For the Love of Steam
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Steam trains, model railways and narrow gauge railways!
Great day out at the Kirklees Light Railway Gala last weekend, with 2 visiting locos I spent a lot of time with in my younger days as a volunteer on the Ravenglass and Eskdale. Really well run event too, everything ran like clockwork! #steamtrain #trains #narrowgauge
Kirklees Light Railway Steam Gala 2026 | Whistlestop Valley
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September 20, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Great day out at the Kirklees Light Railway Gala last weekend, with 2 visiting locos I spent a lot of time with in my younger days as a volunteer on the Ravenglass and Eskdale. Really well run event too, everything ran like clockwork! #steamtrain #trains #narrowgauge
20 years ago this weekend I thoroughly enjoyed my first ever visit to the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway for the steam gala in 2006. And yesterday, I was back there again and even managed to recreate this shot of The Earl taking water at Llanfair Caereinion! #narrowgauge #steamtrains
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20 years ago this weekend I thoroughly enjoyed my first ever visit to the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway for the steam gala in 2006. And yesterday, I w...
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September 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
20 years ago this weekend I thoroughly enjoyed my first ever visit to the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway for the steam gala in 2006. And yesterday, I was back there again and even managed to recreate this shot of The Earl taking water at Llanfair Caereinion! #narrowgauge #steamtrains
75 years ago today, the @talyllyn.co.uk became the world's first Preserved Railway! Congratulations to these amazing pioneers who spearheaded a whole movement! My little tribute is on YouTube shorts now #narrowgauge #steamtrain #trains #railway
75 Years of Railway Adventure: The Talyllyn Preservation Legacy 🚂 #steamtrain #narrowgauge #trains
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May 14, 2026 at 8:36 PM
75 years ago today, the @talyllyn.co.uk became the world's first Preserved Railway! Congratulations to these amazing pioneers who spearheaded a whole movement! My little tribute is on YouTube shorts now #narrowgauge #steamtrain #trains #railway
My new video today is a ride behind the oldest operational loco at Statfold, the superb 'Minas de Aller' No 2, built in Paris in 1884 by Corpet-Louvet. A veteran of the mining railways in Northern Spain, the loco features a highly unusual indirect drive! #steamtrains #narrowgauge #steam
142 YEAR OLD FRENCH STEAM: Front Verandah Ride (Statfold 2026)
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March 28, 2026 at 5:32 PM
My new video today is a ride behind the oldest operational loco at Statfold, the superb 'Minas de Aller' No 2, built in Paris in 1884 by Corpet-Louvet. A veteran of the mining railways in Northern Spain, the loco features a highly unusual indirect drive! #steamtrains #narrowgauge #steam
Today on The Railway Room is a look at Esgairgeiliog, the former station on the Corris Railway, superbly modelled in 7mm scale! #trains #modelrailway #narrowgauge
Esgairgeiliog: Corris Railway Modelled in 7mm | The Railway Room
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March 22, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Today on The Railway Room is a look at Esgairgeiliog, the former station on the Corris Railway, superbly modelled in 7mm scale! #trains #modelrailway #narrowgauge
My 400th video release on YouTube is now live! It's the highlights of a fantastic narrow gauge day out last weekend at the Statfold Barn Railway Spectacle of Steam!
Statfold Barn Railway: Spectacle of Steam Gala 2026 (400th Video)
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March 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM
My 400th video release on YouTube is now live! It's the highlights of a fantastic narrow gauge day out last weekend at the Statfold Barn Railway Spectacle of Steam!
My next video is going to be my 400th full public video on YouTube! Look out for the Statfold Barn Spectacle of Steam from early tomorrow morning!
#steamtrain #narrowgauge
#steamtrain #narrowgauge
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YouTube tells me that there are currently 399 videos on my channel, meaning that my next release this weekend will therefore be my official 400th full length...
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March 13, 2026 at 7:40 PM
My next video is going to be my 400th full public video on YouTube! Look out for the Statfold Barn Spectacle of Steam from early tomorrow morning!
#steamtrain #narrowgauge
#steamtrain #narrowgauge
Had a brilliant day out yesterday on the Statfold Barn Railway! I won't have time to edit the huge amount of footage I got until next Saturday, but here are a couple of the still photos I took to whet your appetite!
#steamtrain #narrowgauge #trains
#steamtrain #narrowgauge #trains
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Some of you may have noticed that I (intentionally) missed my normal Saturday release slot yesterday, 7th of March. That's because I was having a fantastic d...
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March 8, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Had a brilliant day out yesterday on the Statfold Barn Railway! I won't have time to edit the huge amount of footage I got until next Saturday, but here are a couple of the still photos I took to whet your appetite!
