Trainspotter Francis Bourgeois Breaks Down Famous Trains in Film & TV

[@fellowhuman7085]

I love this guy. He's so educated and passionate about trains. Huge fan.

[@AlphaFlight]

You need a hobby. Go outside for once. Omg

[@sampicano]

literally every autistic person...your're a good ally

[@hopdig]

Ok but why did designer brands need to dress him like he is trans? I think they couldnt read train guy right

[@FrogeFella]

@@hopdig stop.

[@derekowens1817]

Kings Cross was LNER, not LMS, so perhaps out of his area of expertise there. D

[@daveUK1066]

Henry getting bricked up inside the tunnel was very traumatic for me as a kid, that Fat fkn controller has a lot to answer for

[@johanmilde]

For the love of God, Fat Controller!

[@user-hj8yf3hr4i]

"I think henry deserved his punishment, dont you?" Wtf Ringo

[@xWORLDxCHAMPIONx]

Henry got me bricked up. 😮‍💨🥴🤤🤤

[@existenzze7773]

bad phrased

[@ImGazu]

Yo you need to back waaaaay up. Henry getting what now?

[@joshslater2426]

I just wonder how so many people thought Henry got left in the tunnel even though he was released in the next episode. Did everyone just miss the fact he’s a main character and has been in hundreds of other episodes?

[@idontlikechristmas2269]

Exactly man that's why I'm thinking, bugs me to no soding end just watch the next bloody episode and you'll see his perfectly fine... ok well maybe he might have a few mental scars but he's fine.

[@wezwastaken]

It's a lookalike soundalike. They got the idea from Paul.

[@purshottamadevadhikar5035]

The series is non linear, they start with the end

[@oscarramage95]

I like how the end of the Thomas episode has Henry trapped in the tunnel & Ringo says ‘but I think he deserved his punishment, don’t you?’ And then the theme tune kicks in, like yeah we just watched that, but hey, let’s have a some fun!

[@Mikeological]

TIL that was Ringo Starr voicing the narrator

[@chloearchibald5843]

Haha him laughing at Stand By Me was so cute 'they must have fancied a dip' 😆😆😆

[@wantsum8714]

I love that Francis beat boxes to a techno beat in this. I met him at an electronic gig in London and he expressed his love for the genre ❤️‍🔥

[@strangemachines_]

This dude accuracy picking up background noises of departing trains

[@markwalker2627]

Once you know you never unlearn. A visit to a preserved line and I can here the diesels I know what they are without seeing. Same with old jet civil aircraft, once you know the sound it never leaves you.

[@athmaid]

I'm amazed they even put the noise in the movie. Or they did keep the original audio in? Either way, great attention to detail by him and the sound designer

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

I lived next to a railway station and not only could I tell which type of train it was by sound, I could also tell which track it was on based on the sound of the wheels over the track joints. With enough repetition you pick up a lot of details if you're paying attention

[@atalocke]

I love this. A refreshing riff off a common format! Good job to whomever at PRH is running this channel.

[@SomethingDude111]

Francis warms my heart ❤️

[@Gkihfljik67]

His name's Luke and he is a fraud acting a part

[@SamL12345]

I'm sitting here watching a grown man analyse Thomas the Tank Engine... fuck me

[@QuackAttack]

Well, I'm a grown man re-watching the series since I didn't have enough time to when I was a child... is that a bit weird for me to admit? 😟

[@brandonfaubert7180]

We all are ... Fuck us

[@trainlover16]

@@QuackAttackOf course not.

[@sKid-gh9ub]

There's actually a lot of those on KZbin if you care to go down that rabbit hole.

[@SirReginaldBumquistIII]

I wouldn't kiss you 😂😂

[@invisiblekphrasis]

I wish I loved anything as much as this guy loves trains

[@davestock9228]

The commentary over Thomas was just great.

[@homeskillet9802]

It's Ringo Starr

[@Quadraxis]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this guy likes trains.

[@Thatrandomguy00105]

Nah he likes cars

[@GreatistheWorld]

Bring him back! The General, Our Hospitality, Lawrence of Arabia, the Fugitive, River Kwai, Orient Express, so many choices he could have interesting takes on

[@GataZGinkgo]

Also, Brief Encounter. I guess David Lean liked Trains

[@scottrathmanjnr]

Love this guy! Legend! Made me appreciate engines allot more

[@TheOnlyTYRE]

The LMS served Euston, not London Kings Cross, that was served by the LNER. Respect to him for attempting to educate on the old Big Four history.

