Last train on the Packers Hill Railway

August 2014 and with Vale View Farm - my father Patrick Henshaw's former home - about to be sold at public auction, we cleared the track and ran some last trains on the 7.25" Packers Hill Miniature Railway. This video was taken on a phone and had been long forgotten until August 2017, when we finally got it onto a hard-drive.
The first short trip takes the left fork at the power-operated points down to the yard alongside the farmhouse. Then both trains reverse back beyond the points, and set them for the right-hand road down to the wood, a quarter of a mile away. We then trundle off down the 1:30 gradient, over some rather dubious bridges and round some rather exciting curves.
A wonderful day that will be remembered fondly by all concerned. The line was a genuine miniature agricultural tramway.
Richard Ellam is driving his own 'tram' on the video. We had only taken it there a few weeks before, and were delighted at the way it handled the sometimes challenging track. Not one derailment.

[@shabuddinshaheen5814]

my childhood dreams this small trains,,,,,,,,i love this vdo

[@xxdarkxx2105]

This small trains are called narrow gauge trains.

[@McRocket]

What an utterly charming, little railroad.

[@McRocket]

@Robert Swann Wrong. The two words mean EXACTLY the same. 'Railway and railroad are two different words but with the same terminology and used in context with same meaning. The difference lies in just the words. They both are the same..' www.difference.wiki/railway-vs-railroad/ Have a nice day, Mr. Anal.

[@McRocket]

@Robert Swann Since the two terms mean the exact same thing. If I feel like using the term 'railroad'...I will. Got it troll? Bu bye now.

[@McRocket]

@Robert Swann Didn't read your post as you are a troll and I try not to waste time on trolls. Bu bye troll.

[@kenwins3407]

@@McRocket do you even know what a troll is

[@McRocket]

@@kenwins3407 Yup. www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Internet%20Troll I guy trying to derail (pardon the pun) thread about a simple railroad video because he gets all bent out of shape over the word 'railroad' is DEFINITELY a troll (or mentally 'off track'). And now since you seem like one (or the other) and I try not to waste time on them? We are done here. Bu bye.

[@cobass1840]

It would certainly be heartbreaking to see someone's endless work and dedication to a project like that be taken apart. I'm certain that over the years of operation, many people were in awe at this endeavor and enjoyed the this adventure through the property. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@timmytwothumbs]

That's a shame you lost the home and property. I hope you were able to keep the trains and track. That was the coolest thing I have seen and am so jealous. I wish I had the property and the equipment to build a mini railroad. I wish you all the VERY BEST!! Thank You for sharing this video.

[@abbush2921]

The Rumble and the Roar of the Vale View Farm Cannonball !

[@eggbaron3968]

What a bucolic railway! Thank you for memorializing it!

[@tamarmolerick3814]

I was a friend of Pat's in the early 1990s. I remember visiting when he was building the railway and having an "interesting" gravity ride down the line culminating in a spectacular derailment on a tight curve at the bottom of a gradient.

[@hreader]

This line looks like something straight out of Rowland Emett! (All it needs is a steam-driven 'Nellie'!)

[@mikehazelwood6106]

Wow! What a wonderful thing to have and how terribly sad to give it up! I imagine tiny passenger cars for grandchildren and their friends to occupy on special days! Hopefully it'll eventually end up in the possession of someone who'll appreciate it and care for it, well!

[@user-pw3tr1xg2x]

I really hope so too.

[@UKWMO]

I hope to have a railway like that one day. Such a fascinating line and great that it actually served a real purpose rather than just for fun. Must have taken quite some time to lay, and some time to remove too!

[@highdownmartin]

My pipe dream would be a modest property with a lot of interesting varied land around it and a 2’ contractor line so I can have a reason to shunt trains of firewood next to the house and rotate seasoning wood in BRUTE style wagons from the sawing area where I’d keep the landrover and trailer. I’ve got the latter but the firewood has to be accommodated in the front garden of our thirties semi. Got a 16 mm line at the back though. This is a really lovely little line, you must miss it.

[@crewleaderprods]

@Ivan Baylor no one cares

[@richardjones2455]

@Ivan Baylor Why would anyone want to do that? Get a life kid.

[@PK-je8mi]

Beautiful place and beautiful railway line

[@HopeinMedia]

Enjoyed a lot -- it's not merely enjoyment! Appreciating the commitment behind this "success". Wish it would stay forever...

