American Construction Worker Reacts To "How Britain Worked - The Railway | Guy Martin Proper"

[@TheEclecticBeard]

If I knew I wouldn't get a strike or block I'd have reacted to this A Long Long Long time ago. Love Guy Martin. Dude's born out of time I think

[@stobe187]

Guy Martin is, as the brits would say, a top bloke. So laid back and genuine, and endlessly curious about the world. You cannot go wrong with anything he's in.

[@Dusk.EighthLegion]

Top Gear wanted to get him on their "Star in a Reasonably Car" segment, and he refused because he doesn't consider himself a celebrity. He's not only a top bloke, he's a top Guy innit.

[@andrewobrien6671]

Any documentary, or travelogue by Guy Martin is marvellous and his world records are epic and so varied. Well done fellas

[@madyottoyotto3055]

Especially his lesser known series about The world's most iconic engines Awesome series

[@highpath4776]

Apart from Steam Locomotives in regular rotational overhaul there are about 50 locomotives that are candidates for full restoration to running order

[@highpath4776]

When diesel / electric engines were introduced they had to install an over/hob for the driver's use in the cab

[@keith6400]

5:35 All railways started as a system of conveying freight usually materials from mines to factories. Small individual disconnected branches that later got joined up. Finally a passenger service was introduced with the development of the system. In the UK railways came on the back of canals which again were industrial enterprises.

[@mikeymikeFType]

Guy….our very own Wolverine. His Pikes Peak Hill climb on his home built motorbike is epic. Well to be fair everything he does is epic.

[@philiprowney]

Funny that, I watched some of 'The boat that Guy built' the other day and thought he was doing a Dibnah! Top bloke Guy, can't get better!

[@lennymarsh1323]

As someone primarily raised by the war time generation, my whole world was filled with men like Guy and Fred, permanently dirty and donned in greasy boiler suit, being creative and clever. Being dragged around yards, sat building stuff in sheds and garages. I loved it as i was always given the job of making a fire and keeping it going, then being allowed to cook stuff on it, always took my toasting fork. Watching these programmes takes me back to happy days.

[@The_Stranger1986]

Salt of the earth, humble, curious, genuine. Guy is the guy lol

[@Dusk.EighthLegion]

You know you were born in the good old days when every man you knew was rocking boilersuits.

[@polythenewrappedme6102]

You want to listen to Guy Martin recall when he purchased, in real life, a Rolls Royce Merlin engine from a Spitfire. It is basically an effing great engine, with an aircraft propeller on wheels. Guy recalls has it came with instructions not to rev it to the max. But Guy being Guy thought such safety nonsense was for whimps. So he managed to disconnect the safety limits. He revs it more and more, till it takes off INSIDE HIS HOUSE !! The propeller slicing its way through a staircase and a wall ! Then he giggles as he recalls his wife have him a damn good roasting ! A funnier sketch you won't find. You have to watch it. Guy tells the story far better than me. It is in KZbin.

[@mancbiker17]

It’s amazing how this down to earth fella has a knack for turning his hand to pretty much anything and actually excelling at it 🥰

[@shaunbyrne9037]

The Last Flight of The Vulcan Bomber XH558 is a particular favourite programme of mine with Guy . So many great series to delve into as well as individual programmes . A rabbit hole you will love .

[@lulusbackintown1478]

I love the way Guy gives the grafters a shout out. The Brits and Irish have always been grafters , something our supposed betters should remember

[@Aloh-od3ef]

This episode was filmed at the the severn valley railway. 12 years later the the severn valley railway are still open and are doing well. They also continue to restore the old trains 🙂

[@brxee]

Guys, The Pogues did a great song called Navigator. You should check it out.

[@thoughtful_criticiser]

Guy has a load of world records but the record he is most proud of is that he has put hundreds of lorry tractor units through his local Ministry of Transport testing centre without a single fail. The testing centre has a reputation for really strict.

[@carlosdeferrer3585]

As others have said everything this man has done on TV is worth watching.Thanks for watching this type of thing you also seem to take great pleasure from it.

