DRIVING the UK's oldest Monorail. It is 50 years old! Did it glide as softly as a cloud?

[@BeaulieuNationalMotorMuseum]

Great to have you HubNut! 😃

[@HubNut]

I had such a lovely day. Thank you!

[@volvo480]

No computers, only mechanicals. It demands a bit of skill from the driver in order not to fry the resistor box, but otherwise is reliable because of its simplicity. Absolutely marvellous. Thank you for this video Ian.

[@jamesportrais3946]

Wonderful, imaginative content from Ian as usual!

[@istvan3146]

Great, of course, but reducing performance with resistance is uneconomical.

[@welshdave5263]

Sounds like the near indestructible red Russian trams.

[@nickc4518]

Monorail, monorail, monorail!

[@bazasulli4975]

Mono! DOH!!!

[@martinneumann7783]

Driving _through_ a museum with a monorail train is quite cool. I have to go there! 😊

[@MadDragon-lb7qg]

Definitely worth a visit.

[@andrewhaines3259]

Only Ian does a wiper check on a monorail! 😅

[@caw25sha]

Monowiper on a monorail. Makes sense. (Monoheadlight as well.)

[@bertbristow7172]

but unusually didn't remark on its poor performance........

[@ACE324MINER]

I love the engineering on this. It's sturdy and built to last more than a lifetime. About 15ish years ago, I worked on a monorail in the States. It was a completely different system, running on pneumatic tires and had a hydraulic drive system. "very temperamental".

[@owenc6961]

I love old monorails. The one at Alton Towers has some incredible history as well.

[@binarydinosaurs]

I rode the Butlins monorail at Skegvegas a few times in the 70s, amazing to see its legacy still going strong!

[@RajpoothRupali]

I was working there when the Wombles opened it in 1974. they used our changing rooms to put on their costumes.

[@ebutuoyYT]

What do you mean by costumes 😂

[@caw25sha]

​@@ebutuoyYT Well you can't have naked wombles wandering round a public museum can you? 😳

[@leejohnson3209]

@@ebutuoyYT Their scarves and hats I suppose.

[@leejohnson3209]

@@ebutuoyYT Their hats and scarves I suppose.

[@leejohnson3209]

Their hats and scarves?

[@McGrory69]

Am i the only person who kept thinking of the Simpsons? Especially when you got it to 6th speed, Was just waiting on the North Haverbrook station 😂😂

[@craigmclean8260]

...right after Ogdenville, but before Brockway...

[@jajamuc]

The future of transportation! Right after the Hyperloop, of course. How cute, thank you!

[@MOJO24-y3d]

I remember as a kid in the 60s and 70s, the Skegness monorail at Butlins. You could see it from the main road. We use to have a caravan at Chapel st Leonard's. Great days. Brought memories back. Thanks Ian and love the videos .

[@BuildandTinker]

I grew up near Beaulieu and my Grandmother was fiends with Lady Montagu, I spent a lot of time there as a child and rode the monorail many times when it was quite new. I have since taken my children there and ridden that monorail with them. Amazing to get to see behind the scenes in this wonderful place that I hold so dear. Thank you for this video.

[@CubeAtlantic]

That monorail & old retro train is a wonderful & dope vibe, tbqh.

[@shaunbrown3804]

I first visited the museum when I was 9 , in 1980 , but we never went on the monorail , or in the Brabazon restaurant. I took my own family in 2016 and rode that rail, and had that lunch.

[@johnplatt8369]

Brilliant, I worked on thr Great Orme Tramway in Llandudno for 19 years and the control system was just about the same idea as this plain and simple and most of all bomb proof, very reliable system. Great vlog thanks for taking the time to show us ten out of ten!!!!!!

[@kaitlyn__L]

I just noticed the colour-coded speed limit sections on the track, thanks to the key on the windscreen, marvellous!

[@markkinnon4866]

Fascinating, I recall seeing it for the first time on a school trip around 77 or 78 with my chums. I don't think we were allowed on it, which was probably a wise move !

[@Morgans_Miles]

One of our favourite happy places. Thanks for the insight into how the monorail works.

[@stippolyte]

Ian, you certainly know how to make your viewers (well this one at least) jealous. Driving a Hustler6 (wooden or glassfibre) AND the Monorail, I've all gone a shade of green 😂.

[@90HP_Reviewsofficial]

First it was cars Then buses Then horse lorrys Now trains Keep it up hubnut

[@dwarfshortage244]

I remember riding the monorail at Merry Hill shopping centre during the mid 90s just before it closed. A great way of getting around.

I have ridden on this contraption one march about 7 years ago loved it and the museum.

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

How marvelous and how lucky you were to get to drive it.

[@Andyc351]

You're the best mono thingy guy there ever was.