[@TheLazyFusspot_3428]

Gordon Goes Foreign...

[@markwalker2627]

​@LazyOldFusspot_3428 Londons all wrong😂😂😂

[@WendyCollins-cc4zz]

No it is not LNER they used a GWR

[@sprinterofficial8457]

@@WendyCollins-cc4zz francis said they used an LMS red which is correct for the terminus when in reality, LMS terminus was Euston, LNER terminus was kings cross

[@RustonProductions-AVRE]

​​@@sprinterofficial8457 a d it's a great western engine XD

[@jackspad7288]

i love this man with all my heart and soul

[@mongoose621]

"So, this is the wrong trousers." Me getting ready for work with a hangover.

[@leedesigner1977]

Could this have been anymore wholesome 😍 Love Francis, such a nice guy.

[@Robinski000]

Bought the book for a train loving friend of mine and started the audiobook myself!

[@AlTaylor-l5d]

Francis is a magic person. Well done, mate!

[@AlecFlackie]

Lovely video Francis, totally genuine bloke thank you. I like the t-shirt.

[@GrahamGibbins]

Henry was freed. He had to rescue Gordon (who had been mocking him for being a wimp) later in the book and tv show. You're welcome

[@qarey]

I'm fascinated that Henry had an entire redemption arc.

[@alirashid490]

I am sure someone has picked up that your comment about Kings Cross being LMS is completely wrong. But just in case they haven't, Euston was LMS and Red, Francis. Kings Cross was LNER and Green or Blue.

[@georgefoord7087]

please do more of this, you can see francois's passion

[@RaXXha]

I love how he can hear the sound of a train faintly in the background of a scene nad immediately tell what kind of train it would be. xD

[@stormfritz9816]

With that Thomas the train video he was like “are you insulting my intelligence?” lol

[@hyprz5]

The official lore behind the Hogwarts Express is that in order to come up with a solution to many magical families using magical means to send their offspring up to Scotland and drawing too much attention, the ministry of magic in the late 1800’s basically stole and hid an entire train from the muggles in a large scale clandestine operation, wiping memories as they went, then modified and repurposed it for the school run 😂 My favourite quote give a clue as to where the train might have come from, that “..several bemused Muggle railway workers down in Crewe spent the rest of the year grappling with the uncomfortable feeling that they had mislaid something important”

[@JaeV2000]

Such a geek, love this guy! He's so friendly irl too

[@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast]

The fact that our passion is getting mainstream is amazing.

[@markcocker355]

How the hell di he hear a train in the background of Harry Potter and identify it ?

[@jaywadd316]

That specific type of train has a really specific type of rumbling engine noise if your train mad it's one of the easier noises to distinguish :)

[@Northerner_Transport_Hub]

8:05 maybe its a Hornby Pocket Rocket 😂

[@anonymousthomasfan1111]

I think that is a pocket rocket chassis actually

[@MyVikinglife]

Is it just me or does he resemble a young David Bowie?

[@demite5267]

Massively! Just what I was thinking. Would be perfect in a Bowie biopic

[@aldomir]

Maybe a hint of Cillian Murphy, too.

[@__-wm9lu]

Dead on for him

[@christinawatkinsyoutube]

growing up in a family of train fanatics, it’s been so cool to see the Francis the next generation of train enthusiasts. Francis would be very welcome at the dinner table with my dad, uncles and grandad 😂

[@StarfleetCommand71]

"You can't get a model train going that fast" But sharpshooting penguins with guns a very common. 😁

[@random22026]

This young man is 100% Legit in his wholesome happiness, knowledge and excitement, in his mad passion for everything about the railways, and trains. Wonderful video idea! Never fails to make me feel so happy! Thank you, Penguin! (NOT Feathers McGraw, either. THAT Penguin is SUS 🐧)

[@octopus680]

I could listen to you all day Francis -i love your relaxed manner and speaking, you need to be on the telly more, -oh yes we need Diesel clips next ha ha

[@azuma892]

4:49 This is the first time I've heard someone said King's Cross was the terminus of the LMS, what am I watching...

[@azuma892]

He's just playing a character.

[@azuma892]

Anything for money I guess.

[@ricjuk]

@@azuma892 yep, he definitely let the character slip there didn't he.. Surely anyone with even a passing interest in railway history would know Kings X = LNER....!

