The Disappearance of Lew: A Missing Locomotive

[@AmtrakGuy365]

Thanks to user Anonymous60103 for this video idea! If you're interested in or want to support the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, here's their website: www.lynton-rail.co.uk/ Here's what I think is the L&B's older website with the story about Lew: www.lynton-rail.org.uk/page/mystery-lew

[@daniloaventurero2509]

As an argentinan i can confirm that "Lew" isnt here. The only locomotoive that we have is "Camila" that still works on a preserved railway, BUT from an friend from my country it says that maybe he could be in a logging station in Argentina al trought is not confirmed. If anyone can contact whit the railway please tell this information so this loco atleast can be repaired or found.

[@rambling_railfan]

Thanks for the credit lad (Edit: My username has changed)!

[@844SteamFan]

If you want another interesting story of a narrow gauge locomotive, check out the OZRR’s “Riva” (Omaha Zoo Railroad). It was built in the 1890’s in Austria for an Italian railway, then went into military service during WWI, worked on an industrial railway in Poland before being used in military service again during WWII, ending up in service on the Romanian State Railways (CFR) before being sold to a company that later donated it to the Omaha Zoo in the 1970’s iirc. It’s been operating there since.

[@jackthebassplayer188]

@@daniloaventurero2509 Hey I work at the railway do you know the name of the logging station?

[@user-fj6qb1ij4i]

Someone is going to fall through an over grown shed roof onto Lew's smokebox, and his friend is going to write it into a book.

[@anf_8310_ab]

Thomas Trainz channel writers: Write that down! Write that down!

[@4fproductions637]

Tbf, Awdry already did that with Duke in some regard.

[@AfterPartyGoer]

@@4fproductions637it’s ttte fans, in their eyes, it HAS to be Rws canon and NEEDS ONE historical based event

[@mr.oliver_11]

Too late (it kinda feels like Luke’s story in BMM

[@ZstackZip]

NOW THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR ME

[@SomewhereTug]

I Could be wrong, but i heard somewhere that "Duke The Lost Engine" is based in a story of a Brazilian Loco that stayed 30 years in a forest, forgotten.

[@Cnw8701]

Lew most certainly isn't the only "ghost engine". There's dozens more American diesels that disappeared in Brazil, namely Dash 7s and Dash 8s.

[@danielferrovias]

Well... Their service life ended there

[@Nictrain123]

Nevada County Narrow Gauge #9 was definitely the US version of “Lew”….

[@daniloaventurero2509]

As an argentinan i can confirm that "Lew" isnt here. The only locomotive that is similiar that we have is "Camila" that still works on a preserved railway, BUT from an friend from my country it says that maybe he could be in a logging station in Argentina al trought is not confirmed. If anyone can contact whit the railway please tell this information so this loco atleast can be repaired or found.

[@mlp-hot-rod5824]

Any idea whereabouts in Argentina this logging station is/was? Any known names of nearby towns?

[@daniloaventurero2509]

​@@mlp-hot-rod5824unfortanley, no

[@Mason58654]

Kudos. 🇦🇷 Argentinian steam locomotives were very handsome and often British-looking. Many were broad gauge (5’ 6”).

[@daniloaventurero2509]

@@Mason58654 yes but we have some narrow gauge railways,

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

Do all Argentinians know the location of all of the locomotives in Argentina at all times?

[@nathancorcoran5347]

Great video of this missing locomotive. I have been thinking of these missing steam locomotives. There are some three Santa Fe steam locomotives that became missing in the Kaw (Kansas) River since July 13th 1951 which are 1035, 3167, and 4076.

[@pacermanthefan]

Nice idea but as a L&B enthusiast I have several issues: It did NOT connect to the Devon and Somerset Railway. The L&B was decently popular but the line was only surviving due to Holiday Traffic

[@eryhv]

I actually saw Lyd at the Ffestiniog this last summer! I just hope that whatever happened to Lew, his current whereabouts would be confirmed

[@bussesandtrains1218]

she's probably in your razor blades

[@TheWinnipegRailfan]

I stole Lew, I used it's metal for parts to rebuild an MLW S13, sowwy ! X3

[@TheATFSux]

It's okay, I can understand.