[@neilmorrison7356]

Guy Martin is also a competitor in the Isle of Man TT If you do another one of this serious I would suggest the one where they restore a Spitfire.

[@Silvermachine7]

So glad you have started this journey guys. Whatever you watch that involves Guy Martin, you will leave informed and with a big smile on your face. You have a long journey, there is a lot to see and I am sure you will love every minute of it. I look forward to travelling with you.

[@peteneal5914]

i live 2 miles from guy in north lincolnshire he often comes into the town were i live he uses the hardware store often see him on his mountain bike in the summer hes a bloody legend and extremley clever and rides a motorbike like a pro what more can you say about guy he loves his cups of yorkshire tea 😁

[@yorkshirefazer]

i love all guy martin's videos. he has an amazing infectious enthusiasm. couple that with being a down to earth, working man, makes him fascinating in my opinion.

[@highpath4776]

I have done bolier washouts and tube cleaning. Arms ache

[@lextex3280]

This is an awesome series, Guy is an amazing bloke with a true passion for how things were made and work, and also the people who made and used the equipment. The mk1 spitfire restoration is one of my favourite episodes.

[@john9508]

Being a fantastic motorbike racer and multi world record holder and not scared to try anything. I have met him a couple of times at bike races and he is an absolute lovely guy to talk to.

[@stuartwhelan3258]

You wanna see him and his Merlin engine. Guy is a legend boys.

[@tazzatamania]

Glad you've found you way here, Guy is definitely the nearest thing to a modern day Fred Dibnah. Never seen anything of his that i didn't enjoy, honestly. Fearless like Fred too.

[@wastedrainbow1814]

The Severn valley railway is local to me i took my 4 year old on the Christmas special train and he loved it ....nice to have this heritage in my home town

[@vaudevillian7]

Just reiterating these are the engineering, military, speed record travel shows (sometimes a mix of those genres in one) of Guy you will both love. He’s hands on in all of them: The Boat that Guy Built - 6 eps - (more Dibnah style stuff where he travels around British rebuilding a narrowboat (mostly the interior and painting the exterior) - this is his first TV series Speed with Guy Martin - 14 eps - another series you’ll love, where Guy tries to beat mad speed records, often very hands on, includes Pikes Peak and Nevada Silver State Classic attempts (the second in a Transit van). Also includes two F1 special episodes. Guy Martin’s Spitfire - special - Guy helps rebuild a Mk I Spitfire fighter from WW2. Amazing story behind it too Our Guy in India - 2 eps - Guy travels around India Guy Martin: Last Flight of the Vulcan Bomber - special - Guy helps prepare the last flying Vulcan for its final flight ever Our Guy in Latvia - special - Guy travels around Latvia exploring his Latvian heritage Guy Martin’s Wall of Death Live - special - this was a live attempt to beat the world record for the biggest / fastest wall of death ride Our Guy in China - 3 eps - naturally, Guy travels around China Guy Martin's WWI Tank - special - Guy attempts to build a replica WW1 tank to drive through Lincoln near where Guy (and myself) are from and where the tank was invented Our Guy in Russia - 3 eps - what it says on the tin Guy Martin: The World's Fastest Van? - special - Guy tries to beat the Nurburgring record in his Transit Van Guy Martin's D-Day Landing - special - Guy trains with the British Parachute Regiment to jump out of a WW2 transport over Normandy Our Guy in Japan - 2 eps - probably my favourite of his travel shows Guy Martin's Battle of Britain - 2 eps - Guy trains as a WW2 pilot in accelerated time with the goal of winning a dogfight Guy Martin's Great Escape - special - Guy tries to recreate iconic scenes from the movie and tie it to history Guy Martin: The World's Fastest Electric Car? - special - pretty self explanatory, Guy tries to break the electric vehicle record Guy's Garage - 4 eps - Guy works on 4 iconic and unusual vehicles with the end goal of racing them all each episode Guy Martin's Lancaster Bomber - special - Guy pays homage to WW2 bomber crews and tries to experience what each role might have entailed Our Guy In Colombia - 2 eps - again self explanatory There’s also: - Guy Martin vs the Robot Car - Guy Martin's Great British Power Trip (about the generation of electricity) - Guy Martin: World's Fastest Tractor (tries to break a tractor speed record)

[@garyrussell6614]

You kneed to watch him rebuilding a spitfire if you haven't seen already.

