FULLSIZE Thomas The Tank Engine found in Greenham NUCLEAR SILO

[@TBLTfan]

Those Thomas Props were from a live arena tour called "The Big Live Tour" (later going by a different name) that toured the UK from 2003 - 2006, After 2006 the props weren't seen again until they were discovered to be at Greenham Nuclear in 2018. Its amazing that you managed to get video of them, thanks very much for sharing!

[@bowseythetankengine2445]

Yeah those robots live The Good Life

[@Gat5AM]

I want to find thomas’ face, and the remaining models. I wonder if Drayton Manor would them and have them at the expedition. Probably not, but i wanna see em

[@doctorjet1]

You cracked me up rolling Thomas' eyes, excellent explore. I bet that tank would run if the batteries are good. Imagine charging the tank at the security caravan and the look on the blokes face!

[@hedgethewedge]

Actually, those were Gordon's eyes.

[@nyallboii]

Thomas' model from the tour was destroyed in 2018

[@AmusedAnimatorYT]

​@@nyallboii What's

[@ZacharyPrimeStarGamerYT2005]

@@AmusedAnimatorYTyeah Thomas’s model was scrapped in 2018 while James and Percy are at the AG Tyre Recycling collection and we saw James’s tender, Harold, Jack, and Gordon

[@catnappvz]

​@@ZacharyPrimeStarGamerYT2005and percy's lamp

[@lion39]

These cold war era sites are fascinating. Would loved to have seen them when they were active bases. Thanks for another very interesting explore Matt. 😎

[@gaynor3976]

Was an interesting look around that's for sure. Great seeing Thomas and friends. Thanks for sharing xx

[@nicholasglanfield9221]

Amazing how Nature has taken over in the last 40 years. Don’t know how I missed this explore , Nice one .

[@buzzabuzza3494]

My brother and I went to the IAT in 1983 what a place it was.Hundreds of CND women lined the perimeter and I believe one of the static SR71 blackbirds was vandalised with paint.I’m so glad some of the base has been preserved considering how important this base was.Thx for sharing your time there.👏👏👏

[@adrianellis6902]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing, hope your well Matt, look forward to more vids.

[@paulroossien5322]

Nice explore matt that tank is a chieftain reme recovery vehicle cheers

[@adams7351]

Superb explore Matt. Found this one really interesting. Thank you 👍

[@markhingston4705]

Brilliant has usual cheers matt made Friday night viewing they was sealed up tight those bunkers hope all is well great viewing 👍👍👍👍

[@jameslisterthemarthplayer8322]

You actually messed around by rolling Gordon’s eye, not Thomas’, it’s said that Thomas was scrapped in 2018. Press F to pay respects to the live tour prop of Thomas. Also, I’m glad Gordon, Harold, Jack and James’ tender are still there.

[@TheSecretVault]

rip elmer ;-)

[@catnappvz]

Also Percy And James aré still alive to this day 2024 And the lamp That was with that animatronic face was from Percy And James tender was There and yes the Thomas prop was scrapped R.I.P Blue puffball 2002-2018 also Percy And James was in that place but someone sell them on eBay And Now they aré on a tyre place also there was another clarabel in the tyre place

[@hgaming1211]

This is amazing to see the big live tour again! I hoped u enjoyed ur visit at Greenham

[@TheRocknRollJ]

I’ve got some bad news for you Matt, you actually snogged Gordon, poor Thomas no doubt feels cheated on!

[@Dieselhere]

Thomas probably can’t feel anything, the prop that went with that Gordon was scrapped a few years back sadly

[@jacobrogers1734]

@@Dieselhere can we get a f in the chat for Thomas? F.

[@jameslisterthemarthplayer8322]

@@jacobrogers1734 F

[@bowseythetankengine2445]

​@@Dieselherecan you make a video about him getting scrapped

[@Dieselhere]

@@bowseythetankengine2445 what

[@jjs3287]

Thomas and Budgie are actually de commisioned nuclear weapons. Thomas was designed to fit the same gauge of rails that run through Europe and would have been "launched" 2 weeks ahead of any Russian attack, the idea being that he could make himself useful along the way doing shunting duties before reaching the detonation area. The helicopter sadly failed its flight trials on account of the solid windows that the pilots could not see out of. Westland had the contract for these (although Heseltine did object at the time) and as a last resort could be carried on a Wessex and dropped over the target zone. Great pieces of cold war history there lads - thanks for sharing.