[@Axo-125]

It's not okay, i dont understand

[@Axo-125]

@user-ty3he1lu6g you just cant understand sarcasm dont you?

[@ajaxengineco]

An LBSCR 'terrier' was sold to the La Plata tramway in Argentina - it definitely made it there, and was observed, but not identified, at work in 1920. Nobody knows what did become of her.

[@nicolasmaximus2286]

Somebody has it on film.🎬😎

[@bussesandtrains1218]

before someone gets exited, its been 100 years and nothing came of her she would have already been 50 years old, so there's pretty much no chance of her survival

[@themanformerlyknownascomme777]

holy... I was just looking at a bunch of stuff about the L&B! what a coincidence. Although it is more likely then not that Lew has been scrapped, it always is a nice thought that the Engine is still out there and could be found and restored to run on the reopened line.

[@pacermanthefan]

If it is found, more likely than not it won’t be restored as to try and preserved the originality of it

[@terryaltherr2481]

This is really interesting since I remember learning about the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway from Chris Eden-Green's Gauging The Issue episode "Defining Disneyfication" so it's interesting to see the history of the line and how it's biggest mystery still fascinates rail fans to this day.

[@sinalverde3891]

Lew may be lost here in Brazil to this day, after all, the list of locomotives that disappeared here is relatively long lol

[@nottelling8129]

Okay, I have this crazy Mandela effect, I could’ve sworn that Lew was preserved with Lyd at the ffestiniog.

[@daniloaventurero2509]

As an argentinan i can confirm that "Lew" isnt here. The only locomotoive that we have is "Camila" that still works on a preserved railway, BUT from an friend from my country it says that maybe he could be in a logging station in Argentina al trought is not confirmed. If anyone can contact whit the railway please tell this information so this loco atleast can be repaired or found.

[@intercity-mq6qv]

The Ffestiniog only have the 1 maning wardel at the moment, tho I believe there may be plans to make more locos of the type

[@mattlander9119]

​@@intercity-mq6qvthere are active plans to rebuild 3 Manning Wardles eventually.

[@pacermanthefan]

yes the L&B have a project to recreate more

[@jackthebassplayer188]

@@daniloaventurero2509 Hey I volunteer at the L&BR do you know the name of the logging station? kind regards Jack.

[@catapultking8861]

A lot of stuff that goes beyond the border of Mexico and the US is typically never found or seen again. A Pair of D&RGW Mudhens also went down and I don’t believe anyone got a final fate for those either. Plantations Railways seemed to be the last known places we see a lot of stuff. Sad but a way of life really.

[@Dallen9]

If Lew ever went to Argentina then Lew is long gone. Probably got cut up the day that the last locomotives of the Uintah Railway were "accidentally" cut up.

[@jbf19kd]

Do more locomotive disappearances!

[@ThompsonSteamtrain]

Fun fact, James, May run oo gauge trains from Barnstable to Biddeford.

[@user-fj3iv4ct3s]

Britain had an engine named "Exe".... The more you learn

[@dominicbarden4436]

It was named after the River Exe in Somerset and Devon, which flows through Exmoor and through towns such as Exeter and Exmouth among others.

[@pacermanthefan]

yeah and Yeo, Taw, and Lyn were also locos on the L&B

[@sericsmith5770]

Watching your channel is like a box of chocolates: You never know what you're gonna get!

[@Jetthehawk1994]

This may sound crazy, but maybe the ship Lew was on sank in a storm and that's why there's no record if it arriving in Brazil.

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

Ooho then maybe Lew is probably under the sea somewhere..

[@rf615e]

Great video. Actually in Argentina a full scale 1000mm gauge locomotive dissapeared.

[@martinchalimoniuk3547]

Which one?

[@JohnDavies-cn3ro]

Some years ago one of the magazines ran a spoof story for their April issue, that Lew had indeed been found. Quite a few readers were taken in by it!