[@anthonystevens8683]

Nice one Ian. After decades away from the old family holidays on the south coast We popped over a couple of months ago to Beaulieu to revisit those sites that we last saw as children. Oh my it brought back memories. I think the monorail was in the early build state back then but it was a great day out. The monorail was running in October but didn't have many passengers as it was tipping it down with rain at the time. Although we didn't use the train I highly recommend the motor museum. The site is so much more than the museum as well. Many thanks for sharing the experience of driving the monorail, I envy you to the point I resemble the green colour of the carriages.

[@1000motorman]

Absolutely cool

[@markwolstenholme3354]

Hi Connor. Today, Bolton, Greater Manchester (Historic Lancashire) the rain fell so hard it was unbelievable and tomorrow, Friday is going to be worse. Good fun though 😂 I went out in my car and drove up into the local high roads, over the tops we say locally 😊. It was absolutely throwing it down, low cloud and fog. All the exentric Boltonian Brits were out walking their dogs 😂. Drenched when I got home 😂. My Polish neighbour phoned me and said Fng 'ell the fkn rain and wind 😂. Got to laugh 😂 it's British weather and I love it ❤.

[@micheltebraake7915]

Nice to know more about the monorail that I also rode during my visits to the Beaulieu museum a few years ago.

[@iaindouglas6861]

Can I have a shot please ? .. my thoughts exactly about going through the museum when the train is soaked with rain, then you mentioned it. Brilliant stuff.

[@ukranaut]

That Butlin chap surely had wonderful plans for Minehead.

[@tony-yp6qk]

Lovely old train another great video has always Ian and Carly miss/mrs hubnut and hublets and hubmutt 👍

[@umbongonights]

Brilliant, thank you very much for this video.

[@PS-pp7kn]

Most charming!

[@pdxRetired]

What fun! Thanks for taking us along!

[@richardhowlett7398]

I remember going on it as a child in 1976 or 77 , I must get down to the New Forest to have another ride .

[@bnrynlds]

This is brilliant. Love the monorail.

[@kevinmartin3859]

Thank you for video very interesting never knew there was a monorail there was great watching well done 😊😊

[@pj100565]

Great video! I went up for the first time in September and had a fab journey!

[@niklaswejedal463]

oh yes! more quirky vehicles! Love it!

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

*I ❤️ MONORAILS!*

[@jaggass]

That's cool how you can glide around the museum

[@pizzalover3]

Delightfully simple electronics , a real joy to see how it all works.

[@alech8336]

Brilliant! The first time I've ever seen a video like that!

[@geoffersk]

Been to Beaulieu a few times over the last years or two, what a treat to take find out about the mechanics and actually drive this lovely little monorail. Last I saw the other station near the house was still in situ, albeit closed off, shame to see it gone but the bus does go that way now... cue next Hubut special drive! Great video 👍

[@Invisibleman7]

I shall have to visit National Motor Museum someday. Really enjoyed this Ian. I thank you

[@clairependrous4512]

Fantastic, thank you.

[@heckmacbuff]

Great fun, I've ridden the Monorail and it's as precarious as it looks. Nice video thanks.

[@Klemmbaustein-Messi]

Thanks for showing this 🤗 I love Monorails and I really like to build them out of bricks like Lego. 🤗 Greetings from Switzerland Buttermaker

[@rahmann936]

I can honestly say I didn't know much about monorails until I watched this video. 🤔👍 I've never been on one, let alone seen one to my knowledge. I know they will be very safe to travel on, but I don't like the feeling that you're very high up when you're travelling, & I like to have my feet firmly on the group, so for that reason it wouldn't appeal to me, but it would still appeal to a lot of passengers though. This is a great informative video from yourself.👍👌👏👏

[@backacheache]

I guess the "museum" dilemma is whilst changed to a electronic controller would make it smoother, efficienct and less toasty for the driver, it's a nice piece of living history to see how early ev's did motor control :-)

[@Boating_David]

How blinkin fabulous! Always wondered about doors to the museum on the monorail now I know !

[@ashraaqwahab2817]

Lovely video and must have been quite an experience, being at the controls!

[@notsohairybiker]

Fab video, did not know that existed, I bet it was a fun ride!

[@davidflamee]

Great insights into the workings, and the amazing history of the monorail system at Beaulieu national motor museum. Brilliant visuals from the cab. It was wonderful to see one of the trains in various stages of annual overhaul, and the artwork within the carriages. Top notch Sir, and, very HubNut. Loved it.

[@Carmalarky]

Well done! Looks like a fun excursion. Fun to watch too.

[@MrButtonpresser]

A great HubNut video. Very interesting. I really do need to get to National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. A bucket list item.

[@GuyChapman]

I remember alighting at the South station. Sad it's not there any more. Monorail! The transport of the future! And it always will be.