[@Live-by2vk]

Have you only just discovered guy martin? If so, you’re both in for a treat. I think many of us are just a little bit in love with this bloke, so hands on, so talented. And loves a good cuppa tea! Check out him going to Japan and then check James may going to see the same sword maker and just see how much more the grand master (same gentleman) let’s guy martin do than he lets James do. That and being allowed to work on the Vulcan, oh and be allowed to be part of the pit crew during an actual F1 race, they even double stacked! You don’t get trusted to do the things this man does unless you are a true talent.

[@davidmckie7128]

The clock was set in London and locked in a box. At every station en-route they set their clocks to the one in the box, all the way down the line. (synchronising the clocks).

[@christophercarr3755]

Anything Guy Martin does is ever so cool, love his stuff

[@gavinwilson2071]

My guys!! So glad you've finally found Guy. Absolute legend.

[@TheMish65]

Guy Martin lives just down the road for me. Have met him a couple of times and he's just as you see him here. He also fixes one of my friends trucks.

[@Damien.Young46]

Guy Martin is great.. you should check out all his attempts at speed record breaking.. brilliant

[@jcgillies]

His family tree search about his grandfather’s family was fabulous. ❤ Guy Martin!

[@rickybuhl3176]

We've recommended it because this was made for Daniel's soul.

[@davidhill3542]

I live not far from Bridgnorth Station. Its a great day to see, hear and smell the engines.

[@dee2251]

Been on the Severn Valley Railway where this steam train was restored many times. It’s a beautiful journey and how epic that we still get to see these trains restored back to their former glory and working. You can’t compare the modern trains of today with these beauties. It’s a privilege and an experience to ride on them.

[@vickywitton1008]

I LOVE Guy Martin's programmes!

[@rogerdarbyshire5664]

I actually have one of those watches, but it's broken. The reason it's broken is because it belonged to my great grandfather, who was a station master at a station only about 15 miles from Fred Dibnahs house. He was killed in an accident in a shunting yard, and the watch was damaged at the same time.

[@ColinLindsay-g3d]

Our Guy in Japan is my favourite. Great show.

[@davidberesford7009]

I enjoyed that. As an Ex-railway mechanical design engineer, that was fun to watch, and your enthusiasm was good to see. The Fred Dibnah stuff you really need to see is his early work; bringing chimneys down by various means. Great viewing!

[@andrewmurphy4116]

I used to work on th P way, which is the track laying. I left 35 years ago. Believe me you would graft on a possession. You'd have a 12 hour possession of the track normally from 12 midnight on a Sunday morning. Till as late as 1 Sunday afternoon, and we'd lay some length of rail. We had a advantage of the rail being dropped off, and a tamper to force the balast under the sleepers. But we'd shovel the balast. There is nothing harder to shovel than large misshapen stones.

[@adamdalton3492]

This is a great series to watch The boat that guy built . He makes alsorts for his narrow boat . He's a great character

[@watchreadplayretro]

Oh nice! I have this on my watch list, thank you guys (as always) Brilliant!

[@DiscoRus]

The Severn Vally Railway runs from Bridgenorth to Kidderminster,the film The Railway Children was filmed on this line and the station at Chelmarsh is were you see in one part of it.I went to school at Chelmarsh and volenterd for a little while to learn about the railway and loved getting all sooted up lol as it kepped every one at bay lol

[@andrewoleary9704]

Great to see Millennium guys appreciating a solid days graft

[@johnperry503]

Hi Guys, You're right Guy Martin is Fred Dibnah's successor in experincing what made Britain a great industrial nation. We are now a great heritage nation however and it is good to see that some young kids are getting skilled up to keep some of these heritage industries going. Great work guys, keep giving the working people a voice in this executive heavy world.