[@paulkidger]

This appeals to our fantasy of finding dinosaurs grazing in a hidden valley deep in a jungle somewhere.

[@rutanjelly627]

Lew: Noooo! I don't want to go to Brazil!

[@eggballo4490]

We need to put lost engine posters all over South America.

[@Danominator]

Loved your uses of random game and media footage in this. The Paper Mario bit was pretty funny! 🤣

[@cablecar3683]

"It's weird to have something as big as a locomotive disappear, right?" Ships: "Sure....."

[@POTC_Oscarandfriens]

it would be great if they find Lew's remains. unless it was scrapped.

[@geronimo5537]

I watched an urban explorer go through an abandoned mansion property in the UK last year. It had one of these engines in a barn along with several train cars matching the track gauge. I doubt it was lew, though its possible it ended up in some collection.

[@ewelinanajgebauer8862]

Link? Or atleast title?? I saw a video similar to that, but i never saw a Lew-lookalike.

[@Honeydwarf85]

Similar thing happened to a few terriers tank engines sent to south America. No one really knows what happened to em

[@PitofTrogness]

One such case is Thames, who after being sold to La Plata Tramways in 1909, vanished from the face of the earth

[@Mason58654]

@0:37 Great 👍 Video! Lyn is my favorite L&BR locomotive. 🇺🇸

[@jackthebassplayer188]

Thanks! I Volunteer up there and my dad is a fireman on Lyn.

[@owenmccarthy2521]

Can’t forget about ATSF 4076 if you wanna talk about missing locomotives

[@daniloaventurero2509]

As an argentinan i can confirm that "Lew" isnt here. The only locomotoive that we have is "Camila" that still works on a preserved railway, BUT from an friend from my country it says that maybe he could be in a logging station in Argentina al trought is not confirmed. If anyone can contact whit the railway please tell this information so this loco atleast can be repaired or found.

[@Chessie-Steam-Special]

There is a Roblox game called the Wedgeford Abby Light Railway and there is a reference to Lew in the form of another loco called Loo, built in 1925 by Men In Wardrobe Co, she worked on a line that was soon closed, then bought by Schieferbahn(Woodworks) which is another game, brought by ship named J Archer she was brought in Poppadon Docks then working at the Woodworks and now remains in a corner of the area hidden by trees. Side note: Both Lew and Loo share the same design along with the rest kf the southern narrow gauge

[@ImmortalAbsol]

A real ghost train for October.

[@SCFR_Guest5]

Maybe the ship sank before it came to brasil?

[@harrisonallen651]

The Sad Story of Lew

[@gianstyle7131]

Only 1 weak we have 6 steam locomotives missing

[@burlingtonfan7492]

this would probably be the most anticlimactic possibility, but maybe Lew was dumped off the ship it was on, hence never making it to Brazil? the ship apparently didn’t sink, and it could’ve been deliberately rolled off the boat to reduce weight in very rough seas, it was a common practice among sailors then

[@ewelinanajgebauer8862]

I don't think they would, otherwise there'd be records, or an angry letter from the buyer about the whereabouts of his loco.

[@SomewhereTug]

I'm Brazilian And i Doesn't know about this Loco! Now i know about it! I'm From Bahia, a State in Brazil, next to Pernambuco!

[@stephenchappell7512]

Best part by far 🌴

[@IEATUO]

Lew is in service with Thomas and friends running daily to over rainbow bridge

[@SP4449Railfan]

Nice video 👍. Nice spooky ending 👻.

[@nathancorcoran5347]

I don’t think it’s best to say this and keep talking about it too much.

[@Tom-Lahaye]

A good story about Lew so far, would be great if the story doesn't end here. But many standard gauge locomotives of countries in West Europe disappeared during WW2, being taken by the Germans for the efforts on the eastern front. They took them even when there was not a real use for them, like electric train sets from the Netherlands when there was no catenary using 1500V DC east of the Netherlands. And while some locomotives and rolling stock would return after the war ended, those left on Soviet controlled territory often disappeared without a trace, being damaged during the war or used for a few years after and finally scrapped. One time during a visit of Ukraine 20 years ago I spotted a box van with the Dutch railways initials on the axle boxes, it was of a type built for Dutch railways and rebuilt to a staff van for a high ranked person after the war, now it sits in a railway museum in Kiev when I recall it right. In 1945 it may have been listed as lost or unknown destination by the Dutch railways, it certainly was not sold to the Soviets.