[@BanjoDaveNilsen]

Absolutely wonderful!

[@judeodomhnaill9711]

Wow. Truly amazing. Very scenic line.

[@BoHolbo]

When I first saw the thumbnail for this video on my TV, which admittedly was at a distance. The first thing that came to my mind was: “Is that a Dalek on RAILS!?? Bloody hell, oh wait. False alarm! 😂

[@visalsasi1912]

Like a fairy tale. I do enjoy this vedio.

[@paulayala4816]

Nice little railway. I think if I had the means to buy a property with a little railway on it I would be all over it, restore the lines and open it up for clubs and families. I always thought the old Michael Jackson property near Los Olivos, CA was a missed opportunity for an investor. You had a ready made Hogwarts complete with 3' narrow gauge RR, station and grounds. At the very least it could have been a smaller wine train for visitors to the area.

[@patchescessna7348]

Yes, I’ve always wondered about that particularly with the vintners fascination with private railroads on the central coast

[@paulayala4816]

@@patchescessna7348 The property at the very least would have made a very nice festival grounds. Now it is just a shell.

[@CARANDTRAIN]

I had a blast watching!!!

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Like the video very much.Take care

[@FeckHallBahn]

Absolutely perfect

[@eurovieira]

Sensational! Very cool!

[@teddybear9029]

The boy looks a happy bunny doesn’t he!!!

[@MichaelBeeny]

He's probably done that trip hundreds of times before, rather be playing on his phone!

[@hubertmantz1516]

From the sublime to the ridiculous! A garden shed on a track??

[@tamagaming4934]

Good job

[@geoffmackley]

That is so cool

[@krajmutfak8940]

I could see Fred Dibnah there.

[@michelebensa3082]

Who would dare to dismantle a railway after an auction??

[@norbertfransewitz8486]

Cool 👍 gut gemacht.

[@mikesaunders4775]

I can not believe any buyer could be so shallow as to dismantle this glorious little venture. A metaphor for the destruction of England.

[@bertiewooster3326]

Money money.....

[@ffjsb]

Maybe you should've bought it yourself then...

[@deepspire]

The previous owners dismantled it prior to auction. Wish there was more information.

[@SnowingNapalm]

why does it have to be last ride? loved this whole lil journey why not have more :) excited smiles emotes here :)

[@manojshankhwar7628]

Excellent train

[@gabrielmoraleslopez6286]

Que bonitos trenesitos que paiz es como quisiera darme una buelta en un trenesito de estos

[@micleim]

Yeah cool! 👍

[@indranilize]

amazing ❤️

[@Falaffel-Doenerspiess]

That's very cool!!

[@annettelaurence5716]

wonderful, love it!!

[@nickjones6401]

Wonderful

[@faqihrefleksibekam9777]

Success for Channel you 👍

[@micotsaynes]

Looks like where on a minecart in MINECRAFT HAHAHAHA

[@Sohave]

What a neat little railway! Those tracks where do they come from, it looks like real rail profiles! Some people use square tubes and L stock.

[@ZArgentina-Mil-Mi17]

cuan malintencionado se puede ser para no ponerle un "me gusta" a tan hermosa y espectacular obra ??

[@gambeersagar3367]

The engine is quiet small and very cute

[@johnnixon9745]

This was really great and interesting. Why was this operation shut down? Where was this at? I would like to see more of this kind of operation in the future. I want to hear more!

[@Brian-1948]

Try reading the description.

[@ThePaulv12]

@@Brian-1948 Don't be a dick, Dick!

[@subrumanyansubrumanyan6637]

Adventureous

[@wallyday4987]

Nice

[@hamjazz]

That corrugated roof with sharp corners at eye-level looks a bit dodgy.

[@hectorkingjr]

Thx.

[@favesongslist]

TY for posting, This broke a dream I had years ago to do something similar I would have loved to done. BTW how large was the property it was on?

[@dunxy]

Interesting little railway.I wonder if we are related? We have history in railways.I know my father (Peter Rodney)had some brothers (only one i know was Chris) that i had not met nor recall names. Grandfather was Cyril Henshaw who was a stores inspector on VR. Hope you reply. Duncan

[@DavidHenshawatob]

Not out of the question! The Henshaws seem to have lived around Hertfordshire

[@jimsyounteen2537]

I Love Train'''

[@hamjazz]

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[@ZArgentina-Mil-Mi17]

nicefull!!!!!!!!!!!

