Love the video - glad you enjoyed the day - Porter Alan!

Again, when I was a small boy, steam trains were every day. It was the new diesel engines I looked for. Dad was working in Swindon for GWR as a timber porter, when he met and married mum, and all my siblings were all born there. They never moved to London until after WW2, so we went to Swindon quite often by train and it was always the diesels I looked for. Thanks for letting me ramble on Dara. :-)

Quick factoid, the 'stem engie' on the railway is more properly called a Steam locomotive, a steam engine is usually stationary and used for work in factories, pumping stations etc.

I love heritage trains, steam trains in particular. It's wonderful how organisations have come together to restore and run these rail lines for people to enjoy. The stations along the route were so lovely, again showing the love and care people have for these old buildings.

It appears you held this journey in high esteem!

Heritage railways are so varied and wide so it's easy to find one fairly local . But i have to say " The. Northern Belle " for sheer luxury cannot be beaten . The poster for Devon is " Clovelly " where some of my wife's relatives live .

That was lovely ! I grew up in Gotherington & lived in Winchcombe . My dear late mother volunteered in the shop at Toddington for many years . I am still a shareholder of the GWSR but live now in Perth , Western Australia.

The UK has over 150 heritage railway lines with large varieties of heritage steam and diesel locomotives, along with the National Railway Museum in York. There's also plenty of steam train tours taking place on the national rail network each year as well. Many heritage railways also provide riding in the cab and learning to drive the steam train experiences.

Hello Dara & Ian. Before the railways were nationalised in 1947 one of the largest was the Great Western Railway, the GWR. It covered South Wales, the West Country as far as Penzance and had some lines into the Midlands. All the Railways had their own colours. The GWR was cream & chocolate, that’s why they are the predominant colours where you are. The connecting line from South Wales is through a tunnel under the River Severn, it’s about 4 ¼ miles long and was finished in 1886. The railway used to run up to Gloucester, then head west to Bristol. The GWR earned the nickname the Great Way Round. A bridge was built but it was a slow process crossing the river. In 1886 the tunnel was built and is still in high usage today. High Speed trains from Cardiff to Paddington have now being converted to electric from the old HS 125 diesel trains, the 125 refers to the maximum speed. London to Cardiff takes 2 hours. The GWR was the proudest rail company. It had a good reputation for treating it’s staff and training them. It had such a reputation for it’s service and facilities it earned another nickname GWR standing for God’s Wonderful Railway. Some of the lines today are very beautiful. I’ve been from my local station in Pontyclun to Cheltenham several times. The stretch along the River Severn to Chepstow is a very scenic ride. The line from Teignmouth to Penzance follows the coast. At Dawlish several years ago the line and the concrete embankments were washed away so isolating Cornwall. There are great Heritage Railways in the UK. One not to far from Cheltenham is the Severn Railway and runs from Kidderminster to Bridgenorth. The line is a very scenic line with many GWR locomotives and stations. I’ve been here several times and I would recommend it. In Swindon there is a great GWR museum. Swindon has the engineering centre for the GWR, they made their locomotives there. About 30 years ago a social club from work took us there, steam was gone but we did see the works and had a great tour. Swindon Works made Swindon, before the railways came Swindon was just a small village. Old railway posters, original, are worth a fortune. All the railways published a good range of posters for both tourists and to generate trade.

Clovelly! What a fun train trip!

That looks like such a great day out! I love a steam train ride! Lovely loo too! Isambard Kingdom Brunel was amazing. Since doing my channel I am finding out more and more things that he was responsible for designing. Brilliant video Dara!

Very enjoyable. I particularly liked the decorative rug in the First Class section, which on a casual glance could almost have been mistaken for a dog! ;-)

In the 1983 Stop - Frame Animation Production of The Wind in the Willows. Is a GWR. Dark Green & Four Wheeled Tank Engines. Trains chase.

Thank you for showcasing our beautiful countryside. You should be paid by the Visit English Tourist Board for the promotion you give.

The GWR heritage line looks spectacular. Another picturesque heritage line is the Severn Valley Railway between Bridgenorth and Bewdley.

Wonderful area, super railway and perfect video!

