Top 10 | EPIC Heritage Railway Trips You Could Make This Year!

🙌 Time for another Top 10 video! 🙌
🚂 The UK boasts many fine heritage railways - many if not all providing a wonderful day out. But where you should you go?! Well hopefully this video will give you some inspiration, not just for railway trips but for activities to do in around the various locations, as we take a look at 10 Heritage Railway Trips you can't ignore!
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📣 Leave a comment with your favourite tips for places to visit and let us know where you are planning on heading this summer!
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[@trainsonthebrain]

🛤Where are planning to go on your next trip? Comment below!🛤

[@skidude2014]

Watercress line should be on here imo

[@trainsonthebrain]

Good shout Finnbarr - would have certainly made the top 20, or even a top 11!

[@KianWesternRailway]

Agreed

[@haz2005]

NYMR my local heritage railway ! Absolutely brilliant railway

[@trainsonthebrain]

Agreed!! Wish I lived closer to it!

[@connorsutherland2005]

Lucky

[@926.repton]

Same! The NYMR is my favourite railway

[@GNRA1GreatNorthern1470]

The nymr is also my local line

[@garetharkell5378]

Visited the Battlefield line and had a great time. ELR is my local line.

[@trainsonthebrain]

Both on my hitlist, hopefully I'll be able to squeeze them in before the end of the year!

[@mantisgamer96]

My local heritage railway is the ecclsbourne valley railway, they got good rolling stock including my favourite heritage DMU, the 121

[@trainsonthebrain]

Interesting - couple of people have mentioned that line today! May have to do some additional research on it methinks!

[@XiuhcoatlTizoc]

Come down to the centary works

[@JimbobsTransportVideos]

East lancs railway is a very good one

[@trainsonthebrain]

Agreed 👍

[@HM...333]

Great video, really enjoyed it. I will most definatly be making a trip to the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway soon, as it is an amazing railway. I think an other episode of this is in order where you could possibly focus on the small heritage lines perhaps? Anyway, good video and i will tune in for more. All the best

[@trainsonthebrain]

Thanks very much Transport Gamer! That’s a great idea for a follow up - lots of smaller heritage lines are well worth a visit in their own right. Thinking about the likes of the Foxfield and Middleton Railways too which have a real industrial focus. Thanks for tuning in, take care and all the best 👊

[@kiankier7330]

Remember the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway

[@trainsonthebrain]

Great shout Kian. Also I really need to update this video!

[@Andrewjg_89]

Very nice catch. A steam train passing by next to the road. Awesome 🤩

[@DPTrains]

Very nice, definitely want to go to these places sometime.

[@trainsonthebrain]

You’ve got to get yourself to Bo’ness, I probably should have put that one higher up actually. Incredible place!

[@JacobsTrainVideos]

@@trainsonthebrain Dartmouth Railway is best.. (locally bias) tehe

[@trainsonthebrain]

@@JacobsTrainVideos Can’t wait into hopefully visit this year, other half and I already planning a potential trip!

[@JacobsTrainVideos]

@@trainsonthebrain Why have you stopped uploading? It's like you disappeared lmao

[@richarnold8951]

Chasewater Railway!!!! Try looking at Chasewater Railway

[@trainsonthebrain]

Always wanted to go and pay the line a visit - might be one for the 2022 video next year!

[@JacobsTrainVideos]

Nice video premiere Nick! Ecclesbourne Valley Railway always recommend. Running from somewhere to Duffield.

[@trainsonthebrain]

Thanks again Jacob, look forward to checking that one out as well!

[@notbenj7054]

from wirksworth to duffield been there good railway

[@JacobsTrainVideos]

@@notbenj7054 Yeah I have been there

[@926.repton]

The NYMR is my favourite railway!!!! But I'd love to visit the Great Central Railway, Paington and Dartmouth, Severn Valley Railway and North Norfolk Railway

[@trainsonthebrain]

All great locations! 👍

[@mantisgamer96]

Been to Ffestiniog when I was 9, it's a nice narrow gauge railway

[@trainsonthebrain]

Nice. I’d actually planned to go last year and do all three of the Welsh lines featured, but of course the pandemic soon changed that. Still hopeful of a trip there in the summer or maybe spring 2022!

