Riding The Ruislip Lido Railway

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8 жыл бұрын

We dispatched Tim Dunn to explore the Ruislip Lido Railway - a miniature gauge railway in London, open year round, that ploughs through woodland, and circles the lido itself.

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@ericjamieson 6 жыл бұрын

Normally I prefer Geoff as a narrator for the railway stuff but Tim is so excited here it's endearing.

@polchraine 7 жыл бұрын

Takes me back to 1978 - when I was a train driver at Ruislip Lido. And I believe Robert was one of the engines we had at that time.

@itsalpreacher3954 5 жыл бұрын

Dang. This must be like the TARDIS for you, then.

@morphyesque 6 жыл бұрын

Now aged 71, I was born in 1946 and lived at Highland Road, Northwood Hills which is on the verge of Ruislip (Park) Woods and its Lido.I went onto this railway in its old figure of 8 track formation in the 1950s before the line was extended.Being influenced by 1950s adventure films, one day I lobbed a log onto the line and waited for the train to come along while I hid in the undergrowth.The train driver had to stop the train and then remove the obstruction before proceeding.In later life we took our son on a memory lane trip onto this railway for its full length after we had moved to North London.Our house was in sight of Haste Hill with its municipal golf course and I don't wonder why no-one ever gets out at this intermediate station as it leads nowhere!

@ullscarf 2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe that I grew up near here, my dad was into steam railways and loved miniature railways but until today I had no idea this existed.

@asac159 Жыл бұрын

Referred here by Geoff's 2022 video of RLR. I'm not sure that Matt has been home in the meantime - reckon he lives there. Even Haste Hill hasn't changed as the least used station. Brilliant, even without Siddy!

@emgee81 7 жыл бұрын

Happy memories of going to Ruislip Lido as a child in the 80's. Glad to see that the little trains are still running - need to take my own children there now. Does anyone else remember there also being a miniature railway about 10 miles east of Ruislip in Roundwood Park (Stonebridge/Willesden/Kensal Green area)? I never went on it as I think it had already been abandoned by then but my mum swears blind that she rode on the little trains as a child in 60's/70's! :)

@Finchley 8 жыл бұрын

I like this guy, I remember him from train spotting live on BBC 4, surprised Geoff wasnt on that show tbf

@klanny22 8 жыл бұрын

I was just going to say I remember him from that. He gets very passionate about trains, talks very excitedly.

@fritspas 8 жыл бұрын

Geoff is more into the underground train scene, BBC is way to mainstream.

@Finchley 8 жыл бұрын

+fritspas I personally feel that Geoff is one of my favourite presenters of anything, full stop. The way he speaks is like your mate down the pub yet a massive train geek. I'm 18 so you can understand my problem, nobody else likes trains haha

@chasbodaniels1744 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I enjoy this Londonist guy as well, but as an American, it’s often VERY hard to make out what he’s saying ... especially when excited.

@bostonrailfan2427 3 жыл бұрын

Geoff is good, but it’s clear from his non-railway videos that he’s just not interested in anything non-Underground or TfL related and outside of London it’s strict railway stuff

@alisonlee3314 7 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! I had no idea it was as extensive as that.

@thenewdomtri1 7 жыл бұрын

I so wish I lived in London. I would die to volunteer here. In America, they have these but bloody hell I can't find them. :p

@itsalpreacher3954 5 жыл бұрын

God save the Queen.

@samstevens7444 4 жыл бұрын

Aswell some of these, not this one in particular, are made before the US was a thing!

@bostonrailfan2427 3 жыл бұрын

they’re around in just about every state, the narrow gauge ones are the ones that are few and far between

@JJungleJapeson 8 жыл бұрын

1:50 London's Lost Miniature Railways 1

@Thomasboy05 8 жыл бұрын

I so agree #yespls

@KristerL 8 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes!

@kkwong83 7 жыл бұрын

Lyndon Hartley

@brianartillery 8 жыл бұрын

That looks absolutely superb. Must pay it a visit sometime. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

@MistressValkress 7 жыл бұрын

Love this xxx Well done RLRS xxx You will always have a special place in my heart xxx

@asherjackson4504 7 жыл бұрын

14 miles from Piccadilly Circus, 1,6 KM railway, the U.K. Is a mess of metric and imperial

@WASIURPA 6 жыл бұрын

Asher McCarthy agreed

@rosiefay7283 5 жыл бұрын

We're getting there slowly, inch by centimetre...