[@lyndapotter8591]

Guy has metal pins in his legs and ankles, and steel rods etc in his spine..that is why he walks strange..great great man

[@DickusCopernicus]

I am part of a team, at Bo'ness, that has been doing a heavy overhaul of Std 4 Tank 80105 since 2014. I cannot see much of an overhaul in 5 months. With any luck 80105 should be back in traffic this summer. A boiler washout even on a heritage railway should be every month, not annually.

[@charlesfrancis6894]

I am old enough to remember travelling on those steam trains and one never forgets that smell that drifted through the open window .Life in general was taken at a slower pace and i remember single events that would today look strange such as the manner in which people would react to a normal funeral cortege passing when policemen would salute and men would remove their hats and limbless soldiers of WW1 could still be seen, my next door neighbour had a metal plate in his head from WW1.The point i'm making is it could almost have been another planet compared to today.

[@tomarmstrong5244]

Great video. Guy Martin is a real man. Top bloke.

[@steelpanther9568]

At 15:46, Guy Martin is sat at Arley Station, It is the train station that most of the TV Sitcom Series “Oh Doctor Beaching” was set at, Oh, Doctor Beeching! is a BBC television sitcom, written by David Croft and Richard Spendlove, and produced for the BBC. After a pilot for the programme was broadcast in August 1995, full production was green-lighted, with the sitcom running for two series from 8 July 1996 to 28 September 1997. The series focuses on the lives of the staff who run the fictional station of Hatley on a rural branch line who find themselves attempting to finding the means to keep their station open in the wake of news that Dr. Richard Beeching has promoted plans for the closing of many branch lines and their respective stations. Filming of the sitcom included exterior shots taken at Arley railway station on the Severn Valley Railway. The series was the last of three comedies that Croft co-wrote to feature many of the same actors from his previous works of Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang, M'Lord?, and the last full series sitcom for him to create. Despite good initial viewing figures, the show was axed after two series following extensive problems competing with other programming on the BBC. You get an awesome view of the station in the background where they are relaying the track, in the short clip at 19:05, 🇬🇧😎👍🏼

[@jimharrison748]

That was the best clip I've seen a long time! Thank you .

[@Tommy-he7dx]

Guy in Japan are a great watch, the Craftsmen there fall in love with him, and it shows that skilled process has no language.

[@HankD13]

Fantastic to see reactions to Guy. A true institution. Anything with him in it it worth watching, from Closer to the Edge, the Speed record series, Wall of Death, Lancaster's and Spitfires or taking his old bike to India. Fantastic stuff.

[@ronnieatkinson4712]

loved your reaction to Guy and also to those who are managing to keep the old skills going. It certainly brough t back some good memories for myself as i was 4th generation at a place called Lambtons engine works that used to service the coal industry in the north east of the uk .the work included overhauling steam locos as seen in the programme, theres even an N C B training film featuring the place with a glimpse of my own father fitting side rod bearings , as for working to fine tolerances i still have my spirit level that has 1/2 thousand of an inch divisions for use on winding engines . I still miss it

[@sassyjintheuk]

Thank you, guys. It's absolutely brilliant to see Guy Martin doing his Dibneh. 😊 oops, that sounds a bit wrong. 😅 I love that you too really enjoy watching this kind of documentary as I have from being a small girl here in Britain. My dad was an engineer, aircraft designer in WW2, draughtsman, Artist, Consultant PetroleumEngineer and maker of my dolls house and a lot of our furniture!❤. I think of him when I see these programs. He wld have loved them.

