No Sprung Buffers On the Battlefield Line | A Real Railway!

[@iangerahty3422]

Love your new 12” to the foot layout. Not sure how you fitted it in your loft but the attention to detail is amazing especially the scenics.

[@SamsTrains]

Thank you Ian - I’m pretty proud of it! Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@Poliss95]

I think he's overdone it with the weathering. :-)

[@panttill3805]

@@Poliss95 agreed ;)

[@iangerahty3422]

@@Poliss95 just a tad but I didn’t want to be negative. 😉😂😂 At least he found a home for all his spares and scrap material.

[@WarriorRedX17]

Sams loft has infinite space

[@thestandardfour0699]

Wow! The DMU is great! It's got DCC sound and smoke effects. Shame it hasn't got sprung buffers. I thought for the price it would be good.

[@Vinyl_guy]

must’ve been a hornby railroad model

[@thestandardfour0699]

@@Vinyl_guy indeed

[@cunnyfunt5059]

@@Vinyl_guy Or Triang maybe?

[@JagoHazzard]

The van at 1.19 is a Palvan. They were supposed to be a new and modern kind of van in the 50s - the idea was that they could be quickly loaded by forklift trucks, one on each side (with the doors offset so the forklifts didn't run into each other). Unfortunately, most stations only had platforms on one side, so the vans would usually wind up only being loaded at one end, which made them rough riders. I'm kind of surprised that nobody's done it ready-to-run, it's an interesting-looking BR-era prototype.

[@andydd8879]

Look through the comments and no way is Jago Hazzard commenting on a Sam's trains video 😮

[@wedaswara6970]

1:19

[@weedozzles]

Thank you Jago, very cool

[@harryprince5472]

Does anyone else feel strange seeing Sam emerge from the loft lol ,looks like a great video sam

[@Jimyjames73]

No he has done a few of these b4!!! 😉🚂🚂🚂

[@petersibbald5444]

Strange yes! But a very enjoyable change

[@jimmyduncan7650]

First thing that I thought of also😄 Glad he didn't melt in the daylight.

[@TheScotsalan]

He probably has a box of hornby bits to lie in when he gets tired 👍😂😂😂.

[@androo4519]

Very strange. Where are the slippers?

[@MistaMatthews]

Need to introduce us to Mrs Sams Trains. Our partners that have to put up with our hobby and being dragged around to places are all too often forgotten 😂

[@jameswells6003]

Is it his other half or his carer?

[@annanowak2868]

Sally's trains

[@West_Midlands.Trainspotting]

@@annanowak2868 good idea

[@VenTheRen5757]

This is pretty relatable, even the fact that me and Sam both agree with wearing Adidas Copa's

[@SamsTrains]

Haha excellent taste of course!! Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@davidstrains4910]

Looks like, a great heritage line there Sam really liked seeing the DMU in BR blue and grey a classic livery in my opinion, hope you had a great time.

[@R9000]

I'm sure they appreciated you speaking with a hushed voice so as not to scare the trains off.

[@Loweko1170]

They're very delicate and skittish in the morning mist.

[@Muteki_Fedora]

The fact the you have visited this and the great central railway has confirmed my thoughts you live in the Leicestershire area. I've only been to the GCR (as its down the road for me), but I once have driven past Battlefield Line

[@azuma892]

Nah Sam said he lives in the Derbyshire area.

[@Sparky129]

Such an interesting video Sam. No steamies, yet still looks fascinating. It's cool to see something run at least, even a diesel. Thanks for showing us this.

[@natefessler3961]

NIce to see you in the sun, Sam! Next year's April Fools video should be you walking around a full-size loco and making some of your usual observations... "No NEM pockets? C'mon, British Rail, even Dapol have NEM pockets!"

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

That sounds like a fun experiment for someone with too much money: how effective are true-to-life scale NEM pockets?

[@natefessler3961]

@@MrJoeyWheeler Sam's gonna need a bigger printer ;)

[@OlivierGabin]

@@MrJoeyWheeler That would be great to see someone put 304,8 mm to the foot tension-lock couplers on a real engine, and try to haul real rolling stock with them !

[@paultaylor9652]

Made a nice change this video, I remember in the mid 1980's travelling from Crewe to Preston as a wheelchair user we got put in the guards van, it was either freezing or to hot in the summer. Now we can travel in everyday coaches, who says things haven't improved.

[@diedertspijkerboer]

I'd live to see more of these!