[@Seat1AJoe]

Tank you Matt. Tank you very much.

[@HobsNobs]

Thomas Tank engine was at Shepperton Studios in early 2000s at the same time I saw it outside, red dwarf was being also being filmed that day and saw the cast having breakfast in the canteen, oh and also the six wheel futuristic truck from the TV series UFO was also parked outside looking a little sorry for wear or a truck that looked like it.

[@mimipelayo8438]

Thank you again for sharing adventures, always discovering new places 👍🍻

[@andyb7813]

Had a wonder around the public side last year so fantastic to see the other side. Thanks guys

[@northyw64]

i cant wait for the oldest view but with thomas

[@DjR0MEL]

I'm so happy that you found them!

[@ThomasTrain-lo2xh]

Time: 24:40 OH FOR THE LOVE OF THE REVEREND WILBERT AWDRY GET YOUR TONGUE AWAY FROM GORDON'S EYE!!!!!! (Oh the Indignity the Level of Disrespect to One of the Greatest Thomas Characters of all Time...)

[@RetroRob4]

Interesting, Looks like a awesome adventure 👍

[@michellegouda3170]

Wow Thomas the tank engine, my kids love them. Great video Matt. 🎉🎉🎉

[@georgesmith8113]

Good one Matthew! 👍👍👍👊😎

[@megamills150]

Nice one matt 👍

[@kimmoore2087]

Great video Matt love it 👍👍👍👍

[@MrEddieG420]

no turret on the tank. Its a armored recovery vehicle its what they use to tow broken tanks and trucks

[@connorjames6307]

I 1st thought it was a mine clearer

[@carlr2008]

brilliant video Matthew interesting site 👍

[@Jmp5nb]

The wheel sets you see at 33:18 are called “Mobilizers”, and are attached to large vans-communications, command and control, etc, that are hooked on either side of the vans to move them to there next locations. It takes a dozen or so able bodied men to manhandle them into place, after which the whole lot is connected to a hitch on a 5 ton truck, 2.5 ton, or the tracked vehicle parked in the shelter.

[@margaretparker8781]

Hi matt loved the vlog from Margaret

[@Pander1985]

The Thomas props were on eBay a while ago, got removed suddenly, I’ll have to check my screen shots but I think they were pictured on site there. Buyer collects - like I say they had a lot of crap about selling them and the condition Etc they deleted them and I’m guessing they are still there rotting away! More I think of it I think the stage props were also for sale for stupid money

[@nyallboii]

only James and Percy were sold

[@ZacharyPrimeStarGamerYT2005]

@@nyallboiiand Thomas was scrapped

[@rafbarkway5280]

The only cruise site?? What about Molesworth?

[@Crimetvuk]

Nice explore 👍

[@TyroneDaviesWELSHMAN]

Great video as always mate. A bit of context, Greenham Common is being used for a number of productions as a location. Star Wars has filmed there and you can see the silos in The Force Awakens. Not sure what the deal is with Thomas and friends but no doubt, either for a movie or kids event. Cheers

[@puppygamerr0864]

The thomas models were from a live event called "the all aboard live tour"

[@puppygamerr0864]

The thomas models were from a live event called "the all aboard live tour"

[@puppygamerr0864]

The thomas models were from a live event called "the all aboard live tour"

[@kurtsoderberg]

At 21:40 does doors will open with about a box of WD 40 spray cans and a heavy persuader (Sledghammer)

[@KatherineD0506]

You seem to get into almost anywhere Matt no matter how much deterrent they put between you and what you want to see. Why do I get the feeling that one of these days you are going to walk into somewhere like this and find something you shouldn't because they thought no one could get in.

[@paulvamos7319]

I would love to see that, might even pay for it. 😎

[@buffplums]

Really interesting mate

[@ianhaggart1438]

Loving it. We'll done .stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@alangreen6844]

Greenham Common airfield was used as a filming location for the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens and 2017 film Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The GAMA area was used as the location for the above ground Resistance base on the fictional planet D'Qar Greenham Common airfield was also used as a filming location for the 2019 film Fast and Furious 9

[@Gee28]

That’s awesome

[@josephhughes1498]

I thought I recognised it from those Star Wars films!

[@Sol-Cutta]

I recognised at the Thomas tank engine bit when they walk outside is the shot where dr.who guy wheels girl outside as infected are attacking.base in the girl with all the gifts.

