Thanks for paying us at the Alfreton Model Railway Society. If you ever fancy coming and doing a running day then do let us know!

These videos make for such a lovely change of pace on the channel. Your journeys on heritage railways are a joy to watch, I’m glad Chloe is enjoying your hobby alongside you as well 😊 Great video mate

Took my children there at Easter. my 8 year old son was quite disappointed when he found the pacers weren't running lol. I usually take my children there about once a year. Along with other local railway sites like Ecclesborne and Barrowhill Roundhouse etc. I would like to say i've had a number of old second hand models, from the model railway there at the start of your video and they are all well looked after and good runners. Also I would like to add on what you touched on at the end, it often isn't that busy and the volunteers down there try hard, Im thankful to you for producing this video as I would like to see this place not only survive but prosper. By the way it is also dog friendly

Hi Sam , so nice to see you out and about promoting heritage and preserved railways ..A pleasing change from being indoors . Glad you and chloe seamed to be enjoying your day out . Keep up the good work and I look forward to your next video . Take care both of you .

"I rest my case" that was one of the funniest things I've heard for a long time 😂😂😂

14:49 And here, in it's natural habitat, we have a Class 08

That was an awesome trip. Thank you for taking us along for the ride and tours. It’s nice that Chloe has an interest in our hobby. You’re a lucky man because she’s fun and adorable. Good luck with your future happiness.

Seeing real life railways are good to base a model railway on.

What a nice place, I could spend *days* measuring rivets in such a collection of so various stuff ;) Nice to see some modern(ish) machines preserved too. And the little narrow gauge steam engine sounds really well balanced. And yes model railroads were a thing back in the late XIXth. If you didn't know, Napoleon III, last Emperor of the French, was a real train nerd. Of course he could build real railways (and he did, he more than quadrupled the size of the national network...), but he also built and owned a live steam model railroad of a scale similar of the ancien Rocket model you've just seen. One loco is preserved at the Compiègne palace. Model railroading is nearly as old as full scale thing!

Great to see Cloe again! She has such a lovely smile!

Hi Sam, I went to Butterly back in 2001 and met the owner of Princess Margaret Rose. He also sold me a copy of his book about the loco. He very kindly sign the copy. Also the Duchess of Sutherland was under going restoration at the time and 6201 Princess Elizabeth was the Loco on duty pulling the trains. My Beagle Puppy who was about 6 months old enjoyed his first Train ride.

Lovely video, Sam and Chloe! Interesting and funny 😀👌🏼 I love it that you English people save so much of the "old junk" ❤️

Thanks for the different video Sam and Chloe and it was good to see that the some of the cabs had separately fitted parts

Oh, I've not been to the Midland railway for decades but I grew up round there - my family on my Mum's side are from around there! My mum went to school in Swanick. My Dad's mum is buried very near there too, because it was the geographic middle of distributed family despite her living in the South-East most of her life having moved down from Leicestershire after the war. I'm in Shipley, West Yorkshire now. A triangular station whilst Ambergate's is long gone! Plenty of heritage railways and interesting things to see around here too!

Hi Sam, glad to see that Chloe and you had a great day out on the Midland Railway Butterley. Back in the good old 1980's when we were all young, I travelled around the Midlands and occasionally up to Sheffield by train. At the time a lot of the journeys were on first generation DMU's. (Don't remember exactly which class 😞) They weren't the newest, fastest or quietest but being able to sit on the first row in the driving coach and peer past the driver to get the view of the track out of the front window was amazing...

So glad you got to go to see some more real railways. The layouts were amazing as well. Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing your experience. Magic. 🎉

If you ever get chance you really should try the Statfold Barn Railway as it has a huge collection of narrow gauge locos

I've been hoping for another heritage railway video this summer. It was worth the wait. Very enjoyable. Thanks for your interesting narrative and great videography.

Great video Sam - it's been a good 15 years since I was last there. Back in the 80s, I remember being on a Santa Special and my dad kept teasing me because I didn't believe in Santa any more, and lo and behold - their Santa forgot to do our coach, so my dad said it was my fault for not believing! Just on a historical note - neither of the stations are original. Butterley was demolished by BR, and the buildings there now came from Whitwell, whilst Swanwick Junction is an entirely new build station (as in, there was no station there previously), with the buildings coming from Syston.

👍 Fine outing , thanks for sharing.

they need lots of money to restore the roof of the main building if anyone can help them

It would be so cool for you two to make a trip to America and ride some trains there

Lovely! The sheer number of heritage railways in the UK is just mind boggling. Google did reveal a number of no less than 150... We can only presume that mass closures in the very past have contributed triggering so many initiatives for the public to experience days gone by... What a sweet day out 🙂

I say this as a compliment. When you were knocking over the sand castles. You looked like Mr. Bean. Good show.