[@adrianmorrow9882]

Me too… Keep them going Sam! I was at the Great Central Railway at the weekend. That’s another potential line for you to film that’s not far from the Battlefield Line. Very best wishes, Adrian

[@liammcgrath4207]

To be honest Same, your O gauge layout looks brilliant. It’s come on really well

[@RainJoltik]

Been here a few years ago. It's a great small place with alot of history well worth a visit. Stops up around bosworth so a nice walk after.

[@SamsTrains]

I agree - just the job for a mini day out! Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@yuyan5683]

I recently visited the Grand Canyon Railway, and I was busy geeking out over the old locomotives and rolling stock they had on a siding. Looking for old equipment is definitely one of my favorite things to do when I'm near real trains.

[@jamest.3268]

Always good to see these old stations, locos and rolling stock, very nostalgic, amazing that so much is in preservation A good diversion from your normal videos, hope you get to film more

[@bentullett6068]

1:1 scale is brilliant so realistic. Where I volunteer we are currently assembling a 1:1 scale GWR kitchen carriage. Haven't seen it since last year but the people who remained during Covid have certainly been busy as it has windows and doors on it now.

[@Ensign_Redshirt]

Apparently I own a yard of track at the Battlefield line my Dad bought in my name in the 80's during a fund raiser, possibly the push to Shenton. Everything is a little fuzzier nowadays. If you want unusual uses of coaching stock, I can recommend the cream teas at Pecorama served in a Pullman. Or if you ever make it to Wales the cafe at the Betws-y-coed railway museum used to do a cracking breakfast. At both places the model shop isn't too bad either!

[@lapiswake6583]

Interesting to see a 116 (?) motor coach running with a 121. And 45015! I lived in Leicester for 4 years for uni, but never went to the battlefield line. I only did the GCR Loughbrough once. Also nice to see a pair of 33s in the yard. Saw my first one on the mainline today, 33025 on the back of the Royal Windsor Steam Express with B1 61306 Mayflower at the front.

[@MrB932]

Great video and thanks for sharing this, visit of yours. I have been to the battlefield line for a few years and i can tell you the footbridge did used to/does lead to the platform. it is a matter of turning left at the bottom of the steps on platform two and then making a left handed "u" turn to bring yourself to platform 2. As it is normally not that overgrown in that area as it can be fixed given time.

[@dodgydruid]

Very rare 33/2 there, the loco that put BRCW out of business and pleas for mercy at BR fell on stony ground as it cost BRCW an absolute fortune to make the unique jigs for the "slim jim" 33's. The "Slim Jim's" came about because of one tunnel on the Hastings to London main line which when double tracked was too tight for standard stock so instead of singling as it is today, they built the truncated stocks which included the awesome BR 201/2/3 classes, many wagons became slab sided because they might end up working freight through that tunnel as after Beeching any diversionary routes were wiped out as any freight wagons out of gauge could have gone down via the East Grinstead line and onto Lewes then into Hastings that way.

[@MrBnsftrain]

8:10 I used the whole palm of my hand and even my side to try to push in some buffers once, they wouldn't spring for me. Quite a rare thing to come across imported buffered rolling stock in the states 8:34 what an unusual flowerbed. I'm surprised I haven't seen examples like this in shopping centers or anywhere else 10:12 that Hall Class is a visiting loco from Buckinghamshire which is 6989 - Wightwick Hall. The Battlefield line only owns an 0-6-0 saddle tank that is out of service

[@SamsTrains]

Haha yeah - they must be designed to dampen tonnes of force I guess! Lovely hall - wish I could’ve seen it! Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@ebobro2175]

I don't care about the lack of steam, this little line looks beautiful! Also, I thought the bit about the other model enthusiast was funny :D

[@svsmodelling2857]

This was the first ever steam railway and I think the first ever train I went on. The engine that pulled my first train was the B1 Mayflower. I think it’s now at the bluebell railway or that was where I saw it last.

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

Glad to see you riding the rails on a real railway. You looked very cute wearing your mask and acting a little bit silly. Glad you enjoyed your DMU ride, steam will reappear I assure you. Please do this more often. It's the perfect excuse to tear yourself away from your model railway in the loft. This Saturday, there could be a steam train ride on the cards for me, with 3802 the GWR Heavy Freight 2-8-0 tender engine. When I upload the video, you can watch it to your heart's content.

[@SamsTrains]

Thank you Kelly glad you enjoyed this one! Hope you get to ride soon too! Thanks for watching - Sam :)

[@TheGreyTurtleEntertainment]

This is fantastic! Good on you man, would love to see more!