[@MrJimbaloid]

Hi Matt great splore as usual but that ford maverick at 1:08:24 L9 FMC I'm sure that was used in a ford advert FMC being Ford Motor Company. Anyway the DVLA says it's SORN so it still belongs to somebody. If only it could talk because it's not the car that sticks in my head it's that NO. plate I know I know it from somewhere. Mabey the Ford school at Daventry or the motor show, does it ring any bells with anyone?

[@russcattell955i]

For sure, reg numbers like L9 FMC are for press fleet, heritage, rally vehicles etc.

[@justinmccowan2543]

Odd place to find Thomas and Friends!

[@Gvcuk]

Tweenies was a children’s tv programme that ran from 1993-2003, that was what was listed on one of the prop boxes. Most likely used the mounds and backdrop for filming the series.

[@matthewh5862]

I liked the addition of the little bug that occasionally scuttles around the lens of your camera throughout.

[@connorjames6307]

Imagine buying a new car to look under it and its rusted or degraded from being parked in the grass

[@thomasrobb4045]

The smoke line says the doors were open

[@twowheelexploration9228]

Brilliant explore mate I luv the cold war stuff as its all within my life time. US stuff is so heavy duty

[@geezus1201]

You Play lickeing thomas eyes was funny, Great video

[@DjR0MEL]

Were did you find the shed with Thomas

[@Wahian1]

When you looped around past the Vauxhalls, that was the former WW2 bomb storage area. Visiting there after the USAF had moved out, as far as I recall, all the silos were open. The hangars were also just as they left them. Even name plates still on the office doors along the walkways. I don’t believe all the silos were fully operational; they just appeared to be.

[@arbytv5139]

Who’s the owner of the Thomas props?

[@Puffed1945]

I’m not sure if anyone owns them

[@robloxjuliangaming185]

The names from Thomas and Friends are Gordon in Jack Harold the helicopter and James

[@stehaughton5074]

A Great Watch, Very Intrestin ✌

[@Lee-eu6wf]

Superb SV explore, its a shame you couldn't get in the control rooms and other bunkers etc well at least until they make the site safe for a national trust site and rip off the general public to go see what belongs the nation. It good documentation this video.

[@paulmlucas]

What a lovely day for jan/feb 🤨😏😄 For a place that has been listed as a historic monument etc - they were a bit quick to start with the cutting torches - surely you would want it to stay as much like it did as possible ?!? 😕Great vid Maybe should have waited till the end of the vid before making my comment as I see Matt you make the same point!

[@rondo122]

superb intro!

[@donaldmaxwell3472]

cruse missiles were also at raf molesworth

[@twowheelexploration9228]

Good evening folks. These were scary old days.

[@columbo7927]

TheSecretVault Interesting walkabout Thank you

[@daveeagle4073]

This was NOT the only place they had nuclear missiles!! I worked at RAF Molesworth that had the same type of Missile bunkers!!

[@geezus1201]

Why are all those cars there for?

[@smidge146]

On video filming yourselves trying to gain access to private property, opening boxes and just generally not really knowing anything about the site. good one... The site is a scheduled monument and was first listed in march 2003, that status is there to protect it and to stop guys like you from getting in there and trying to opening everything with brute strength.

[@buzzabuzza3494]

Not sure if you guys have visited Upper Heyford I’m sure the hardened bunkers still exist on the industrial site.

[@merlinandmurdoch7837]

Wait? They had both coaches?

[@sebastianhabeichauch3254]

You have the Same rocket Bunkers in Germany as well . And they also did a Star Wars Movie on on of this Bases , so nothing Special but still nice

[@b12fan]

19:39 Thomas timestamps

[@b12fan]

20:55

[@b12fan]

23:23

[@b12fan]

27:27

[@b12fan]

34:21

[@littlemuffin943]

a lot of movies and shows have been filmed their

[@lauragraham1548]

At 1:08 you see shipping containers that was said to ship tracking children and women in.