@heli-crewhgs5285 5 жыл бұрын

When my brother, Miles, moved to France, he was forced to change his name to Kilometres.

@chasbodaniels1744 5 жыл бұрын

Haw, haw, haw

@bostonrailfan2427 3 жыл бұрын

…i laugh when ignorant commenters and commentators insult Americans using the imperial system,it’s hard to ignore that your own people still use it too!

@missgfaulkner 8 жыл бұрын

Was here about two months ago and got told the railway's no longer in use, seeing as that's not the case I have to ride one of these trains! Preferably the steam engine if possible, it looks gorgeous!

@Londonistvids 8 жыл бұрын

'no longer in use' ! who told you that? it is very definitely so still open all year round!!

@missgfaulkner 8 жыл бұрын

+Londonist Ltd funnily enough it was a friend who lives pretty near Ruislip!!!

@tpc2666 7 жыл бұрын

It is definitly open as I have ridden it numerous times

@thetravellingtrainconducto2702 7 жыл бұрын

Gem Faulkner Mad Bess comes out roughly on a monthly basis, she's out every weekend for Santa Special's(To My knowledge) at the minute, unfortunately Santa Special's are fully booked and you cannot purchase tickets on the day until Santa specials are finished. Our first day after Santa specials is Boxing Day 26th of December.

@thetravellingtrainconducto2702 7 жыл бұрын

ThemeCrafter 264 The Railway is most definitely not closed! A load of volunteers including myself are here nearly every weekend making sure the railway remains running!

@nitramretep 8 жыл бұрын

Tim, great video and your presentation is, as always, exceptional, thanks!

@frankadams9644 5 жыл бұрын

i am 68 now and had some great days out when i was very young here

@iknowuwanted4926 8 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 40K subs!

@VXFury 7 жыл бұрын

I've been on that train like 2 years ago, good too see that you haven't missed it!

@BenedictC 8 жыл бұрын

Hope Tim does more videos for you as this was a great video.

@MrTimDunn 7 жыл бұрын

We had fun making it, Benedict! Thanks for your nice words.

@RoSi4You 8 жыл бұрын

*Been there. Amazing place!*

@jordyfleming8959 8 жыл бұрын

Love you guys!

@Raiderdawg71 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew about this when I spent a summer working at the former RAF West Ruislip.

@hotelmario510 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I could be as enthusiastic about anything as this guy is about miniature railways.

@stephensmith799 4 жыл бұрын

But seriously have you ever told a German how many yards there are in a mile and watched the look of amazement come over their face?!

@AtheistOrphan 8 жыл бұрын

Never heard of this. Got to visit now!

@ThomK-TBF-IRL 7 жыл бұрын

I actually spotted this miniature railway on a map of London I was browsing through randomly a while ago. I've been wanting to visit ever since.

@MrBnsftrain 8 жыл бұрын

I never heard of this line before! Around Kansas City, where I live, there's an abandoned miniature railway (the roadbed, platform, and bridge are still there), and another miniature railway that'as still in use, and has lots of history!

@jonathanpang1565 8 жыл бұрын

I love this video

@DaveInBridport 6 жыл бұрын

Lived in Ruislip 1963-88. Used to love the Lido railway.

@themaskedscotslass 7 жыл бұрын

i been there when i was a child it was fun day as i remember i didnt remember the lido

@likkleginger 8 жыл бұрын

Love it. Not just for summer ... The Santa Specials sell out at lightning speed as doting mummies like me demand them for themselves I mean their kids lol.

@MsEdy09 4 жыл бұрын

Lucky I live close to it

@BennettIsAmazing 8 жыл бұрын

Going on one of these trains was a high point of my early childhood.

@emardis8982 6 жыл бұрын

I used to dream of owning a miniature railway like this, when I was a kid.

@Ass_Burgers_Syndrome 2 жыл бұрын

Holy crap, those jeans turnups !