[@VictimRAID]

If you are ever able to visit Australia you would live the NSW Rail Transport Museum in Thirlmere. Massive collection of Steam locos is both stored and operational condition. It's a must visit for rail enthusiasts imo

[@Jimyjames73]

WOW - that was really interesting - you ought to do more of these 'Out & About' type vids Sam - enjoyed seeing the Museum - did you buy any thing from the Museum or the Shop??? 😎🤔🚂🚂🚂

[@DamiensTrainsandTravels]

Nice video I went on this DMU last year never thought to look at buffers and went on Wightwick Hall on 31st July.

[@robertbate5790]

Hi Sam, thanks for that. The first rail van you asked about is an early BR PALVAN. It has wide doors for palletised fork lift loading. Apparently not very well like as they had rollers in the floor to move pallets on. This made them unstable in transit, and the idea was discontinued. A forerunner of today's intermodal traffic. Ex shunter BR TYSELEY.

[@Damien.D]

very nice to show that. big shoutout to heritage railways on these difficult time for them :/ *Support you local heritage railway(s)/museum!*

[@danthestaffordman]

Indeed a lovely line and staff running the line we visited earlier in the year. The only thing you missed was the beautiful canal running along side. Yes I know that this is a (model ) railway site but remember that for many years Canals and railways ran side by side. Thanks Sam maybe a few more field trips

[@iangrice329]

I'm lucky enough to live and work near the battle field line, it's a great place to visit and yes the ride is very rocky. The walks around the area are fantastic.

[@gdaysydney]

Nice pair of legs !! The railway looks like my train room - bits of stuff all over the place - projects that were never started!

[@robertbartender591]

No steamies today, just a modern diesel. Sometimes we forget just how old diesels locos are 60+ years now. I have got memories of rows and rows of diesel hydraulics lined up at Swindon waiting to be replaced by diesel electrics, just like the pictures of the broad gauge locos in the 1890s.

[@timsully8958]

Haha, I like the end montage. I am guessing the missus said something like: “Sam, just prat around like a tart and we’ll put some music to it later” 😜 A very clever way to keep using a bridge if it is a bit iffy I thought. And it is good to see they have got back into service. I always worry about the smaller lines so seeing them open is great. 👍 Terrible oversight about the buffers though 😲😆 I like seeing the bubble car coupled up to a trailer car. Reminds me of some of the strange formations I encountered on various DMUs back when I was a wee lad in Yorkshire and later in North London 😎 Cheers Sam, great fun 🍻👍🍀

[@drhellyer1984]

Love this 😀 my local heritage line, could spend all day there 😀

[@shade19752000]

The Class 45 number 45015 is one of the first class 45s that had both The look of a class 44 with split headcode boxes. It was one of the D11 to D15. They are the only 5 that had that look. It languished at Toton for a long time and it was supposed to have gone under restoration, but the owner went bankrupt and there was another attempt to buy the loco and move it but the Battlefield line owners refused to let the people who wanted to buy it remove it from the railway as the previous owner owed them money for the rent of the space it was taking. So now it is in really bad condition and more or less fit for the cutters torch. Such a shame to get rid a of piece of railway history!

[@BTownRailfanPNW]

I see so many high railers here on Seattle that I was kind of surprised that you saw a high railer for the first time today! I’m also surprised by the amount of equipment just left to rot there. Nice video!

[@derronbailey9332]

Me and a friend were at the Battlefield line a few months ago, good to see it all running well still and nice to see you out and about for a change. Great vid Sam. Come to the Llangollen Railway sometime :D

[@mikec3698]

Great video SAM. Nice to see you out & about amongst the Big stuff. Makes a change from those carpet burns on the knees !!! ATB Mike.

[@davidtucker8724]

Nice little line the battlefield. Need to get down there again someday. I believe the hall class is wightwick hall on loan from Buckinghamshire railway centre. They have a few industrials too. Think they run steam on Sundays during the busy seasons

[@stunimbus1543]

6:36 there are 12 class 45 loco's left in the world - and this is one them and its rotting away.

[@mikeking2539]

Such a shame, but sadly nobodey at the railway seems to care!