God we've got some amazing sights in this country, sometimes I forget how beautiful it is, Great video Dara. Thanks for taking us along on your journey, Great video stay safe 👍

I'm glad you enjoyed the railway posters at Broadway. We went to a lot of trouble to make the station look like in the days that it was built - 1904. Three of the 4 posters on the end are of that era. The others are actually of the 1930s, including the one for Stratford races, which had a stop further along our line and seemed a very suitable choice. The frames are copies of originals, with replica cast letters GWR at the top. Thank you for you very complimentary vlog about us!

If you haven't seen it, a trip on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway from Pickering to Whitby is great. Was 18 miles, but now around 23.

These are great to go to. Worth a visit to a heritage railway when they do a wartime (WWII) commemorative weekend. Everyone dresses up and WWII vehicles are there. I remember as a child travelling to London on a mainline by steam train before they became diesel The most memorable thing is the smell of loco smoke coming in the small slide windows of the carriage. That made me start working for British Railways on leaving school.

Ian and his dad are so happy to be on the train!

Lovely video. 7820 Dinmore Manor was built in the Great Western Works in Swindon (my home town). When I was a kid they gave free tours of the works on a Tuesday afternoon. Sadly, it is now a shopping mall 🙁

I'm going on the Polar Express later this year in Devon 🚂 , the one at Buckfastleigh 🦦

Travelled this railway. Beautiful.

What a fun fun day & video! Great job Dara! ~🌺

Lovely train journey, Dara and Ian. Love the steam engine locomotives! Enjoyed seeing the quaint stations and loved seeing the Rail Posters! Original ones can bring high dollar. Our Euro's and pounds. Lovely photo's of Ian's parents and Weston. Broadway is a beautiful town. Great train exhibit. Lucky you were there when you were. Thanks so much for taking us along!

I did this journey with my late husband on his 70th birthday five years ago. Your video brought back some lovely memories. Thank you.

AT 9:38 (More Cows) note the field, itmis an ancient ridge and furrow field which was an attempt in the past to increase teh area of a piece of land. It is unusual to see one in such pristine conditio0n, obviously has not been ploughed for a very long time. You will also see an occasionaly field with much wider and shallower 'humps' that would be a strip farm where a peasant (from the French Paysanne - a country or farm worker) would work one strip and another peasant worked a diffeent one all for personal use.

What a lovely, nostalgic journey. Great interviews with the station staff too! I love riding on a steam train and really enjoyed this video - thank you! ❤🚂

I am so glad that I watched this video as I am off to visit the GWSR again soon; I didn't know about the temporary museum at Broadway! I will definitely be heading there. Thank you! Brilliant video Dara and excellently edited. Gotherington Halt is my favourite station on the line - it is usually quiet there because it involves quite a hike to get there - which is great! Good spot for filming trains from. Excellent! Take care, Paul

Thanks for spelling FAVOURITE correctly

Oh my goodness that ploughman's of Ian's looked mouth watering. I loved the look of that big scotch egg and the thick ham. I've never done this journey although I've of course known of the line, you've made me determined to do it next summer now. America has a storied railway history too, is there such a thing as this type of heritage steam railway there? It'd be a great experience to reenact the 1870s with a steam train ride across the prairies!

No mention of the tunnel !!!! It’s the second longest tunnel on a preserved railway in the uk. And it’s unusual as it’s on a curve . And it’s haunted too !!! But no mention 😢 . Apart from that it’s a great video ❤

What a great family day out! Thanks for weaving such a warm story around your train trip. It certainly is an unforgettable experience, and well worth doing. (We made the journey many years ago before Broadway station had been renovated and opened, and had lunch at the cafe just outside Toddington station.) Yes, there are indeed many, many heritage lines across the country - some well-developed like the GWR, and others in their infancy. One such infant railway is Britain's most southerly heritage line: the Helston Railway. That was our favourite this year!