[@stephenchappell7512]

Anything in the service of Germany would have been considered fair game as reparations by the Soviets

[@caboosech]

Great videos

[@Kaidhicksii]

Honestly the idea of a locomotive going missing isn't all that far-fetched to me. From what it sounds like, there was no record of the ship carrying Lew going down, so I think we can rule out being lost at sea. In all likelihood, wherever the engine ended up, he was probably scrapped at some point, but I would be very pleasantly surprised if somehow someway, he's still out there somewhere.

[@pacermanthefan]

The ship did sink, but during WW2 and its unlikely Lew is still onboard

[@KatyPacific382]

0:02 that's a big boi I like soo line 1003👍

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

One of life's little mysteries.

[@superjesse645]

My only other theory is that Lew probably fell off the ship, which might be why it was never recorded as reaching Brazil.

[@pacermanthefan]

The records were destroyed in WW2 bombing

[@pacermanthefan]

and I think we probably would have known if that did happen and its unlikely it would have been on top deck

[@danielferrovias]

@@pacermanthefan but brazil was never bombed

[@pacermanthefan]

@@danielferrovias the records were in the UK.

[@Trainboy17]

All Locomotives Continue

[@Ty-yt3lj]

Oh Christmas came early tonight boys

[@johnarnehansen9574]

This one deserves to be rebuilt!..

[@pacermanthefan]

It has

[@stephenchappell7512]

under a different name

[@Sleepyatmost]

Great Video once again Jared have you ever thought that the ship ever sank while it was being transported?

[@chrishartley4553]

Would there not be a record of that sinking. Or at least the ship not arriving at its destination?

[@pacermanthefan]

The ship did sink, but during WW2 and its unlikely Lew is still onboard

[@bussesandtrains1218]

@@pacermanthefan very, very unlikely

[@pacermanthefan]

@@bussesandtrains1218 exaxtly

[@SalmanMentos]

Wouldve been a good trainz thomas story

[@Davidstrains2056]

What if Lew broke down and was later sent to be scrapped?

[@whitemountainproductions]

Could the locomotive possibly been lost at sea

[@andrewyoung749]

no, the ship arrived safely. it was however later a ww2 loss i believe.

[@whitemountainproductions]

Could it have fallen off the ship during transport

[@firstnamlastnam2141]

@@whitemountainproductions There's nothing saying it did

[@pacermanthefan]

It did sink but during the war and it is incredibly unlikely it was still on board then or lost at sea on its way to argentina

[@firstnamlastnam2141]

@@pacermanthefan and there's no way it took 4-10 years to get all the way there.

[@lia_heeler]

"A few years later"

[@MorrisHillmanProductions]

It's also plausible that the ship 'Lew' was on sunk.

[@frglee]

Also in North Devon, the Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway, which closed in 1917, also 'lost' two of it's small standard guage tank locomotives, Grenville and Torridge, after they were requisitioned and shipped to France for war duties. The ship was torpedoed of the North Cornish coast and sank. The location was lost until 2001, when divers discovered the wreck with the locomotives, which may be brought back to the surface one day for static displays. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5PLq3qlg9ejiq8

[@kingck101]

my company lost a king air once

[@kingfisher1487]

I know reading the book on the L&B that oakwood press did that the ship carrying lew did stop off at my home city Swansea before carrying on.

[@pacermanthefan]

Lew was actually loaded at Swansea!

[@killerbees177]

Here's a theory. What if the train never made it to the port. What if train enthusiasts saved it and it never left the UK

[@TeardropLabs]

“That’s a nice argument, Senator, but why don’t you back that up with a source?!”