@FactChecker1000 5 жыл бұрын

I remember riding this railway when I was young

@samantharahman3279 3 жыл бұрын

I've been on the ruislip lido railway before

@dundunbaconbununitedkingdo8693 8 жыл бұрын

Loved it

@Aviationrail 2 жыл бұрын

I hope Geoff can come to the railway one day?

@monalisa6649 5 жыл бұрын

I been there before with my family and the train ride was fun

@roderickimackenzie 7 жыл бұрын

I want to go!

@vanillasplash6198 8 жыл бұрын

I used to go on that railway all the time as a young child, living very close. Hasn't changed a bit ;)

@vanillasplash6198 8 жыл бұрын

Really? Wow I will then lol

@Gummyyy 8 жыл бұрын

They have changed a lot of the infrastructure keeping the route extremely well maintained and upgrading the Willow Lawn station with a new turntable :) In terms of the family friendly atmosphere, it has not changed one bit tho, still a great day out!

@MikeWillSee 2 жыл бұрын

Can't believe that Tim used to do Londonist videos!

@Steviearmitage007 8 жыл бұрын

Loved it - are you going to cover the miniature at Eastcote too ? (Im a local so pass the signs every day but never seen it)

@Keyaans_Photography 3 жыл бұрын

2:23 is that mat the voice of tameslink?

@ehg319 3 жыл бұрын

yes

@chrisstephens6673 8 жыл бұрын

The only railway to, almost, encircle the North Atlantic. I wonder how many will get the reference?

@thetravellingtrainconducto2702 7 жыл бұрын

It's my first day volunteering here tomorrow CANT WAIT'!! :-D

@Drawyah 5 жыл бұрын

How'd it go?

@kopolanternyoutube7922 8 жыл бұрын

I get confused about why is overground included in the mainline and located in canary wharf and stanford and also im also confused about the switching oysters its confusing sorry love your video's too and could you do the Secrets of the west ruslip line? :)

@Aviationrail 2 жыл бұрын

I hope Geoff can come to the railway one day!

@CobaltSkies 8 жыл бұрын

I live a mile from it and it's a nice railway

@HenrysAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

Had Mad Bess ever run as 15" gauge? Not ever seen any pictures or videos of her anywhere but Ruislip Lido.

@h4ckrs257 7 жыл бұрын

Cool

@MrGyges 8 жыл бұрын

Classic. Titfield Thunderboltsville still lives.

@u.kcoasterenthusiast9900 6 жыл бұрын

I live in Ruislip 😃

@itzsamplayz6046 3 жыл бұрын

OMG THATS MY LOCAL RAILWAY

@simonfoster6430 3 жыл бұрын

What a beaut

@content_deleted2416 4 жыл бұрын

The steam locomotive looks like Blanche or Linda from the Ffestiniog railway

@stazzaproductions Жыл бұрын

I cannot believe that they had people in the Water back then, For YEARS it has been banned to swim or even touch the water

@Luca-of6ct 7 жыл бұрын

Oh I went on this

@GalvinGaming 6 жыл бұрын

1:50 Now I know why there was track on the path yet a few metres, a train cab stuck in the ground

@shekmarcus3797 2 жыл бұрын

He's a legend he work on the gtr

@frostycreeper1055 8 жыл бұрын

I can't plan a trip to Haste Hill on the Tfl journey planner....

@frostycreeper1055 8 жыл бұрын

***** Thanks but all I get is Haste Hill Golf Course

@Gummyyy 8 жыл бұрын

+FrostyCreeper10 That's the same station, it's sometimes to referred to that because of the giant golf course located directly behind it :)

@fmtjanssen 8 жыл бұрын

It's very counter-intuitive, but it works. Click on Goeff's link and type in the destination exactly as it is depicted in the screenshot. (Just replace Willow Lawn with Haste Hill) If it doesn't offer you any RLR journeys simply search for a weekend journey and enable the "Routes with least walking" option.

