I Found The Biggest Abandoned Steam Locomotive Graveyard! Over 50 Steam Trains Lost Forgotten!

[@lesliehollingsworth7255]

You're the only explorer that really goes in and finds these mechanical gems, and as a former mechanic, I love it!

[@stuarthall6631]

Great video, Colin! Thank you so, SO much for sharing this with us all. We appreciate it.

[@glenn3035]

This is one of my all-time favorite explores

[@davepfizer]

Old engineering is superb. These to my mind are priceless relics of the past 150 years and not just the ones in the sheds but all those outside quietly rusting away. They would take a £million each to renovate but such a wonderful find. The UK scrapped the vast majority of ours.

[@tinamcdonough9910]

OMG.!!!! a train spotters dream, well found. XX

[@boblloyd75]

Fantastic, nice to see all of these engines, too bad they are not appreciated and loved more.

[@louilsbacon3246]

What a great video of old trains It is the best one yet I've looked at lots of videos in my Life time.thank you for going round site.what a shame they don't work no more.

[@FRFRANKIE]

Thanks!

[@spikeyplants438]

Hi Colin what an amazing video,you have made my Saturday evening being a huge train geek!! The large red diesel in the shed looked like an M62 Soviet Locomotive it has a V12 2000 hp engine and was a real heavy hauler.The steam locos were great I agree with you Colin all the greenery and trees add to the character of them.The drone footage at the end really made the whole video.Some of those views were excellent. Really is one of your best Colin. Take care.😀

[@screwthecabal6453]

Bro, every time I say you've nailed it you come up with something different and I'm equally impressed if not more!

[@screwthecabal6453]

They should be moving on the tracks and picking up Taurus and people to enjoy the ride

[@cecew3937]

This was incredible! Great find. Such ashame they aren’t being kept up more. We need to know our past but seems people want them to rot away and be forgotten. Thank you!

[@nightwolf1634]

i follow you more than any other explorer. your content is always amazing.

[@davidsewell3745]

Wow this place looks amazing what beautiful steam locos, great find Colin awesome stuff mate

[@746laurie]

The 2-10-0 "50" series locomotives are very likely what are known as "Kriegslok". They were built by the Germans during WW2 and were only intended to last a few years and keep the Nazi war machine running until Adolf could win the war and then build a railway network with diesel and electric traction. Despite being almost "thrown together" for a short working life they lasted well into the 1960s and there are still two running in Poland (I think) to haul coal trains from a mine to a yard where more modern traction takes over. The design of the Kriegslok locos was so successful that copies were built after the war in Romania, where I've lived since 2010, and some are displayed on station platforms.

[@muckle8]

Good information Ty.

[@rokvrtovsek2243]

U have a few running in the Bosnian mines aswell...

[@Varinki]

The Kriegslok was Class 52. They are a simplified version of the Class 50.

[@carlashepherd9362]

Holy cow! So many locomotives left there! Very cool video & find mate! 🤘👍❤️

[@iksexplorationsfollower2588]

That really is an amazing place, having been involved in a steam and vintage machinery museum here in Australia you really do enjoy all this stuff, it kind'a grows on you even more so when you have grown up with this old machinery, --- of any sort. Thanks for sharing.

[@josephkerley363]

Absolutely amazing! I may be off but some of those look like or similar to WW2 vintage. How amazing it would be to have them all restored ... A dream, I know ... still though

[@ExpressoMechanicTV]

One of the best exploration videos I've seen in a while. Fascinating place to visit.

[@davidmoore6172]

Thank you Colin this was incredible and kinda sad too. The engineering that went into those trains and the lives they led. Just to sit there and rest there days out. Totally fascinating 👍

[@johndavidbaldwin3075]

The first loco in the shed was an express passenger loco, the big wheels enabled it to go faster. Most of the loco were heavy freight loco with 10 driving wheels, a lot were built before the war. Those with round bottom tenders (class 52) were the war locos. The class 44 locos were more powerful, pulling coal trains. The loco in the open you thought was a diesel was an electric

[@MYWILLYS57]

Thank you for bringing this to us!!!