[@littlemuffin943]

the tanks are not tanks those are helper tanks they pull battle tanks out when they get stuck thats what the big blade was and cables on the back they lower that blade it digs into the ground and pull with the cables

[@littlemuffin943]

star wars was filmed at the above ground munitions bunkers in 2015

[@DanielaRyan12568]

that not thomas! it was gordon and james´s tender end that was helicopter harold and in outside was annie or clarabel

[@jacobrogers1734]

All Thomas character,s that were there, gorden, harold, Annie and clarebell, jack, (I think i got them all) (also sorry if I spelled a name wrong). Actually now that I look at it, I think that the thing on the inside that I thought was either Annie or clarebell,s actually a tender for a locomotive.

[@testtubeboy72]

Just been watching Fast & Furious 9 and it seems like they filmed a few scenes here in 2020, check it out

[@bmwman1981]

Also if it’s a national monument why is the control bunker open to the public on certain days .If jo public was to do that sort of damage to a national monument we would ripped to pieces by a court but a company gets away scot free .

[@rossibbrian8566]

The one that u said was the air vent thats the one u go in down the tunnel come out in a plant room then two flights of stairs ull come into a massive room been down there a few years back so its the one u was at saying about air vent thats ur way in

[@MathewBall]

@45:35 "What the fu!? Did you see that? I hope I got that on camera, he just went arse over tit." 😆😂🤣🤣💀

[@DpacOP]

27:08 one or two crates looked like they had the manifests

[@Sol-Cutta]

25.25 is this where they filmed the girl with all the gifts? I recognise the exit

[@Wahian1]

An ending of London’s Burning ( Series 6; Episode 7) was filmed at Greenham Common. Youngsters in a stolen car being chased by police. The car turns into a petrol station where there’s a tanker unloading it collided with. Big explosion and with petrol spreading, the whole petrol station catches fire. Blue Watch arrives to deal with it.

[@Theabsolutesilly36]

I miss those models

[@FantasmitaTroll]

la parte de Thomas y los chocotranzas empieza aquí y buen video 23:30

[@chazzywaz]

36:31 is that meant to be the sad story of henry?

[@lindapow9351]

At 54:01 NEXT TIME bring a huge hammer and underneath that bold - hammer upwards , as it's only a pin holding the fort window. It's not a shame , it's just lack of understanding it's structure

[@fatblokes_ferguson]

My Unkle worked at greenham common, I remember him saying about having to drive to get the secure coach to work, he has altzeimers now, i bet he would have great stories to tell. I’m not sure what he used to do but he stored his own shot gun at home, which was not good because my aunt went mad and went on one with his gun. Lol i must say, the tank does not look to deactivated, i bet I two still work if needed

[@markperkins2738]

There was nuclear missiles at raf bentwaters also

[@pdtech4524]

Interesting explore! Well if the 💩 hits the fan and Russia invades the EU at least we'll have somewhere secure to run and hide! So long as they don't watch your video, we may have to patch that vulnerability!!😲😁 But we'll have a secret weapon, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends......imagine that trundling towards an advancing enemy, with crappy theme tune playing! That'll frighten them and send them running in the opposite direction! Intrigued what was in those wooden crates, military hardware, holy grail, gold bars, nuclear warheads.....😲🤔😁

[@PinkGirl2242]

It had skull and crossbones on the crates 🤔 could be more movie props.

[@jeffreycarson3183]

Cold war bomb depots often had litning conductor towers.Maybe that was the base you thought were for aerials?

[@jasinere35]

the place your visiting was an abandoned airfield

[@glynwatkins9968]

was living in newbury at the time when all this was happening

[@russouk]

me and 3 buddies went here in 1998 ish...on way out we were met by armed security with mp5s they dont like you there...stuff goes on there still...

[@spinballpac-man]

So I’m guessing there’s no way of getting into the place legally 😕

[@Puffed1945]

Probs not, unless maybe if you know someone involved with the RAF, since that’s who owns the site, which I do so I might ask them to get in touch..

[@MrHarney]

Good Stuff

[@jonathanperez2320]

That littory scared the crap out of me

[@JamesQuick-tq2eh]

Best videver

[@JR_Taylor]

I think i was gorden or edward. The helicopter was harold

[@undisputedchamp2675]

Are you related to Steph and Jackie

[@NorthAndSouthTransitOfficial_]

Can someone send me the part that it is?

[@Oscar-xj1nd]

That’s actually Gordon not Thomas these were used in a live show

[@jacobrogers1734]

The big face belongs to the big blue engine (gorden).

[@gemmahalilajhalilaj2546]

You called Gordon Thomas and the helicopter is called Harold

[@twowheelexploration9228]

Great history