[@AlexanderFromTheStarDimension]

0:39 I'd know that voice anywhere, RINGO STARR lent his voice to THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE???

[@callumcruickshank5236]

Yeah man, the original narrator for series 1-2. Iconic voice for the show

[@linkspeaks]

George Carlin did too

[@joshslater2426]

Yes. I thought that was well known.

[@ungenbunyon5548]

Well he had to impress his love interests somehow and this was perfect for their age group

[@MrJimheeren]

Yes and Joost Swart in Dutch and George Carlin did the American one

[@leodavis4242]

2:40 Now I've seen Tomska's video on thomas the tank engine, I wonder if Francis knows just how accurate "Henry's just going to be turned into scrap metal, probably" is 🤣

[@LudditeK100]

How long has Thomas the Tank Engine been a computer animation? I know they did make that change, but I didn’t think it was recent enough for a fella his age to not have grown up with the model railroad version

[@TheBlueEM2]

They switched to CGI in 2009.

[@ranielladurand]

I literally just saw a video of him on twitter, I didn’t know who he was, and now this was on my suggested videos wtf. Love to see it tho

[@AnnaPxx]

Apps and websites can have access to your device (unless you deny permission) and know what other websites and apps you have used. Big Brother is watching you (us), haha 😂

[@sratus]

It's not a coincidence.

[@jscz]

4:45 Bourgeois is incorrect here - King's Cross was a terminus of the LNER, which painted its locomotives green, blue, and black at various points, but not really this burgundy colour, which was indeed the LMS.

[@Spud607]

Just want to point out that flat spots on Thomas wheels wouldn't have occurred there. Flat spots come from the wheels locking up (usually due to excessive braking or an axlebox failure) and sliding on the rail creating flat spots which is very serious and can derail a train.

[@Martindyna]

Not sure they can actually derail a train.

[@Spud607]

@Martindyna that exact thing is what caused that big train derailment and fire in East Palestine, Ohio, early last year. There have also been several cases of it happening with old-fashioned coaches, which caused very deadly accidents, most notably the wreck at Frankfurt Junction, which killed 79.

[@sprinterofficial8457]

4:46 not its not, LMS ran trains up the west coast mainline from Euston, LNER was kings cross

[@stephenauty2402]

You look so much like David Bowie and a young River Phoenix in Stand By Me...such a good film

[@trainnerd25]

One of the better representatives of the railway industry. Thank you for doing your part to stop the normalization of Thomas the tank engine after a certain age.

[@erikrydstad2743]

Omg I love you. You are a treasure. Cheers from Sweden!

[@samgold7958]

legend!!

[@ferryvantichelen6521]

Thanks! Loved it

[@Kufunninapuh]

Possibly the best 11 minutes in KZbin

[@DanielKing-dk5nr]

Loved the old skool Thomas, because the voices done for the train is Ringo Starr from The Beatles.

[@jonfoulkes3160]

"it can't just stop there" I felt his words like I was 5 years old again 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@carlosaranda6499]

They should’ve shown clips from The Big Bang Theory. Sheldon is also obsessed with trains in that show

protect this man at all costs.

[@idontlikechristmas2269]

As a Thomas the Tank Engine found this just hurts my brain no henry was not left in the tunnel to rust away and die, he was let out in the next bloody episode. It always annoys me that people always claim that this is how it ends and he was left to rust there and die, no he wasn't he was let out in the next episode god dammit.

[@lurkk4869]

Exactly the vid I need rn when I’m high

[@Elriuhilu]

Is this that guy who had that video from a camera on his head that made his face look funny?

[@57305northernprincess]

5972 is painted in West Coast Railways shade of maroon. The film's backstory 5972 was stolen after being built at Swindon and the wizards turned her into a magical locomotive so she didnt get powered by coal

[@bedford4383]

Thanks for this tidbit 😊

[@QueenToKingOfSpades]

He's delightful.

[@yusufalasmi8923]

I freaking love him

[@845SiM]

They bricked him up! Forgot THTE was so brutal 😂😂😂

[@l05tw0bbl3]

“Huge fan of realism” “Trains have personalities” Ok friend.

[@kvltothewonderhorse]

Pre nationalisation, Kings Cross was/is LNER, not LMS. So not the right livery for the terminus either. A great western loco, in LMS livery, at an LNER station. If only they’d used Southern Rolling stock then all the big four would have been represented!

[@Dacijo]

Love the old models in Thomas the tank engine.