[@ritchiesiepman5511]

This is for me the first time that i see you outside of your house

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

To add to Jago's comment. There were 2,388 PalVans built to Diagram 1/211 (to TOPS Code VPV, later some were fired with long link suspension and an air pipe to become TOPS Code VPD (and Diagram 1/263)) in nine batches. 7 were built at Faverdale, Darlington) and 2 at Wolverton. Whilst the doors proved to be adequate for the loafing of pallets the running gear soon became worn out due to the repeated loading cycles and the wagons became unstable at speed leading to a short life compared to the VanWides that came after them (TOPS Code VEV (some later converted to air brakes becoming VEA) and VMV, VWV). Some PalVans were sold off to private users including 20 used by Johnnie Walker Whisky and repainted from bauxite to blue/green with the company's logo at the right hand end. Others, like this one, were sold to the MOD where it carried the number WGB 4046, hence the grey paint scheme.

[@HarryC_640]

Wonderful video Sam! I love your vlogs and your impromptu puns and jokes which are brilliant! The scenery and birds were absolutely stunning! If you can, I'd love to see more of this in the future!

[@captaincool3329]

The van is a Palvan. It was one of BR's attempts at modernising goods traffic by allowing for pallets to be put inside of vans, but were not overly successful due to to rise of container traffic in the 60s. Maybe you could make one on the 3D printer, if you're looking for something visually interesting and which had widespread use. Would you be able to model some of this line in the future- that hybrid DMU looks particularly interesting.

[@TheCrazyhorse1876]

I liked the solitude of the area and the bids singing away,be great to have a look at all there relics in the shop.

[@tenterdentown2452]

Glad to see you are getting out and about! I must admit I was worried about you cooped up in that attic for days on end making all those videos! Thanks for the outdoor excursion.

[@bleentrean5849]

6:29 That 45 Peak just looks so sad.

[@BinkzisntHere]

Hi - Guard at the BFL here. So the story with 45015 is - 015 is not property of The Battlefield Line. 015 was stored there for the owners to fix up. The owners have not paid rent in a long time. The railway gets a bad rep because of 015 It cannot be moved for various reasons including but not limited to: knackered bogey, asbestos and track issues. The Battlefield Line is a lovely railway run by 100% volunteers. There is no government funding behind us like the GCR.

[@bleentrean5849]

@@BinkzisntHere I'm not holding anything against your railway, and I don't think it as a bad thing, even though 45015 doesn't run anymore, it still is an icon that I enjoy. Your railway is very nice, and I respect you all for giving up your time.

[@BinkzisntHere]

@@bleentrean5849 thanks. 015 is a very touchy subject with a lot of enthusiasts. A lot of people prejudice the railway without knowing the full story. My mission is to make the story known 😁

[@pannierprairie7884]

Nice video Sam, hope you and Mrs Sam's Trains (?) had a good time. The Battlefield line can look like a bit of a tip in places but the hall class based there is immaculate and most of the "in use" stock is in a highly presentable condition. Shame about the sprung buffers though :(

[@roberthill6216]

The decomposing hulk of 45015, by any chance? It can't have anything done to it, due to asbestos!

[@robertclivejones4400]

Hay, Sam, how ya doing? Great to see the new video 👌😄 I wonder, have you ever thought about joining a railway preservation group? There great fun, and you can learn a lot about railways and get to actually run full size train's. And you meet fantastic new people. Anyway, have a great day and be safe and sound 👍 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚋 keep rollinon😁

[@RRspartan24]

if you go back latter this month according to the website , the last three weekends they will be running he hall class... in august.. you should go back looks like a lovely heritage railway.

[@Tindallhall]

Lovely video and glad to see heritage lines are up and running so well. Did you weigh the dmu for us - it seemed quite heavy and tons of separately applied detail, which was a good thing!

[@victorgoncalves2442]

Great video Sam , unusual seeing in the outdoors , but i enjoyed very much . You can do more of these , you have my seal of approval .

[@fhwolthuis]

Love snooping around this old stuff, great video Sam! And you got your yearly portion of fresh air as a bonus 😂😉

[@davidbugler4597]

1.00 'I wonder if this is the bottom part of it' Yes, this is indeed the 'bottom part' -- called the locking room, because as you can see, it contains the 'locking frame' with all the interlock connections down from the actual levers in the 'lever frame' upstairs. This is why the vast majority of signal-boxes are so tall.

[@garrymartin6474]

One persons "abandoned" is another persons "awaiting restoration" . Nice to see an out and about video again.

[@OlivierGabin]

Nice idea to show us a 304,8 mm to the foot layout, it's refreshing ! By the way, I am preparing a list of the first tier heritage railways to see for my next holidays projects in Britain. This one looks interesting, I have to look how to go there by train, of course (I'm a no-car citizen by the way). Seems they are a diesel paradise, that's fine for me !