[@mcborge1]

I've been to a heritage line like this one in my own county called the Battlefield Line at Shackerstone in Leicestershire, I rode a train of classic rolling stock pulled by a saddle engine called Sir Gomer. It was a nice day out. :)

[@vaudevillian7]

Have already watched on Patreon but watching again now 😂 so glad to see you doing Guy Martin’s stuff after I’ve been recommending it for a hood 2 years or so. You’ll love all of it

[@OjayCore]

Love Guy Martin a Special Guy 😂 thanks for enjoying this I will be watching this with pleasure with you Both! Not a Sub but have been watching you guys for 2 years or more.

[@mrsiborg]

Now that is how TV should be.

[@Jessy-cs1jz]

Guy Martin and his Rolls Royce Aircraft engine is a must , and when he beats the world record on the biggest wall of death ...

[@johnnybeer3770]

Guy is never happier than when he's covered in grime and dirt , and never shy's away from manual graft .🇬🇧

[@nickskidmore6011]

I was really lucky one holiday. I'd gone with the family to the Carnforth railway museum abd as it was a horrible rainy day we went round the trains in the sheds. Sticking out among them was a lime green tender which was attached to the Flying Scotsman(look it up) I was into the cab like a rat up a drainpipe sitting I the drivers leather seat running my hands all over the beautiful polished brass levers and wheels. I was a kid again That was my bucket list moment😊

[@barrywood7322]

You should check out his Guy Martin in Russia, China and India documentaries good for a laff and interesting.

[@sarahcarrette2193]

He’s actually pretty good at most things he tries. There’s a brilliant more recent sequence here he visits a samurai sword maker in Japan.

[@davidmarsden9800]

The difference between Guy and Fred is that Fred already knew how the industrial revolution worked and had the traditional skills and machinery in his garden sheds. In addition he was a skilled draughtsman. But Guy is a good successor.

[@fossy4321]

I was in engineering for most of my life and tolerances of + or - 1/2 a thousands of an inch were common. Office staff never realised how tight this was , I once showed someone by putting a ground steel plug into a bore I had machined, it gradually descended millimetre by millimetre taking 10 minutes or so to fall 10 inches. Love Guy.

[@raystewart3648]

Guy on Left and Guy on Right - Lol, that's perfection, so funny. Love you both, your both really great and have sub for many months now. Your the best American duo that reacts to things.

[@Jimmy_Jones]

I only watched this a few days ago. It's a great series.

[@karenmckinlay1472]

"250,000. You wouldn't get them in a phone box!" - Brilliant! 🤣🤣

[@Mouse2222]

Hi guys, my mate is a watch maker,, you say the size of the tools are amazing,, try making that screw lol.. but also what many do not realise is the maths that go into watch making,, the size of each cog, the spacing of the teeth in that cog,, it all goes into making a watch, a simple device with many complicated components

[@leemoran4411]

Everyone loves guy Martin

[@lorrainehall157]

Guy always enthusiastic and fired up to have a go. Reet proper fella and loves a cuppa!

[@MrLukeJohn]

I have a watch that is set 7 minutes in advance to showcase the original time to where I live. Being early for meetings and such is never a problem. The Railways made it easier but I love the historic impact of it. As Al Murray says, we tell the Germans when it's time to sit down for dinner 😂

[@davidmarsden9800]

England especially London has had instrument makers for hundreds of years, London and Birmingham were the main areas where they were located. Central London had many making scientific, medical and watches, clock makers.

[@stephenwhittle7451]

The narrator is the actor who played the captain in the film the TITANIC ,BERNARD HILL .

[@russcattell955i]

My great uncle Arthur was a sign writer at GWR Swindon works.

[@ElunedLaine]

This YT vid is fun too. Explains a bit more about train timetables - 'Why Britain is the Center of the World' by Johnny Harris

[@Chris_GY1]

Guy Martin works at a lorry garage on an industrial estate on the outskirts of Grimsby North East Lincolnshire, he lives in a village in North Lincolnshire. Guy made a car programme set in a garage here in Grimsby. He has set numerous records. He is a former TT rider. He is to Grimsby what Fred Dibnah was to Bolton. He owns a pub in a village in North Lincolnshire. There is a tv series called Oh Dr Beeching set at a railway station in the 1960s at the time Dr Beeching was closing stations.