Narrow gauge tracks are next to standard gauge ones at Blaenau Ffestiniog, so not that unusual. Open coaches are available on the Launceston Steam Railway and the ride is similar. Open Sundays to Thursdays at the moment should you chose to come to Cornwall.

Brilliant video. Great to see you both enjoying yourselves!😊

Good view from the signal box and the peak class diesel locomotives

Hi Sam. Another thoroughly enjoyable and informative video. You’ve always been a class act: now with the the delightful Chloe alongside, you’re even classier! Keep up the good work, and thanks for all your hard work in making this hobby accessible to all. Chris

What a great day trip. Thanks for sharing!

Any video with Chloe in it is a good video. Ronn

Lovely film you both! Never been so great to be showed around is great! Thank you 👍

I was going to say, I would go just for the pacers, but then you beat me to is, I love em. Also you should have called it a Samcastle, I do need to go to see the HSTs the peaks and the steamers, and they have Duchess of Sutherland there atm having some work. If you want to see narrow gauge next to standard, Bleanau Ffestiniog is brilliant, you have the mainline with occasional railtours and then the Ffestiniog

Hi Sam &Chloe that was cool very interesting one of the many museums and railways on my list to visit when I have my first visit to Gt Britain next year from down here in New Zealand

Love your field trips. It is so fun.

That was absolutely incredible and awesome! Thank You for sharing your wonderful life with us.

Thank you so much for this video 😊

Maybe one day this will become Sam & Chloe's Trains 😜 Which will be awesome

An excellent video, enjoyed watching it very much… thank you both..

glad you enjoyed it. we did last year too.

I know Midland Railway well I used to go a lot as a child with my mum's train mad Uncle in the 1980s. Unfortunately not so long ago some vandals got into the site and then smashed out coach windows along with damage to the station buildings but the most cruel part was memorial benches were smashed in half these were for people who either have given money to the railway or at some point volunteered their time to help out. This is the second time this has happened the second attack was in the ' Derbyshire Times ' early this year the other first attack was in 2022. Hopefully this video will encourage people to visit otherwise it will close.

You ought to visit the Chesterfield & District Model Engineering Society in Hady, on a public event day. Here you will see 7.25” & 5” gauge tracks ground level track, and 2.5”, 3.5” & 5” gauge tracks on the raised level.

What a wonderful day out and also a very enjoyable video!

Heyyyy my friend how are u doing. A day with chole that must of been fun. Hope u guys had fun. Keep being awesome

10 years ago I had a loco driving experience day on a jinty Fowler 3F in S&DJR colours . Had a fantastic day driving and firing and the staff really looked after us .

Great to see you and chloe out of the attic! Interesting place with lots to see but I always feel sad seeing so many unrestored locos and rolling stock. But of course volunteers can only do do much. Let's hope more support them after seeing your video.

We now need a Hyce and Sams Trains video. For real it would awesome to see Mark and Sam together in one video.

Super video sam! I would've love to visit there, that is if I could go to England.

If you can go out of England Sam, you should try to go to the union railway train museum , in Illinois USA. If you can then you will literally go over the moon there.

Chloe! I’m totally with you. How the hell do you manage the football stadium? It terrifies me - a hands and knees job climbing the stairs! 😂

1:38 definetly seen that loco on eBay before, seller had a handful of them and couldn't shift them but they were excellently weathered

Looks like you both had a great time sam 👍 keep up the good work you two 👍

Looks like a great day out 😀

Hi Sam. That’s a good video and a good trip too. Thanks for sharing mate. Cheers Josh

hey i live next to here! i spent my childhood walking around swanwick junction as it is walking distance to my family home. Being so close to the trains each weekend is what got me into liking trains in the first place. The GVLR is wonderful

16:09 I think Sir William Stanier is possessed: "YOU have given a model of a creation of mine bad reviews for the last time...!"

Thanks Sam and Chloe, that was a fantastic video. I’m from Chicago and it’s nice to see the railway action where you are!!! ❤️

I should go to that place someday have a nice day out there Sam

Really enjoy watching these adventures.👍🚂🚞🚞🚞

I love this

Love your videos

Cool video, I like it. Cheers from Germany.👍

Fax

5:32 HST preserved yea 😃👍

Being with Sam it’s not surprising Chloe is a railway aficionado, I’d guess sprung buffers are desirable also. Excellent filming.

We enjoy going there. On the narrow gauge, the guard let our boy wave the green flag and then sit in the loco. It's a good day out

Nice shot of the Ashover Light Railway coach No 4 at 10:35... 😀

Awesome video today Sam really enjoyed hope you had a great day

Its like a mini stainz loco. 😊

One of my local presrved railways was called the Midland Railway too, but it has less stuff than the one in Butterley. In fact, It hasn't run an excursion between 2019 and November 2022, and still hasn't run one in 2023 after legal troubles over the depot and being sold to new owners. It too had a sand pit, but only during the Thomas events and it wasn't trying to be a beach. I believe that coach at 1:43 is home to some of the model used on TUGS and Thomas and Friends. They're no longer open on a regular basis but have special weekends where they are. 2:10 that class 141 pacer was a 1st generation Pacer, one of only 20 ever built. They were retired in the late 90s and most ended up in Iran. 7:42 that used to have a Thomas face on it and was called Oswald.