[@MEMTC]

when was about 10-11 that foot bridge was pointed towards the platform we used to use it togo over the track but they turned the steps to use as a public foot path

[@adamquirke6024]

Great little railway, one of my favourites.

[@Calvertfilm]

Cheers for the tour Sam. Laurie.

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

I've already had my first DMU rides since lockdown. The video and its departure sequel are on Kelly Ashford Trains now, if you want to watch them.

[@johngibson4641]

Yet again Sam Another great video there m8 ,, i think you will find there is some (buff) in the buffers and you will need just a little bit more than a tad (pls refer to the tads and poofteenths rule below haha) little bit more oomph than just a finger to push the buffers in like say like around 70 tonnes worth of oomph thats in tne carriage it bufferring into hahaha... I also want to refer to the absolutely gorgeous lights at the 4.54m mark of the video you see I do scrap metal recycling for a living and have scrapped probably over the last 28 years or so "before collecting them was a thing" and I have scrapped probably around 3 or 400 of these types of light shades and simalar types and colours and only have only kept a few over the years. The scrap value to which is virtually 1 step above throwing into land fill and opened my eyed into how much more money i could make by selling them on ebay and wow wee the first one i put on got around $65 Australian dollars and thought was a gr8 price for something that weighed 3kgs and was worth only around $0.24 cents and it was in good condition so i thought oh well i will put another crappy one on & listed it for $9.00 just like the previous one thinking that maybe I might get asking price or maybe 10 buks for it and it sold for $175.50 which really blew me away with how much it sold for which to me is half a house payment and just couldnt believe it ,, the crappy one was bent rusted and chips in the enamel but it had that famous stuff on it called patina which is worth its weight in gold. Anyhoo as always i love the video you put on and i thank you heaps. Oh by tne way I will explane the tads and poofteents rule as i mentioned before ,, it was explained this to from an old ozzie fully koalafied bush mechanic was that a tad is equal 3 poofteenths and a pofteenth equals 9/10th's of sweet f#@kall ahahha Thanks again and Cheers from John in Australia.

[@gregmacdonald927]

C’mon Sam. There’s only one thing we all want to know… who is Mrs Sam’s Trains? And when did you ever leave the loft to find her?!!

[@RoadsterRyan23]

Thats what I want to know too!

[@azuma892]

His sister most likely, or a ghost.

[@roberthill6216]

@@RoadsterRyan23 Does she have a sister that likes trains as well?😉

[@ChapelEndJunctionUK]

Poor do not having sprung buffers , must have been a Rail Road version . Thank you for sharing your visit . Cheers........Peter

[@swiv99]

a train junkyard: lets put signs up and sell hotdogs....looks like a dodgy part of town....cool to see all that stuff, sad it's just rusting away.... Be nice to convert one into a apt./flat. The museum was very cool, thanx for bringing us along

[@michaelhall8586]

I loved this video. I would definitely enjoy seeing more of this sort of thing in the future

[@PHsRailwayVideos]

The title and thumbnail are possibly my favourite ever! Love them!

[@thehorrocksbranch9888]

“A shop, inside a coach” I actually work inside an old 486 unit which has been converted into a cafe on the EVR, it’s quite novel but it has all the space and kitchen supplies you need and we can use the cab for storing things in, it actually used to run on the line aswell but they just converted it and painted it into Pullman colours and called it the Pullman buffet 🤷‍♂️😂

[@spartan4821]

9:20 "Please adjust your dress before leaving." I want one of those for the back of my bedroom door.

[@Awkward_Fox]

I love seeing videos like this, and even though you are primarily a model train reviewer (watch the odd one), this is the content that I thoroughly enjoy and why I subbed! If you (or fans) have any good channel recommendations for similar, leave them in a reply!

[@SBCBears]

Here's a little channel that gives you a video ride on the Lynton & Barnstable line. kzbin.info/door/8YfqMq2KXzP2UdRSPuNvgg

[@DouglasParkinson]

They have a Hall Class in a shed? That might be where the stray boiler came from, that was trackside. I can't remember if it was a carriage or a CCT, but the Bluebell Railway have a shop at Horsted Keynes in an item of rolling stock. A lot of railway models, books, toys and other things in there. I figured that it might be fairly common.