#steamtrain #narrowgauge #trains
#steamtrain #narrowgauge #trains
Today on The Railway Room is a look at Kitson Castle & Peckett Pier, a freelance narrow gauge model railway in 009 by Adam & Chris Towers.
Kitson Castle and Peckett Pier was filmed in April 2025 at North West Narrow Gauge in Rainhill
Kitson Castle and Peckett Pier was filmed in April 2025 at North West Narrow Gauge in Rainhill
Kitson Castle & Peckett Pier 009 Narrow Gauge Model Railway | The Railway Room
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September 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Today on The Railway Room is a look at Kitson Castle & Peckett Pier, a freelance narrow gauge model railway in 009 by Adam & Chris Towers.
Kitson Castle and Peckett Pier was filmed in April 2025 at North West Narrow Gauge in Rainhill
Kitson Castle and Peckett Pier was filmed in April 2025 at North West Narrow Gauge in Rainhill
Here is my video from a brilliant day out yesterday at the Apedale Valley Light Railway 15th Anniversary Gala! #narrowgauge #steamtrains
Apedale Valley Light Railway 15th Anniversary Biggest Ever Gala
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September 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Here is my video from a brilliant day out yesterday at the Apedale Valley Light Railway 15th Anniversary Gala! #narrowgauge #steamtrains
My new video this weekend is going to be coming out on Sunday rather than the usual Saturday, as I've been having a brilliant day out today at the Apedale Valley Light Railway 15th Anniversary Gala! #steamtrains #narrowgauge
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My new video this weekend is going to be coming out on Sunday rather than the usual Saturday, as I've been having a brilliant day out today at the Apedale Va...
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September 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My new video this weekend is going to be coming out on Sunday rather than the usual Saturday, as I've been having a brilliant day out today at the Apedale Valley Light Railway 15th Anniversary Gala! #steamtrains #narrowgauge
Today on The Railway Room is another highly detailed 009 narrow gauge model railway! Dwyffyr Uchaf is a Welsh slate scene, which connects to the popular Tan yr Allt!
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August 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Today on The Railway Room is another highly detailed 009 narrow gauge model railway! Dwyffyr Uchaf is a Welsh slate scene, which connects to the popular Tan yr Allt!
Brilliant day at The Greatest Gathering on Friday! The standard gauge attractions stole the headlines, so I've chosen to make a video focusing on the narrow gauge and miniature steam in action! Featuring steam on 2', 15" & 5" gauges #steamtrains #narrowgauge
Narrow Gauge and Miniature Steam at The Greatest Gathering | Railway 200
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August 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Brilliant day at The Greatest Gathering on Friday! The standard gauge attractions stole the headlines, so I've chosen to make a video focusing on the narrow gauge and miniature steam in action! Featuring steam on 2', 15" & 5" gauges #steamtrains #narrowgauge
My new Narrow Gauge Focus video is a visit to a rare 800mm gauge railway in The Algarve. It takes in a ride across the Ilha da Tavira on the Barril Beach Railway, through the Ria Formosa protected nature reserve!
#narrowgauge #Portugal
#narrowgauge #Portugal
Riding the Algarve Narrow Gauge! Comboio da Praia do Barril
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July 14, 2025 at 5:45 AM
My new Narrow Gauge Focus video is a visit to a rare 800mm gauge railway in The Algarve. It takes in a ride across the Ilha da Tavira on the Barril Beach Railway, through the Ria Formosa protected nature reserve!
#narrowgauge #Portugal
#narrowgauge #Portugal
One of the highlights from the @festrail.bsky.social Platinum Jubilee & #Railway200 event was the shenanigans at Dduallt on Saturday 21st celebrating the deviation, with double departures and trains running over and under the bridge! #narrowgauge #steamtrain #wales
Spiral Celebrations: Fun at Dduallt Ffestiniog Railway Platinum Jubilee
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July 1, 2025 at 5:37 AM
One of the highlights from the @festrail.bsky.social Platinum Jubilee & #Railway200 event was the shenanigans at Dduallt on Saturday 21st celebrating the deviation, with double departures and trains running over and under the bridge! #narrowgauge #steamtrain #wales
Today I've uploaded the short video I filmed yesterday of Quarry Hunslet 'Dolbadarn' in action on the Llanberis Lake Railway! #narrowgauge #steamtrain #trains #wales
Llanberis Lake Railway June 2025
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June 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Today I've uploaded the short video I filmed yesterday of Quarry Hunslet 'Dolbadarn' in action on the Llanberis Lake Railway! #narrowgauge #steamtrain #trains #wales
Superb weather today for my first ever ride on the Snowdon Mountain Railway! I got some great footage, which will be coming to the channel soon! Tomorrow, I can hear the call of the @festrail.bsky.social beckoning...