[@notbenj7054]

tommorow im going to the great central railway diesel gala

[@trainsonthebrain]

Fantastic, have a great time!

[@notbenj7054]

@@trainsonthebrain thank you

[@thesudricmerman3318]

Nymr is my local line and the first steam railway I visited back in 1998 at age 2

[@trainsonthebrain]

Great place to visit!

[@haz2005]

I'm so sorry I missed it I was our recording a HST, great video now I've watched it through!

[@trainsonthebrain]

No problem at all, look forward to watching that back!

[@PaulAFulcher]

Very informative all most travel log in nature, nicely edited .👌👍

[@trainsonthebrain]

Thanks Paul! Tried to mix it up a little bit with the additional travel tips what with the government announcements etc. Glad you liked it 👍

[@notbenj7054]

but ecclsbourne is also my local so im quite lucky

[@trainsonthebrain]

Great place.

[@lazerjet899overshoots8]

The wired thing about West Somerset Railway is very close to the mainline at Norten Fizzwarren (I do not know to spell it) and the Dartmouth steam railway is a great line sane with the Severn Vally Railway the mainline connect at Goodrington Sands on the Dartmouth steam railway

[@trainsonthebrain]

Thanks for watching Lazerjet 👍

[@D.Salter]

Can't belive I missed the premiere! Crackin video though and congrats on 300 subscribers!

[@trainsonthebrain]

Thanks Professor! Can’t believe I’ve shot up to that amount, I was grateful when I got my first ten nevermind this amount!

[@D.Salter]

@@trainsonthebrain Yeah I know! I'm hoping to start train videos soon. I'm currently only on 40 subscribers but its a start!

[@trainsonthebrain]

@@D.Salter That’s not a bad start off of one video, your spelling/grammar is very good and I think if you keep active in the community then you can keep growing as you start putting more content out! Tip from me that helped early on - when commenting on videos, comment on something specific, I.e their camerawork, a particular train/item that featured, etc. Sometimes people say ‘great video’ and they may not have watched it - but by mentioning something specific, even if it’s the number of subs as you’ve mentioned here, show’s you’re keen and at tentative and creators like that 👍 Also if someone doesn’t sub back straight away, don’t be disheartened - keep watching (and learning!) about their stuff and build the relationship over time. Never take a single subscription for granted. I’ve subbed to help you on your journey - stick with it and go well!!

[@D.Salter]

@@trainsonthebrain Thank you and Thank you for the sub! I really appreciate it. I would try to put out these videos but I'm only 13 lol. Anyways thank you for responding!

[@OldNissyPlays]

Brilliant video! Insightful and outstanding editing and voiceovers :D

[@trainsonthebrain]

Thanks Nissy, grateful for your support!

[@Spacebug111]

@@trainsonthebrain Did you know he is a mod for a railway simulator

[@trainstrainstrains40]

Great video! 😃 Hoping to go to the Swanage Railway soon! 🚂🚃🚃 A very informative video! 😁

[@trainsonthebrain]

Thanks pal - that’s another line I’d like to visit!

[@belgianrail1]

Wow nearly on 300 subscribers! You are going up like the japanese maglev! Im still going up like a regional class 321!🤣

[@haz2005]

pissing myself 😂😭

[@belgianrail1]

I subed to you both

[@DPTrains]

im going up like a steam train, sometimes quick, sometimes slow :P

[@trainsonthebrain]

This comment thread is fantastic 🤣 And thanks all, genuinely grateful for the support and legit shocked at how it’s blown up. Think it’s mainly because of the 101 Facts about SouthEastern video and the surge that had recently, still a big surprise though!