[@teescottageguyproductions]

It’s great to see another outing to another railway! Looks like good fun there

[@LHoriginal]

Yea! I agree, I might see how far it is from me and I might go down at some point

[@teescottageguyproductions]

@@LHoriginal I’ll go one day too

[@LHoriginal]

@@teescottageguyproductions cool! Have fun when you go lol

[@teescottageguyproductions]

@@LHoriginal yeah! Hopefully I may go soon

[@LHoriginal]

@@teescottageguyproductions cool!

[@pja-ok4714]

"All that money and there's no sprung buffers!" Hilarious!

[@josephguzman1167]

Wow it feels so weird to see you outside and not inside the loft with your layout!

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

Reminds me of The Niles Canyon Railway where I've ridden a train. Lots of interesting things to looks at, some not in the greatest condition but interesting none the less.

[@joelightrailway2362]

Excellent video of your visit to the Bttlefield Line Sam 👍👍 I think Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway has most of it coaches buffers are sprung.

[@matthewneleigh567]

Does it have proper bearings, at least?

[@johnd8892]

Yes. If it did not it would soon have major problems or even have the axle box can catch on fire.

[@DJ_K666]

It's weird getting on a train and having it sound like a bus pulling away. The smell of diesel fumes reminds me of going on holiday back in the day.

[@RCassinello]

Some have said that the only reason that Henry Tudor won the Battle of Bosworth was because the troop train from York to reinforce King Richard III was delayed at Coalville Junction due to a points failure.

[@datguymiller]

Highrailers are still used in the US, there's one parked outside the station near my house

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

Still used here too in the UK, that one in particular will probably be used when they need to do track work further down the line... wouldn't fancy carrying tools a few miles down the road

[@johnd8892]

A new review of the new Australian ARM C38 was posted the other day by Matt Slade. Available from Hornby but not any UK retailers and mostly sold out in Australia. Lots of cost cutting with this model .

[@johnd8892]

Link to it kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2Ski4eYnZ54e9U

[@An_Economist_Plays]

The joy of 1:1 scale trains. Such great detail work, overall! Please provide a set of ratings for the engines and the rolling stock.

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks a lot Dean - ahh darn, knew I'd forgotten to do something! Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@An_Economist_Plays]

@@SamsTrains such ratings are very important for any hobbyist looking to expand into 1:1 scale! :-)

[@diedertspijkerboer]

Maybe you should take that countryside walk, through some wheat fields or so, and create a channel for it: Sam's Grains.

[@RCassinello]

Although as that walk leads to where King Richard III (yes, the same Richard III from off of the Shakespeare) was killed, you could also call it "Sam's Brains".

[@bcoldgoalie]

You had the coach to yourselves! Usually you get crammed in there like sardines. A nice quiet train ride.

[@rooneydoodle]

It’s different seeing you at a real life railway, you should vlog at the Severn valley railway

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

Goodness me, what is that old diesel doing at 6:33? I may not like them but it's still sad to see it rusting away like that. Between that, the steam boiler you see left on a wagon, and the slowly-corroding coach with a shop inside, it really feels bad to see things on that line just rotting away.

[@rogersea6529]

absolutely delightful - wonderful video -- love the museum - in fact love everything about the line - birdsong was lovely - oh ? did you adjust your dress before leaving ? :)

[@MiddletownBranchProd.]

the update to your loft was apparently a big one. especially the weathering!

[@dcb_trains]

The other part of the dmu is in the loco shed being painted into a green livery which the other dmu will become after.

[@saptaksarkar30468]

Its always sad to see abandoned Railway, you know it thrived at some day and only left behind its ruins and memories !

[@pennysteam]

Been a while since my last visit when they used to have the B1 Mayflower based there.

[@chrishines6048]

What a lovely little line and trains

[@HA1LILPALAZZO]

get your head around this, this is the closest railway to me it's like 11 miles away to Shackerstone but it is also the hardest for me to get too

[@mrowl-the-dsm1304]

Excellent Sam, nice to see you come out and about, its an interesting line,

[@churroman183]

No sprung buffers? Shake my head. We must riot!

[@SamsTrains]

I agree! Disgraceful!

[@thesudricmerman3318]

Have you ever be to ecclesbourne valley railway just outside off derby went there for there diesel gala last weekend had a great time and they fast progrest last time I was there 😁

[@FunAtDisney]

More of these! That was fun to see and I kept thinking how nice it would be to convert those unused stations into a private home. The music you used reminds of what you would hear on the Charlie Brown holiday specials (do you get those over in Britain?). Thanks! 🚂