The model railway reminded me, again, when I was a small boy and dad would take me every Christmas to Gamages, a department store in Holborn. which had a whole floor given over to a model railway. Also, I knew I was going to get my Christmas present. Part 2

How cool is that. The train reminds me of the train from Harry Potter. Wow. 👍👍👍

My favourite train journey was from Warsaw (Poland) to Kanas (Lithuania) which was like going back in time perhaps to 1940s, it was a long featureless journey. We'd boarded the train early morning straight from a night club (so no sleep), we didn't understand there were no amenities on the train (a gentlemen passenger phoned his wife, and asked her to bring water for us when we arrived at his stop...that was a god send). As we crossed the boarder, it was like arriving during wartime, we pulled up in a forest at the boarder where our papers were checked by stern border guards in very old soviet era uniforms. Our full trip was from Krakow to Riga (via Warsaw and Kansas). A wonderful overall adventure...And it was February minus 17 (it didn't get above minus 10 on the trip).

Amazing views

Clovelly, Pickering to Grosmount North Yorkshire ( Heartbeat country) York railway museum is well worth a look when your up that way

Wow so beautiful lovely place

i never knew this existed, it is now on my bucket list so thank you

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What a great video. Brought back so many memories. As the train passed through Gotherington, there was an old enameled advert for Camp Coffee, which we used to have when I was a small boy. It was a liquid coffee and chicory extract, before instant coffee, I think. It's still available today, which surprised me. Many bakers use it for coffee flavour. Part 1

Loved this so much The station guys were really cool. And it was so good to travel in the train with you guys. Love the drone footage from Ian. Didn’t know this line existed! I reckon most young boys wanted to be a train driver back in the day. So those guys getting to live the dream!! I agree with Ian. I reckon that picture is Clovelly. What a great route that is. And so love the engines. Fantastic!! Not sure about the best train ride. Probably my first one to London from Brighton as a kid. But watching the Harry Potter train on the Glenfinnan viaduct was just brilliant. Perfect vid Dara. 👍👍👍👏👏👏

THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN, Dara. Having never been on a train ride - that I can remember - experiencing the wonderful bucolic countryside made it a special treat! Thank you!

Some lovely drone work from Ian. This was an amazingly preserved choo choo train with some really gorgeous scenery. I love that you able to snag a couple of interviews. No dogs in first class except for the dog in first class. 🤣 Gotta love a good ploughman's lunch but it is never too early or too cold for ice cream. 😁 My favourite train journey? The first time on the Eurostar in Italy was excellent. The Shinkansen, bullet train, in Japan is superb for an amazing high speed experience. For slow travel, the Inca Express across the Andean Alto Plano in Peru was an unforgettable adventure. I actually have some footage of that. Shot on state of the art year 2000 analog video tape 😂 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nrOjpKpjptTOhKM.htmlsi=RSWxWHqBsN3ykwsb&t=1085

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7:42 Dogs aren’t allowed in first class… Then proceeds to show video of dogs in first class. Lol. Overall looks like great journey. Hey! That man cave wasn’t there last time I was there.

I have a Hardback Book called The Railway Policeman. The Story of the Constable on the Track. By J. R. WHITBREAD.

Thanks so much for posting this Dara. I recall travelling from Manchester’s Exchange Station to Blackpool for a day at the seaside in the mid 1960s. There was always a certain atmosphere of travelling by rail, despite the smoky conditions. Best wishes.

We love a steam train ride, but we’ve only done one! So our fav is the welsh highland railway. This one looked so good too. Lovely drone shots of the viaduct. Great lunch! It’s so great that so many steam train routes have been restored. Wrexham on a poster!! That’s near us! What a great day out 🍻

I cannot believe at 9.30 minutes you passed a Ridge and Furrow field filled with cows and calves, very rare to see such an old way farmers in the medieval era how they used open field farming and still prominent to see, I'm luckily enough to l live in an area that has Neolithic, Roman and Anglo Saxon history.. love the videos..

Went on it back in September 2019. But didn't get off until Broadway. Plus we would have had a minibus pick us up at the other end after exploring Broadway. Plus started the day in Cheltenham Spa.