[@Jeff-qb4jn]

Had a few trips on steam on the past. Now retired and can afford more outings. But didabled now and uou do not cater for people me, so i cant go out on the steam. Catch 22. Jeff mccann

[@trainsonthebrain]

Hope you’re well Jeff 👍 I don’t know about the narrow gauge lines but I think most of the standard gauge lines have more disability provisions now - The North Norfolk Railway for instance just recently got provided with some new ramps for customers and I think other railways have had similar upgrades - best bet is to get in touch with them beforehand to double check, I’m sure if they know you are coming they will do all they can to make it work for you and to make you feel welcome sir 🙏

[@Hornhausen]

Amazing.

[@trainsonthebrain]

Thanks Hornhausen 👍

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Nice one nick I have the seven valley railway and I’m going there because they are bringing lady of legend to attend the spring steam up event

[@DPTrains]

the premier is just starting now you're commenting a bit early lol

[@trainsonthebrain]

@@DPTrains Time machine!

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

@@DPTrains but I can still have a chat with Nick if I can

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

@@trainsonthebrain anytime

[@trainsonthebrain]

@@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 You absolutely can pal - I would say though I have noticed you do sometimes comment before the videos have premiered - just beware some other KZbinrs may have a different opinion on that, but here you are welcome to do so though and hopefully you enjoy the videos once they go out 👍

[@EthansTrains]

I’ll be going to most of these :)

[@trainsonthebrain]

Brilliant, look forward to hearing about your adventures from them!

[@notbenj7054]

my local railway is peak rail awful railway though ran by an old lady that doesnt do anything with it only has saddle tanks as steam locos

[@TrainsPlanesAutomobiles]

Great video.

[@trainsonthebrain]

Thanks! What was your favourite part? Keep up the good work with your channel too!

[@TrainsPlanesAutomobiles]

@@trainsonthebrain I thought it was a different take on the usual train videos out there. Well done, I shared it on my facebook site. Good luck with it. Lets hope it wont be to long until we can experiance it for real.

[@trainsonthebrain]

@@TrainsPlanesAutomobiles Thank you! Absolutely, sooner the lockdown ends the better!

[@NorthEastTravelling]

I will be going to any place with trains

[@trainsonthebrain]

That sounds like a perfect holiday!

[@NorthEastTravelling]

@@trainsonthebrain yes it does

[@KianWesternRailway]

Where is the Forest of Dean railway ?😊

[@trainsonthebrain]

A good call! One for a future video for sure!

[@connorsutherland2005]

What about the strathspey railway in Scotland?

[@trainsonthebrain]

Would definitely make a top 20…maybe even a top 11. Visited one of the stations very briefly during my holiday there in 2019. One to go back to for sure.

[@connorsutherland2005]

I agree, it's a beautiful railway with beautiful scenery and fantastic looking steam engines. P.s CR.828 Is my favourite.🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@trainsonthebrain]

@@connorsutherland2005 One of mine too, basis for Donald and Douglas if I’ve got that right. Fine engine.

[@connorsutherland2005]

@@trainsonthebrain indeed they are based off of 828.

[@bobilondon01]

0:42 is that Twickenham station???

[@trainsonthebrain]

Good spot 👍

[@notbenj7054]

i think the great central railway should be ranked 4th not 6th personally

[@trainsonthebrain]

Many have said they should be number one! Tough to rank. But they are all great.

[@notbenj7054]

@@trainsonthebrain ye thanks for getting back to me i love railways me and my grandad go to many railways together we both love trains

[@elaineblackhurst1509]

The absence of the East Lancs and Watercress lines is unfortunate and flawed the video as a whole.

[@trainsonthebrain]

Thanks for your comment - both are fantastic lines, but this is a Top 10 video and there are always going to be tough decisions to make as to which lines make the grade - you could quite easily argue that taking any of the 10 lines out of the current video would detract from the video moreso.

[@elaineblackhurst1509]

@@trainsonthebrain It might have been better then to make it a Top 12.

[@trainsonthebrain]

@@elaineblackhurst1509 That’s not really very KZbin searchable, so unfortunately, probably not.

[@Eleina1951]

Stupid totally un necessary lock downs! May they NEVER happen again!!!!