saddened to hear this though still, I thought with the loans of Small Prairie, Hall, Caledonian 0-4-4T and previously the T9 etc were evidence at a better managed railway with a sense of direction at last.

I understand he took Pixie to a few steam rallies not just the traction engine and steam roller

@@eliotreader8220 I didn't know that, that would have been quite a sight, I've not seen Pixie after it left, think I'd heard it was kept privately?

@@jasonm4982 I understand during Rev Boston's ownership he took her to a few steam rallies. my Great Grandma found a old guide book with information on her local second hand book store about the late narrow gauge railway written by Teddy himself. there is also information about his steam roller and traction engine too.

@@eliotreader8220 i dare say quite a rare book, my parents were book collectors and both keen on steam, no sign of any of his books when i sorted through them

@@jasonm4982 My Granny knew about my interest in steam powered engines and she had found this book quite by chance. lovely picture of Rev Boston driving Pixie on the small railway. in the picture she's all lined out in white I believe

I have heard that he was good at driving steam engines I think this very true because of the interview and the bible story in the book he wrote shortly before he passed away about him restoring Pixie.

loved watching him driving the little standard gauge saddle tank engine

I love how the standard gauge saddle engine has now been renamed Teddy after him

I believe that story was based on reality - Rev. Awdry and Teddy Boston were good friends, and Trevor gets sold to a vicar, that's not a coincidence!

@@firstnamelastname5358 What about that East Angelian vicar?

in the story saved from scrap its mentioned that the Vicar of Wellsworth uses Trevor for jobs that are suitable for a Traction engine so its possibly true that Awdry based him on Boston's own Traction engine.

I certainly know that the Rev. Audrey based Trevor on the traction engine in the video. My grandpa would have been able to say for sure, but he's been gone for almost 3 years now. Ill have a read of From Font to Footplate and see if it mentions anything.

Same for Boston. And what’s From Font To Footplate?

@@terencewilliammckenna6121 is the book now out of print now?

@@bennewbon I believe his steam roller is also believed to be the basis for another steam powered character. I imagine he found them very handy when a road needed repairs or a tree needed to be cut up for fire wood.

Plus a certain grumpy steam roller

Trevor!!!!

I really like the painting of Thistle down the steam roller in the back ground behind Him

I think I love steam engines because they work by a fire boiling water to make the steam pressure to make them work. probably go the steam bug from my brother