[@thehairygolfer]

He's right about people dying. Over 100 workers died digging Box Tunnel. One of Brunels masterpieces near Bath.

[@commonsense9176]

Having done rail changes for a time what he didnt mention when your a newbie was when picking out the ballast witb a pick youd forgotten you leg was otherside and crack your shin youd only do it once. Or hit your ankle hitting keys in 😅 Packing i hated using a shovel to pack the ballast under the sleeper. Particularly if you had a hangover

[@Silver3ides]

5164 is currently in store under cover in Barrow Hill Roundhouse, near Chesterfield... In order to bring 5164 back to service on the Severn Valley Railway during the 2020s, now is the time to commence the funding of the project, which, at today’s prices, is expected to cost £ 400,000

[@pv-mm2or]

Mass produced Trains shipped around the Empire from England to India, Australia and any country that wanted a railway, there are locomotive units still in working order all over the globe.

[@ghichens3418]

A fab series on Britains Industrial past !! Top notch ! Just to put the steam train in context ! Richard Trevithick ( A Proper Cornish Man ) had the Idea of high pressure steam carriage ! and had a working Self propelled steam Vehicle in 1801 !!! The inspiration was the huge steam beam engines used in the Cornish Tin Mining industry of the time !! Awsome !!!!

[@Grumpy-Goblin]

Spencer why don't you book a train driving experience on the Severn Valley Railway for when you come to the UK ? This railway is local to me and it's a fantastic day out even if you only get to ride on the train as a passenger but I know they do have driving experience days for those who want to have a go.

[@neilgilbert6798]

Guy Martin wheel of death that is madness

[@roughblooduk]

I remember steam trains going past my home when I was a little boy, yes I'm that old.

[@duncanwyer2460]

🇬🇧 Norfolk : his spitfire engine and his world records are a great watch 😊

[@kaishowing]

Don't forget that's 10 UK pints...so thats really 12 US pints! Legendary grafters. Think the contemporary equivalent would be scaffolders! Great clip lads - keep going. 😃

[@redfog42]

Guy Martin rocks!

[@highpath4776]

There is a YT on the building of two new Steam Locomotives in Sheffield, South Yorkshire occurring at present.

[@richardgoddard37]

Steam trains are so popular in Britain now there's half a dozen brand new ones currently being built.

[@InquisitiveBaldMan]

I think the fact about trains and time is that before trains, everything happened so slowly, beyond day and night, time didn't matter. To quote "In the mid 19th century, the stagecoach from London to Edinburgh took three or four days". So hours and minutes mattered little, just what day you got there.

[@davidblurton7158]

its funny about just over 40 years ago i was standing at the entrance to that very yard and that loco was in steam in front of me,, i asked the driver if i could have a look and he beckoned me into the cab,,, he then drove into the yard and along the line letting me off about 5 minutes later,,, never forgot it,,,,

[@markjones127]

My Dad was a train driver, he started at 14 in 1944 as a firebox cleaner, then was a fireman (the guy who shovelled the coal into the firebox) for 7 years before becoming a driver until he retired in 1993, I have my Dad's old watch which looks just like the one in the show and I wish it was worth Daniel's estimate of $20k, mine was valued at £400. Guy is a top bloke though, he's made some awesome shows.

[@Steve0272.]

An earlier series of equal quality he forges a samurai... its feckin epic boys well worth a reaction

[@Live-by2vk]

Exactly what I’m talking about in my comment. James may goes to see the same guy in Japan, and the difference between what he is allowed to do is amazing.

[@gooner_duke2756]

Great show guys 👍 You should check out some of Guy Martin's other shows. Lost of different driving episodes, working on a spitfire, all sorts. He was a motorcyclist and did the Isle of Mann TT (which I know you've covered) for years and other motorcycling competitions. He did a documentary on the Isle of Mann TT which he participated in. But worth checking out some of his other documentaries ! (ah just got up, you mentioned Guy & Isle of Mann TT! Ignore me),