[@base7022]

Another unbeatable video from you! I am very surprised that these trains from the 30s and 40s survived the Second World War. They were often targets of Aleatic fighter planes. In the 70s we often saw these being scrapped in a harbor area. Here in the Ruhr area (North Rhine-Westphalia) there were often small steam trains in the playgrounds. They were colorfully painted and we kids had a lot of fun playing around on them! What beautiful “monsters”! Thanks cheeRS Klaus from Düsseldorf

[@dnf1903]

Hiya Colin-totally speechless really. You always find the most amazing places. Brilliant video. Thankyou.

[@clairefunnell8481]

Wow Colin, what a totally awesome location. I love steam trains too. Best explore ever. Wow!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@williamlloyd3769]

Amazing! Reminds me an overgrown of Los Angeles Travel Time

[@bernardshieldstysonfive1009]

Hi Colin brilliant video I absolutely loved these locomotives the fastest steam locomotive in the U.K. was mallard it did 125 miles per hour the flying Scotsman with 13 charges is 300 tons keep up the brilliant work and videos Bernard

[@sheilacox8331]

lovely, in the 1970s there used to be a yard like this in Cardiff, I remember visiting, also hiding on the bridge steps in Cosham as the steam trains passed underneath, terrified as a young girl.

[@volklf1]

Class 52 was the Kriegslok a cut down version of the Class 50 designed for the war effort. Most of the locos were built in WW"2. A great place to visit such a shame they will never be restored.

[@frankforrest1597]

Fantastic video/ explore Colin. Imagine all the people and goods these engines have pulled, it's mind blowing. If you like steam locomotives, check out Big Boy that in recent years has been restored and is running all over the US. It's the biggest operating steam locomotive in the US. Cheers from the states 👊🤙

[@nana-dw]

Adam Mark Victorian Mudlark would love this. I enjoy all your videos

[@FRFRANKIE]

Hi Colin. Hope your doing well. That was one very cool video. I can't believe how big those steam engines are. I absolutely loved the video. Take care and stay safe.

[@jerrybeauchamp2311]

Great video I live near a steam train museum in Pennsylvania. It was so much fun to drive by and to go explore them the stories I could tell

[@TrevorByrne-g2n]

Fantastic video Mate

[@screwthecabal6453]

Like the movie Blast from the past, with trains and the cats living there it's more like stay away from my train

[@chrisblay]

The question that comes to mind is, how did they get them all to that location. Is it an old goods yard or something. Really should be made into a working railway museum

[@ivovanzon164]

These were bought for scrap prices around 1990. The stuff inside is the museum, outside is the parts pool for the whole of Europe

[@AnnUnderwood-di5hx]

AWSOME VIDEO, THANKS FOR SHARING 😊❤.

[@ClaudioSpinetti-tw5oc]

The Paradise of Sheldon Cooper

[@john0597]

Great video as usual bearded Explorer this one obviously is slightly different from the rest and quite interesting keep up the good work I watched this Saturday the 14th of September's

[@cbrider726]

One of your best streams mate . Nice one 👍👍👍

[@macerwicker3102]

Yeah mate this is a good one. I have been missing old properties, but old steam trains. You are ticking all the boxes, with some of the old car finds you have been finding too. Great exploration bud.

[@battlestarone]

German ww2 steam locomotives,,,very rare,,only a few still running in Hungery coal mines

[@RaceDayReplay]

a car that runs on train tracks? Feels like a Top Gear/Grand Tour idea

[@kindelvanterpool1417]

Nice Trains 🚂 mate Nice Video 👍👍😎😎

[@amandabeech8472]

Amazing video Colin.

[@briansweeney2291]

Cool another great video Colin, definitely made it look even better with the drone footage those trains are from the 1830 odds Colin

[@neilewart4347]

Strangev but fascinating place. Odd that they avoided the scrapmans torch. Justa thought. Were they ever part of a strategic reserve which would explain their survival. Full restoration of any would run into well over a million pounds and probably more.

[@synyster7785]

So sad that these are all so exposed to the elements, they deserve a roof to keep them in good condition ...

[@robertmustard1711]

Great explore colin 😊

[@thughes52]

Fantastic place colin m8 the old grease oil rust engineering smells mist be incredible and the size of them all ...cool video 👍👍👍👍

[@user-steve]

Great vid mate

[@adrianhewitt7908]

cool video Iove it 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😀

[@hoggmotorsport]

Awesome location Colin, you don't really get the scale of the place till you see the drone shots 👀 cool 😎👍

[@joangravel2436]

That place was awesome like seeing old trains

[@nicktasker4287]

I would say 3-5 million to recondition those each, We like this but kids and people aren’t interested enough to see these places, Staff it’s difficult to make money

[@jenskirchen2624]

Wow.. you were just 20km away from my home.. it‘s a nice place there

[@pcs9518]

Really awesome to see these weren’t turned into scrap after the were released. I wonder what is going to happen when the old chap moves on from this place

[@MYWILLYS57]

Just awesome!!!