No ice creams before 10AM, classic rule! Lovely magenta flowers and helpful railway chap! So much cool stuff at the stations. I did like looking at model railways through toy shop windows when growing up. Very cool. Stanway Viaduct, a worthy cause, great footage Ian! The Station Master was a lovely happy chap! Cold days in June, whatever next? A bath tub full of plants? Thats the kind of thing you find in a crazy persons house! Some great articles in the museum, love the old posters, could happily collect them! Nice first class return ❤

The magenta flowers are Foxgloves.

That was a very enjoyable film! I've been on the GWSR a couple of times and it is actually my nearest railway - can occasionally hear the engine's whistle from here. The GWSR do apparently own the trackbed as far as Pittville Park, so that bit of sometimes overgrown pathway could yet see trains again.

🚂 Most exciting! Where to start? Spotted a red *Tri-ang Dock shunter from 1963 on the model railway. Lovely Mk1 coaches with seats so much more comfortable than the modern park benches. 😝 Those lanterns have special meanings. A single white light at the top of the smokebox denote an ordinary passenger train. The read light at the back tells the signalman or other railway worker that the train is complete. If they don't see it then they'll know some coaches have broken away. Experienced locomen would play tricks on boys just starting the job by sending them to the stores to fetch some red oil for the lamps. 😂 Love vintage railway posters. You can buy full sized reprints or postcards of them. I haven't found out where the Devon for Sunshine location is (yet) but the artist is Stafford Ives Veale 1890-1961. Marine and poster artist born in Leeds, died in Chelmsford, Essex. The track gauge on the railway Isambard Kingdom Brunel built was seven feet. Stephenson's standard gauge is four foot eight and a half inches. So of course Geordie Stephenson's won the Battle of the Gauges in 1846 and all of Brunel's broad gauge was ripped up and replaced by the proper gauge. 😂 *The firm Tri-ang was started by the three Lines brothers and three lines joined together make a triangle. 😁😁

Great way to spend the day.

We love trains! All trains should pass magenta flowers though. Great interviews with the staff.

I remember going on one of these steam trains with a girlfriend from Huddersfield in the early1980`s. I`m sure it went through Haworth ( Bronte Sisters `territory ), North Yorkshire - and may have been just a `theme ride` taking us back to where we started. During that trip we went through a tunnel and through the smoke pouring in a man roared out - in his broad Yorkshire accent - "Some buggers` forgotten to shut the bloody windows, haven`t they ?" I suppose we could all have been guilty in that. Hindsight is to be seen well.

Very enjoyable video - we used to go to Toddingdon just for the Whistle Stop Cafe which was run by volunteers & to watch the trains. There was a very nice small garden centre there too.(Gone now) It is a lovely amenity! I think they would like to eventually reach Stratford on Avon. Thanks for the video and have a safe journey back to Texas.

A most enjoyable video Dara. Very interesting.

The Cambrian Coast Line between Pwllheli in north Wales and Machynlleth in mid Wales is absolutely spectacular on a sunny day. You can connect on to it from the delightful town of Shrewsbury.

Just to be pedantic, British Railways steam hauled trains did not finally end until 1989 when the Vale of Rheidol line was privatised.

Excellent Vid' as always. Thanks!

Great pitch to the end cards!

Hi dara great video would you believe I’ve never been on that train and I just live up the road from the race course not been to the races nothing but a pain when you try to get home from work in march when it’s the gold cup sorry rambling on abit lol have a safe journey home

Dara-I think this was one of my favorite videos. Also, I went back and watched your initial video explaining Magenta Otter Travels. This was a great piece. I think it would be neat if you could somehow use a summary/blurb taken from that particular video and use as an intro to all episodes...like an intro. Just a thought. 😀Anywho...great episode.

I have a Hardback DORLING KINDERSLEY DK EYEWITNESS GUIDES Book of TRAIN. Discover the story of railways - from the days of steam to the high - speed, sophisticated trains of today. In association with THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM.

Try the severn valley railway and drive Wye valley for beauty

Was it a picture of Weston meeting his wife to be? (you never know), perhaps he meets someone special by the coast.

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How long does it take to go from Winchcombe to Broadway and back via the train?

Where is Thomas the Tank Engine?

you didn't sput the wesh mountains

Railway station.

“Beware viewers: we are in the presence of dangerous magenta maniacs. You have been warned.

You are more English then American !