[@KarK1ttyy]

"but unfortunately as someone who loves realism, that's not exactly the case"amazing

[@TundeEszlari]

Brilliant content.

[@AozoraUltra2006]

"as the locomotives have talking faces. :/" i was like "haha he said a joke. wait, he;s serious."

[@ridethree]

So nerdy yet so handsome. A rare coincidence

[@AntonAdelson]

I want more of it!!

[@meggiemoo931]

my favorite part about the old thomas the tank engine show is that ringo starr narrated it

[@miriam4235]

Even his shirt has a train seat upholstery quality about it.

[@tocov]

Missed out on the opportunity to have him react to scenes from Trainspotting.

[@pindebraende]

sees stop-motion animation clip of Thomas the tank engine: "this is neat, not like nowadays when it would have all been animated" Sees stop-motion animation clip of Wallace and gromit: "amazing how it's all animated" words mean nothing to this trainspotting king

[@RollForever88]

Thomas the tank engine original was #1 in my childhood. 👏

[@sodor_dan-da-man]

Also the rev Awdry had always said when the engines are on sodor is the only time they have faces and when on the mainland in real life , supposedly, they have their smoke box doors just like he did and operated on his Thomas Ffarquhar layouts

[@jacksonvega7751]

Can’t wait for Francis to get to Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

[@gingerbread7778]

This is the real life "I like trains" kid from asdf movie

[@TLabsLLC-AI-Development]

Special interests are so fun.

[@slushieboy99]

Can't seem to buy this on kindle in the USA?

[@Intruppaman]

Brilliant.

[@rshackelford4445]

Henry does get let out of the tunnel in the next episode.

[@beeancahexagonal6213]

I’m sure he knows Wallace and Gromit is claymation so realistic in its own way like the model train Thomas the tank engine

[@Jam-Jar1]

Love how he dislikes Thomas the Tank Engine for lack of realism, yet I like Thomas the Tank Engine for the presence of realism, most present in the original books.

[@rhodrage]

Thomas the Tank engine, or the Railway Series, strived for as much realism as possible. And then the tv show kinda ruined that after the early days. Henry is fine, he came out the next episode.

[@ldarm]

Love him

[@sodor_dan-da-man]

The Rev Awdry adhered to true railway practice and rules and kept what the engines did in the stories within the realms of reality and not far fetched as the animated, CGI and everything else after series 4.

[@sKid-gh9ub]

I was expecting him to tear the Wallace and Gromit clip to shreds based on what he said about realism in the Thomas and Harry Potter clips.

[@DustinKeiser]

Love the movie Trainspotting

[@cheersbobby1626]

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen blood from this angle. He always got that fisheye lens on lmao.

[@dingwei7]

Should’ve given him the train from Goldeneye

[@mrnewton86]

On that Thomas episode, why would Henry be punished, I thought his driver and fireman would be the ones recieving disciplinary action for refusing to work as they're the ones operating him.

[@thatrandomswede8108]

bro is the rainbolt of trains

[@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast]

I think that title would go to myself haha. Here in the US there are SEVERAL different production differences within a year during a specific locomotive’s production run. I take great joy in quizzing myself like rainbolt and finding the subtle differences between the engines (it could be something as simple as a door hinge being an inch off center). Point being there are people a lot like me who are called “rivet counters” who enjoy this stuff. To the public, all locomotives look the same. To us, we can nail down the exact month the locomotive was made based on some simple “spotting features.” It’s really fun!

[@milehighclassics]

Excellent

[@Rtong98]

Awesome

[@Fcutdlady]

Did you know the hogwarts express, 5972 oulton hall, was very nearly scrapped . It was rotting away in Woodham Brothers scrapyard Barry Island Wales before being saved for preservation . 293 locomotives went into the yard for breaking. 213 came out of the yard for preservation. This was due to the fact that goods wagons were easier for the scrap crew to break. The only reason some locomotives were scraped was to keep the scrap crew in work when there were no more goods wagons left . Steam preservation in the uk owes a thank you to Dai Woodham and his scrapyard .

[@BeneathTheGold]

Why does he sound so different here? His voice has went all deep

[@DanVogt]

Secondary voice break. Legit

[@mikesolejazz]

Kings Cross is LNER! Great description tho.

[@KCJbomberFTW]

So this guy was a model and spent his time on his passions?

[@jackwillis2963]

"Hats off to grommit for that one"