[@The_British_Director]

At 20:38 we have a frendly cfr locomotive. A class 50 witch was based of a German design and was mass produced in resita. Like many things these engines have been saved and the 0-10-0 is a common sight. Also these engines along with another type (Prussian P8) have been exported to europe. so fascinating.......

[@screwthecabal6453]

That was so so awesome.

[@nathandiamond9754]

anther amazing explore,love trsins and aspeacily old abanded ones. fantastic

[@davidwalter435]

I think some steam trains may be about 50 -70 years old possibly but I can’t be for sure but only give you a guess but I’m sure that one of them is late 1800 may be but that only a guess I have tried to google trains that you showed on your show but was very difficult to narrow down the trains that you were shown in your explore I think it will cost thousands and thousands and thousands of pound to restore them back to formal glory but I think you found a good fine for yourself there and you was very lucky for the person to allow you to film all the trains I found outstanding and cool

[@allenstayduhar7139]

About 10,000,000$ worth of scrap iron! Those diesel switchers will probably still run! No doubt about it!

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Cool to see but also sad how rundown all this became. What I know of this place is that it all started with one individual with some spare cash at hand. Directly after the wall came down in 1989 he started negotiating with the then Deutsche Reichsbahn, the state owned railways of east Germany, and he was enabled to buy locomotives which had only been withdrawn after 1980 at scrap prices. many of these would have been able to be restored into running condition with little effort and cost directly after purchase. But this never materialised, there have been restoration efforts with a small group of volunteers but all failed because a proper trust was never erected. Luckily there are other restored and running examples of most of the classes he has multitudes of, but sadly there are also some rare examples outside, like a Prussian Railways class 58 and a 39, these predate all other locomotives which are of 1930-1950 origin. The 39 was the locomotive missing rods and cylinders and with the legible number 27 and "Dampf Spender" on it. That one was after withdrawal used as a stationary boiler at a loco depot and cylinders and rods were removed and scrapped as they weren't necessary in that role. There are only 2 other non operational 39s preserved. I spotted also a couple of Rumanian locomotives, also based on Prussian designs.

[@philnewcomers9170]

it reminds me of DieWoodham the drone shots are great .Ive seen a vid of this place before ttfn&ty

[@thomasavinash72]

Hi there What camera setup do you have for the recording Needless to say, the visuals are impressive

[@dani25801]

It is written in romanian "Gabarit Depasit" on the locomotive or vagon,interesting.Cheers from Romania!

[@shakedydogshake]

What’s that 2-8-2, at 19:00? A German Mike? Wow!

[@heathermurray9939]

I live in Carlisle Cumbria England & we get different steam trains come regularly on a Saturday on the " Settle to Carlisle " line

[@johnland7318]

An amazing collection, Colin, if you check on Wikipedia "German steam loco classes" ??? The first two numbers 01, 52, 44 etc are the class of DB loco design. The 01 was pre war, the 52 was built during the war. 'Hyce' a fellow KZbinr, into railways recently posted a video of himself driving a surviving class 52 in Bosnia.

[@cmwolf8866]

Sorgligt att se att de bara låter de stå ute och rosta så här

[@shakedydogshake]

Way more steam locomotive potential there, then Steamtown USA, has!!!

[@muckle8]

Cats to keep the mice , rats and pidgeons down . -sensible.

[@davestover1584]

Dam that's just cool

[@jeremywentworth1833]

I've worked in the manufacturing of Trains & Rolling Stock for 30 years or so for Bombardier & Alston. The car like thing is the sort of thing many different countries would use for inspecting tracks & Bridges. The old locos are so recognisable as WW2 German , how many of those will have transferred Nazi carriages , Gun carriages etc maybe non maybe many. I'm pretty sure There's a company in Manchester area that builds & refurbishes old steam locos. As ever an interesting video Colin. Were on earth do you get all your finds from.