[@waynelkohrjr.8557]

What was that little train used for.

[@Here_is_Waldo]

Just a fun way of getting around the property, by the looks of it.

[@bobbydale1938]

Why was it sold ? Bank repo ?

[@jessicapaula548]

Coisas do outro mundo é bem interessante

[@cinthia9602]

5:55, a creek!

[@intorsusvolo7834]

It’s like Myst

[@jessejames586]

Wow. What was it originally used for? Sad to see it go

[@bertiewooster3326]

To take crumpet into the woods was the aim.

[@waynelkohrjr.8557]

It is cool.

[@farmerdave7965]

1. Why is the property being sold ? 2. What powers that loco ? It is very quiet.

[@DavidHenshawatob]

The railway lived on with 'weekend maintenance' after my father died in 2011, but when my mother died in 2014, the estate was split up between five siblings, and only two wanted a minimal gauge railway to survive, so it had to close. The loco is battery-electric. It used to struggle a bit climbing the 1:30 sections with more than one wagon, but could descent at hairy speed. Incidentally, everything came back to our line in Dorchester (including the 1/4-mile of track) and will no doubt rise again

[@kleetus92]

David Henshaw gotta love family, eh?

[@DavidHenshawatob]

And they actually said it wasn't about the money!

[@BabbittdaWabbitt]

@@DavidHenshawatob When people (esp. family) say “it’s not about the money”, it’s absolutely about the money. Lovely rail line. Glad you were able to at least get the rail.

[@user-pw3tr1xg2x]

Good to know you managed to keep the line and may well use it again .

[@Weeklydoseofrailways]

Nice ... Can I use this video in my train compilation video credit in video will be given to you..

[@Weeklydoseofrailways]

@@ldlink3935 I didnt received money yet...

[@NoaZeevi]

@@ldlink3935 ay, this dudes channel has been dead for two years. I don’t think he actually cares.

[@melbombarde]

How was it powered?

[@briju0953]

But but.. Why the Hell it got Dismantled?.. So bad.. Can u Update what happened Now??

[@kamikaze7778]

cute🥰🥰🥰😁

[@kD-wg3sr]

Is this pvt train is still running

[@marcusrichardson1460]

How did animals react to the trains?

[@jackuzi8252]

This is great, sorry it's gone. It's like a rail system for hobbits.

[@miguelangelvalderrama1808]

Is that electric or gas powered?

[@塞羚羊]

好酷、好屌😁😁😁

[@adirondackcarfoundry368]

What is that massive headlamp from? I want one!

[@DavidHenshawatob]

They're sealed beam headlights, possibly the smaller 5-inch type used on some sports cars. Normally, that would make power consumption unrealistically high, but I carefully made three holes in the back glass and glued in ultra-bright LEDs. Tricky to do, but very effective

[@dunxy]

​@@DavidHenshawatob David please check my comment ^^^

[@InstrutorVirtual]

how and how are the rails and wheels made?

[@hamjazz]

Round

[@bungamerahmuda5064]

Vewy vewy narrow gauge railway isnt it?

[@b43xoit]

It was used to haul fruit?

[@gabormihaly667]

Jurassic park. No dino???

[@boluthje8842]

Is it for sale ?

[@edgardojaviercanu4740]

Una belleza.

[@tevrattevrat341]

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[@Александрк-ы4з5м]

дорога в никуда)

[@Arandomczechguy]

Lemme guess that hill railway is narrow gauge

[@hamjazz]

woweeee.

[@Arandomczechguy]

@@hamjazz that was sarcasm i know that

[@JungleYT]

Blooday...

[@Оголубяхинетолько]

Наверное это самая узкая узкоколейка. 🙂👍🚂

[@micotsaynes]

😂🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@panzerhaubitz]

Латвийский железные дороги после прекращения российского транзита :)

[@1Igster1]

Nothing "neat" about it... the property is a mess, trash and debris everywhere! Those knees sticking out are begging to be caught on something... there should be at least a few feet clearance on either side of the tracks, and the tracks need a better base than just beams spaced too widely on bare ground...

[@hamjazz]

You go and clean it up then---more use than your childish comments.

[@ldlink3935]

Love it!!! You are right!!!!

[@米米-j8p]

富士山🗻日本🗾日本🏯

[@sumitdixit3120]

Nice