[@Kaidhicksii]

@@TeardropLabs Yeah, I heavily doubt that one too. If such a thing happened, surely everybody would know about it.

[@mattlander9119]

​@@KaidhicksiiWell there was a 16" Hunslet that was thought to be scrapped in the UK and was found after a number of years. Not impossible but not very likely in Lew's case

[@bobross4449]

@@TeardropLabsthe source I made it the *bleep* (kids might be in the comments) up

[@curlyfriez_2709]

@@mattlander9119I happen to work on said 16” hunslet…

[@F40M07]

I think it might of fallen off of the ship carrying her to Brazil

[@pacermanthefan]

It did sink but during the war and it is incredibly unlikely it was still on board then or lost at sea on its way to argentina

[@loganfrancel9275]

Hey! Any way you could do a story on utah's interurbans?

[@ctvalleyrailfan]

Hey Amtrakguy365

[@chessiejohnproductions]

I heard of that story

[@Negropelado]

Would you do a viedo talking about CS trains (all games including CS2) please

[@Daniel-hj8el]

What about the Full History if Electric Interurban Railway to the present day in the US can you do that?

[@stanleepatterson95]

Do something on the toledo 8. The 8 gp35 some employees stole off of the dt&i

[@xgcskiman]

Anyone else hear the Super Mario theme in the background during the first part of the video?

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

Grandpuff in real life everyone.

[@saptaksarkar30468]

Charger when ?

[@Hozy780]

I pray she still alive

[@OfficialTrainzGod]

I stole him He’s in America, he was in ALCO before he was sold off to your moms house

[@4-8-4Northern]

I used Lew to rebuild NKP 765 💀

[@JVMonge]

Have you searched the Island of Sodor yet?

[@kupferbergbahn7952]

I remember someone at the L&B back in 2018 telling me they'd found evidence that Lew was probably scrapped. Annoyingly, I wasn't told anymore because the man was attending to other visitors. So I didn't get told anything else about it. Personally, I reckon Lew was scrapped. The locomotive, is pretty large and has a long rigid wheelbase, as far as narrow gauge locomotives go. So I doubt it'd be much use on a railway in Brazil with tight turns and rough track, not to mention the maintenance.

[@pacermanthefan]

no one really knows

[@davidmolin8944]

It would be really funny If lew was still running today but just very well hidden from the public

[@certifiedcitydestroyer]

Lew more than likely, if didnt it didnt make it to brazil, was sunk.

[@pacermanthefan]

The ship did sink but during WW2

[@-vf4hq]

I will say but I think the locomotive Lew was exchanged to the Ffestiniog railway in the Cambrian mountains it’s in wales that runs from Porthmadog to other places and they changed the name and it’s close to Lew as it has the same looking looks and paint so it’s there if you want to know as it got exchanged there👍🏻

[@jimmypetrock]

Welp, how did I get here?

[@nathancorcoran5347]

Don’t ask like that please.

[@jimmypetrock]

@@nathancorcoran5347 aight

[@Jeisr4207-bc5ui]

@@nathancorcoran5347 cry about it

[@MattTheAllertor125]

Ohhhh thats strange. No steam locomotive disappears O_O

[@thomaswatkiss9484]

Me buy a model and recreate it

[@ThatoneFloridianrailfanguy]

First person here!

[@TheGs4_4449]

Ooooooooooo spoopy 👻🚂 :O

[@TheGs4_4449]

@@nathancorcoran5347 ok

[@TheGs4_4449]

@@nathancorcoran5347 ok :(

[@danielferrovias]

Lew was probably scrapped... Oh well...

[@danielferrovias]

Also, the only "Lew" we know about is the Diesel Hydraulic locomotive, made by germany

[@amtrak2115]

First: I’m sorry, I had to

[@Orangeshirt_Railfan]

First

[@tonyknoweverything1764]

Accept Jesus as your lord and savior ❤❤❤

[@inherentmirth5180]

Spamming the comment section of a locomotive video. You're a real winner...

[@Aaron-uf3sl]

piss off dude stop forcing your religious beliefs on people