[@PlanesandTrains]

been in the shed many many times, and watched quite a few of the loco's get shunted into the sidings during the 80's. Just round the corner is a Nazi prison camp (by Aldi) and a wonderful aircraft museum on the hill above the town of Hermeskiel.

[@dubsydubs5234]

There was a tv show some years back where 3 people went round the country restoring things like steam shovels, trams and the like and if I remember right they restored one of those little cars that you drive on the tracks, can't remember much about it though. I wonder if all those trains will still be there in 1 or 2 hundred years, I don't see anyone moving them anytime soon.

[@PhilBurns-oc2vg]

Weird, slightly creepy but exciting all at the same time

[@cnoshoes7049]

I think once the boiler/burner burnt out and or rusted steam tug boat's and train's become scrapped as to expensive and impossible to fix when the heart of the machine collapsing in on it's self xx

[@mikeslipper1779]

Very very interesting..please someone save one or two at least.

[@nickb5391]

There is that one in Hungary just outside Budapest I think?

[@robine5280]

Looks pretty sad for a museum but otherwise it looks a m a z i n g

[@fhwolthuis]

Amazing! What is the name of this museum?

[@sparkys_garage]

Dampflok Museum Hermeskeil

[@WilburTannahill]

Where was this at

[@maiyo8518]

Do you know that the further back you go there are cameras

[@boblovell5789]

Is this a secure site? Judging by the ease of entry it is not, but what is impressive is how intact all the locomotives are. There must be some organisation overseeing things.They obviously are far removed from any enthusiast body or am I mistaken?

[@pokemontrainermichael5551]

I want to save them , it hurts me to see amazing locomotives sitting like that

[@albarn100]

locomotive at 18.26 was built in 1942! you can search the numbers for a bit of history on them

[@JRyderWolf]

I bet there is some real history to those trains, may even date back to the war when they were in use.

[@p24hrsmith]

While it is sad to see so many abandoned I remember watching a documentary on The Flying Scotsman and the shear cost of its upkeep bankrupted 2 of its millionaire owners

[@Thomasthestreamliner]

Someone definitely should tell the public about this so they can what they could do with that area and the engines

[@samthorpe4532]

They are part of a private collection. Its museum to a degree in Germany. Anyone can go and visit them.

[@Thomasthestreamliner]

@@samthorpe4532 oh

[@Cliffordhurst951]

Please Germany, look after these locos. Form a preservatiion society if one does not already exist. A lot of hard work and yyou will have a collection to be proud of !

[@DileepaHewawasam]

Nice bro "cool❤❤

[@mikeslipper1779]

What a shame to leave them all there to "rot". Please save at least one or two.

[@arunbhoopathyt6503]

❤ class y antique steam rools ❤ glossy 2 good luk on u 🎉 vaporish rools on u 🎉. ❤

[@williamdeasy7507]

you are a great mother and a amazing lady glory to ukraine

[@GethroJackson]

wow wow socool over the years ive become every thing i loved n detested as a kid a grey haired old codger who absouloutly loves the gcw steam rail locomotive era trains lines buildings infastructure ect ive got a bit ov a semi to b honest so historicly important so many old dibna type oaps would love to strip blast rust proof recondition restore rebuild n get to loughbourough n

[@dilbert9120]

I would LOVE to spend a week there with a strimmers,chainsaw and mower 😂😂

[@screwthecabal6453]

Those trains look like they are in pristine condition and with the small amount of Maintenance could be up and running within weeks

[@robine5280]

I don't know where this is at (just started watching and it won't load rn for some reason) but here in Germany just the periodic technical inspection for such a beast to even be allowed to run is easily over a million Euros. That's why so many locomotives are just for show and painted nicely but aren't actually in running order. Running costs are huge for these things.

[@williamdeegan7840]

The only problem with the train video is that it wasn't long enough. The trains looks like a mix of British and German. I noticed words in English and in German. These trains futures don't look good. Before this fellas body is in the ground, these will all be sold for parts or scrapped. It would cost millions to get just one in working order. Sad, but very mesmerizing video. Great job. Feel free to do a part 2.

[@milehighclassics]

Why are they left to rot, I think the big engine is Gordon and not sure where Thomas is tho

[@davebutterworth7414]

The immense cost of restoring and the lack of preserved railways with volunteers to run them on …..😢