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I'm currently having a cheeky jaunt to North Wales! This morning I managed to grab some shots of 'Dolbadarn' on the Lake Railway, before the main event: my f...
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June 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Superb weather today for my first ever ride on the Snowdon Mountain Railway! I got some great footage, which will be coming to the channel soon! Tomorrow, I can hear the call of the @festrail.bsky.social beckoning...
Today on The Railway Room, I'm building up a Welshpool and Llanfair Railway bogie coach in 009 using the new kit from Inoxion Models!
#narrowgauge #modelrailway #trains
#narrowgauge #modelrailway #trains
Building 009 Welshpool & Llanfair Coach Kits from Inoxion Models | The Railway Room
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June 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Today on The Railway Room, I'm building up a Welshpool and Llanfair Railway bogie coach in 009 using the new kit from Inoxion Models!
#narrowgauge #modelrailway #trains
#narrowgauge #modelrailway #trains
Neither steam nor narrow gauge today for a change...it's the Iberian gauge 0450 series DMUs in action on the Algarve line in Southern Portugal, soon to be replaced as the line is being electrified!
Electrifying Algarve Railway: Iberian gauge DMUs in action!
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June 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Neither steam nor narrow gauge today for a change...it's the Iberian gauge 0450 series DMUs in action on the Algarve line in Southern Portugal, soon to be replaced as the line is being electrified!
Here's a newly remastered video from a particularly enjoyable day spent with my Dad walking footpaths around Jenbach filming trains on the steeply graded metre gauge Achenseebahn. Features loco No 1 in action, which was sadly damaged in a fire in Jenbach engine shed in 2008 and hasn't run since.
Achenseebahn Lineside: Remastered
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June 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Here's a newly remastered video from a particularly enjoyable day spent with my Dad walking footpaths around Jenbach filming trains on the steeply graded metre gauge Achenseebahn. Features loco No 1 in action, which was sadly damaged in a fire in Jenbach engine shed in 2008 and hasn't run since.
Today on The Railway Room, I'm making up a superb Brooks 3D kit for a Ruston & Hornsby 44/48 narrow gauge diesel in 009. Despite some painting hiccups, I'm pretty pleased with how it came out in the end!
Building a Ruston & Hornsby 44/48 diesel in 009 Narrow Gauge from Brooks 3D | The Railway Room
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May 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Today on The Railway Room, I'm making up a superb Brooks 3D kit for a Ruston & Hornsby 44/48 narrow gauge diesel in 009. Despite some painting hiccups, I'm pretty pleased with how it came out in the end!
My Narrow Gauge Focus video this week is a single unbroken shot, following the @talyllyn.co.uk popular 0-4-0DM No 9 Alf on a rare passenger train. Filmed from the slopes of Craig Fach Goch, we follow Alf's progress heading down the valley, all the way from Cynfal bridge to beyond Ty Mawr!
Alf Heads to Tywyn on the Talyllyn Railway
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May 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
My Narrow Gauge Focus video this week is a single unbroken shot, following the @talyllyn.co.uk popular 0-4-0DM No 9 Alf on a rare passenger train. Filmed from the slopes of Craig Fach Goch, we follow Alf's progress heading down the valley, all the way from Cynfal bridge to beyond Ty Mawr!
My new video this week is highlights of a storming ride up the Vale of Rheidol Railway behind NG/G13 No 60 Drakensberg! #steamtrain #narrowgauge #wales
Behind Garratt No 60 Drakensberg on the Vale of Rheidol Railway
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May 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My new video this week is highlights of a storming ride up the Vale of Rheidol Railway behind NG/G13 No 60 Drakensberg! #steamtrain #narrowgauge #wales
New this weekend is this recut and remastered video of a visit to the Fairbourne Railway on a slightly damp weekday back in Sept 2006, with bonus footage of trains on Barmouth bridge! #trains #steamtrain #narrowgauge
Fairbourne Railway 2006 Remastered
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April 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
New this weekend is this recut and remastered video of a visit to the Fairbourne Railway on a slightly damp weekday back in Sept 2006, with bonus footage of trains on Barmouth bridge! #trains #steamtrain #narrowgauge
This week's Narrow Gauge Focus is a look at a rare #narrowgauge railway in the Algarve of Portugal, originally built to serve the tuna industry and now carrying holidaymakers!
#trains #railways
#trains #railways
Narrow Gauge in The Algarve: Comboio da Praia do Barril - Barril Beach Railway
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April 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This week's Narrow Gauge Focus is a look at a rare #narrowgauge railway in the Algarve of Portugal, originally built to serve the tuna industry and now carrying holidaymakers!
#trains #railways
#trains #railways