That's so amazing sam cheers!

Really good view of those HSTs there Sam, you'll have to go when the 125group are having a running day because it's definitely worth it!

great video

I highly Recommend Bressingham Steam and Gardens, too! It’s between Norwich and Ipswich!

I love it when you film these vids Sam

Oh wow this video is great!! It’s so funny, keep it up!

U can build one of those slammin!! That would be incredible starting a series on a huge layout!!!do it do it Sammy!!!

Awesome video Sam's trains

U should go to the RH&D railway

I've been to Butterley Station - but the day I went - nothing was going on!!! 🙂🚂🚂🚂

Good video, enjoyed the journey but sadly not enough people there as you pointed out. Did think the Princess Royal reveal was going to be another model so a nice surprise to see the real thing, I have been on the footplate myself as this particular class is one of my favourite steam locos Again a shame that there is so much ex-rolling stock in poor condition but on the upside at least we can see them in preservation Thanks for sharing

Really interesting.

To the west shed!!!!

This is aboutn 20 minutes away from me. Its a shame its not what it was as I was growing up. Oswald in a bad way, the shop gone (That used to be next to Oswald). I do think licensing for DOWT was kinda the start as many places couldn't afford the prices Mattel wanted. And then covid and cost of living haven't helped. That lake was always my favourite part. I do think the line is a little too short Imo. Swanwick Station was actually built a few years ago before the licensing issues got bad.

By Eck that takes me back. I visited the Midland railway a couple of times when it started off (quite small). Living in Codnor it was a quick treck down the coach road (before Sainsbuys & police HQ). When younger I remember Toton sheds with around 50 steam locos waiting to be scrapped. Aahh memories 😃. Great video Sam & Chloe

Sam should 3D print a small Sir William Stanley for a scale office window.

this is near my home town!

Chloe is so kool!!!!!!

Butterley station aka Pacer Paradise

The chassis looks like a Badger commercial railway vehicle, which is designed to be used with a small pickup bod, normally in yellow, usually using a Volkswagen 1.6 diesel engine.

Funny you posted this the day right after I went lmao. But yea it is a nice little line my go to spot is the on the banks of the lake.

Well heck, I used to live just across the fields from the golden valley end!

The image of the disembodied thomas face was horrifying😂

His merch " I'm not a train enthusiast I'm a model train enthusiast" Him, " Hello everybody welcome to the Midland railway" 😂 Sometimes its best to get both XD. All jokes aside sam, this channel is one of the only reasons I watch youtube so keep the good work up kind regards Lilbro28 😂👍

I would like to a railway like this someday.

Hi,I’m a bit late here but,Very well put together,next time you should visit for there Victorian train weekend which they have old Victorian coaches and a steamer running,usually twice a year in April or august.

Thank you so much for doing this video, especially this year of all years as it is exactly 10 years ago that me and my family left the railway. We used to have stuff in the road transport shed, but it wasn't feasible to keep it there anymore for many reasons (including the fact we live in Lincolnshire). I had been told recently that the railway hadn't changed much, and that shows in your video. It was so great to see that Oswald (the blue saddle tank) was still there (even though he's looking a little worse for wear). They used to have someone watching a camera and speaking into a microphone which came out on speakers hidden around Oswald (back when there was a shop there instead of picnic benches and Oswald had a face). And so happy to see the model railway at Swanick have got their main railway back (after it was a casualty in a fire some years ago before we left). There was even a familiar face in the form of the guard on the narrow gauge railway (they used to let me come for rides as a kid, so I sat with the guard, which often ended up being the guy you had on your trip). A bit of extra history for you, at the end of the narrow gauge line at the bottom of the valley (hidden by bushes and suchlike), there is a tunnel mouth. That is the entrance to the Butterley canal tunnel (the main canal route through that area in its day). The tunnel unfortunately became impossible to maintain and was abandoned, it has been explored a couple of times with the last person getting right up to where the tunnel has now collapsed. The tunnel was such a major connection in its time that there was actually a small wharf inside the tunnel, which is possibly still there, but it is now probably too dangerous to try going down there to find out. Thank you so much Sam and Chloe for taking me down memory lane.

Wow

Hi Sam, I know it is far away but you should ride on the West Somerset Railway. Love your vids.

Did you and Chloe have a good time☺☺😊👍

That episode was utterly Butterley - I'll get my 🧥