[@davidmarshall6538]

You are so lucky Ian.

[@dombooth86]

Absolutely fascinating v log thoroughly enjoyed it

[@burntbeer7370]

Really interesting video on a subject we wouldn't normally see !

[@themeparkremixes]

ive been on this monorail it is really clever

[@12ze34]

Good to see different stuff on youre videos.

[@mikerobinson1788]

I remember riding on it back in 1977 during my first visit to the museum. It used to have two stations.

[@theshowmanuk]

Great fun !

[@AtheistOrphan]

I thought it looked similar to the Butlin’s monorail that I remember from my childhood. Thanks for explaining the connection.

[@allanfoster6965]

What fun! 💕

[@bentullett6068]

Very interesting video. Have been on the monorail in the past times I have visited the museum, always fun when you go through the museum. Also its a train you have beat Lawrie from LMM testing.

[@lavender_castle1410]

This is nice! 50years old...... Iam old! 🤣 Greetings from Germany

[@mikemorgan5414]

Now that was some cracking content Ian. Loved it, thank you 👍🏻

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Love it!

[@tecdesigns8183]

I remember going in the early 80s and looking up at the monorail and thinking how Sci fi it was.

[@michaelstaunton1632]

A most enjoyable & interesting video , well done great content 👍👍👍

[@BillMalcolm-tn3kq]

I really enjoyed that. Thankyou.

[@lrochfort]

I grew up in Lymington. The monorail was always a feature of school trips

[@andyt2510]

I've noticed on the windscreen there are coloured squares denoting the gears. On the track is also coloured markers - presumably to let the drivers know what gear to be in at that section

[@TheMoaningYorkshireman]

Absolutely loved that! ❤️

[@Roethorn_pb]

System has a lot of potential for improvement for longevity, but for its simplicity, it is remarkably quite smooth and quiet.

[@mrjsv4935]

Very cool, looks kind of futuristic even today :)

[@davidking9707]

That is brilliant :D Monorails are cools :D

[@gryfandjane]

Well, that was fascinating! I suppose I’ll never make it to Beaulieu (I’m in the US), so thanks for the behind-the -scenes visit. (I have been to Gaydon; equally amazing!)

[@billieholidayfan9076]

Brilliant video! Great to see you drive it. Can you do more of these? Monorails, funiculars and trams!

[@TK42138]

Great video and an interesting mechanism. Clever use of car parts too. Can't imagine the Sierra diffs have too hard a life on these gentle curves and mostly level tracks.

[@robertallen3441]

Went to Beaulieu many years ago, but gave the monorail a miss as I hate heights. Dont remember the handrails or doors, so must have been a long time ago. Still felt a little queasy watching the video, yes I know its daft!!!. I have a Ford Sierra diff, but they cant have it as it is still in use on my 1985 Sierra Laser.

[@amrastheluckywoof5524]

The traction handle looks a lot like the traction handle that is found as some of the older trains I drive at work.

[@stefantrnacek1394]

Great video. It must have been fantastic to drive it.

[@waynetetley584]

Fascinating insight 👍

[@alexandrecouture2462]

Very interesting!

[@MadDragon-lb7qg]

It's a year younger than I am! I have a photo of me as a little one, eating an Ice cream below the tracks.

[@Nino500]

I've only been to Beaulieu once, on the 18th of August this year (for the 'Simply Ford' day). I did ride the monorail and can thoroughly recommend it. Unfortunately, I am rather an impulsive chap and spotted a rather sad (but solid) Ford Granada, which was looking for a new home. Reader, I bought it!🙄😂

[@JR90.]

So cool.

[@MrOvershoot]

I think it was winter 1988 when I was living down there as a newly qualified electrical engineer that I overhauled the control gear on the monorail units?

[@JoeStudd96]

I went with my family a few years back. We boarded at the South Station. Sad to see it's no longer there... it was actually a transport system, rather than a glorified amusement park ride.

[@groeacht8525]

Surely this should have been a subscriber milestone or Christmas special? Definitely a few levels up from a Leyland national anyway

[@michasreisefieber]

I really have to go there to visit.

[@HistoryNeedsYou]

Ed China’s orange at 1.07 and the flux capacitor at 5.50. A monorail of fame!

[@cedarcam]

Interesting to see how simple it is I expected a lot more to it Good in a way though not much to go wrong, it just keeps going on unlike a lot of modern machines with loads of gadgets to make them fail

[@Lighting_Desk]

Okay so that is very cool.

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

Brilliant!! Hot air balloon next week please 😃

[@Mr_Reaper]

Thanks Ian - A great trip down memory lane. Any ideas why the second station was closed? Just lack of use/need for it?

[@HubNut]

Lack of use. Most people like to do a full circuit.