@frostycreeper1055 8 жыл бұрын

***** ohh

@jamesmorton-m6tzo396 7 жыл бұрын

My father took me on the lido railway a couple of times when i were a lad....i honestly didnt thinkl that it would still be running......kinda refreshing to find something from my childhood that hasnt been shut down or isnt a starbucks or costa......i cant even remeber the train crash that happened.....1000's were killed.....trajic ;)

@thomasohare8552 7 жыл бұрын

Thousands killed? I work there, and I know for sure that a train only has a capacity of 160.

@mikekirwan5326 7 жыл бұрын

Jagger Comics 152 for anyone that's counting ;) and 1 guard and driver so 154 if your really picky, and if your even more picky hen you could have a trainee with the guard and driver, so 156, and technically 2 people could sit in the front guards, so 158. But seriously all this shows is that i have a lot of time on my hands

@thomasohare8552 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, yeah. Anyway, on the history page of the website, it shows how a few were injured while the council owned it. Also, Chris's PW email there's kinda a lot of ballast pull up! I feel a little bad for not wanting to do that!

@emilyhornett2492 8 жыл бұрын

where's Geoff?

@matthewdunderdale8685 5 жыл бұрын

Daniel Hornett did vicki look different in this one??

@donaloflynn 5 жыл бұрын

Behind the camera!

@LongHaulPilot 4 жыл бұрын

That guy talks fast

@MarioJPav 7 жыл бұрын

does it work in october- November time?

@thomasohare8552 7 жыл бұрын

It runs all year round, on weekends, bank holidays, and throughout the school holidays. the only time it shuts down is January, when heavy maintenance takes place.

@olly5764 8 жыл бұрын

Mad Bess looks surprisingly like a scale model of the Ffestiniog's Penrhyn Ladies, Linda and Blanch!

@charliemanning8498 8 жыл бұрын

That's because she was designed to! A half scale version of Blanche!

@andyg3 8 жыл бұрын

it is

@williamg209two 7 жыл бұрын

id live to do it but i live in the north of england

@randolphclarke4674 6 жыл бұрын

That Matt streeton guy sounds like the please mind the gap guy on the class 700s

@adriyanangelov7099 4 жыл бұрын

and class 717 and the 365

@samueldoyle1474 8 жыл бұрын

Awww, Tim's such a babe

@yegventures 7 жыл бұрын

Is this a tourist attraction or do people actually use it as a commute?

@tobysummers471 7 жыл бұрын

Lincoln Ho | YEGventures.ca tourist attraction

@thedude3651 7 жыл бұрын

I've ridden on it. Just goes round a lake in the woods. Also mostly just kids who actually ride it.

@DaveInBridport 6 жыл бұрын

Lincoln Ho | YEGventures.ca Unlikely. Northern terminus is a golf course!

@Sean-D78 7 жыл бұрын

i love ruislip lido when its hot.

@NYMR-Pacific-6323 3 жыл бұрын

NYMR Next Please

@isaacf1060 8 жыл бұрын

Who else has been here since they had 2K subs?

@Adsy125 8 жыл бұрын

Does Tim work for Londonist?

@timsekac2624 6 жыл бұрын

Rebuild that lost minature railway!

@matthews4159 8 жыл бұрын

a map of the route,, maybe?

@tuderich 8 жыл бұрын

why do I not live in London?

@PaulParkinson 8 жыл бұрын

If the Ruislip Lido Railway is on the "wrong" side of London for you, then check out the Swanley New Barn Railway.. steamdriver.wixsite.com/snbr/

@patrickcoghlan5027 6 жыл бұрын

Where’s geoff?

@Atlas255 3 жыл бұрын

TIM IN FUCKEN RUISLIP

@oliverblake1889 8 жыл бұрын

Tim is my mums sisters son

@MrTimDunn 7 жыл бұрын

Hello Oliver! I hope you are well and enjoyed the video. Tim.

@matthewdunderdale8685 5 жыл бұрын

cousin... the word you seek is cousin

@cameronyoungcg9270 8 жыл бұрын

Not jealous at all!

@eisemanrenyardjake 8 жыл бұрын

Do they allow people to swim here again? When I went, I was told swimming in the lake's no longer allowed, but at the beginning of this video, it looks like people are.....

@simonhobbs1350 8 жыл бұрын