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Steam trains, model railways and narrow gauge railways!
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 & Peckett Pier 009 Narrow Gauge Model Railway | The Railway Room
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September 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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
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
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
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
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
Riding the Algarve Narrow Gauge! Comboio da Praia do Barril
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July 14, 2025 at 5:45 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
Spiral Celebrations: Fun at Dduallt Ffestiniog Railway Platinum Jubilee
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July 1, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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
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
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
Building 009 Welshpool & Llanfair Coach Kits from Inoxion Models | The Railway Room
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June 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Narrow Gauge in The Algarve: Comboio da Praia do Barril - Barril Beach Railway
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April 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Today on The Railway Room is a look at Garreg Wen, a superb 009 narrow gauge model railway set in Victorian times! #modelrailway #trains #narrowgauge
Garreg Wen: Welsh narrow gauge model railway in 009 | The Railway Room
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April 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My new #NarrowGauge Focus video is the 3rd of my series on Ferrovia Circumetnea, the 950mm gauge rly around the flanks of Mt Etna on #Sicily. This video highlights a ride from Randazzo to Paternò, the most scenic section of the route, crossing the dramatic cooled lava fields around Bronte! #trains
Volcanic Narrow Gauge: Ferrovia Circumetnea - Randazzo to Paternò
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April 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Cracking day out last weekend at the @worthvalley.bsky.social steam gala! New video out today, featuring 8F 48305 slipping repeatedly as it attempts to accelerate up the steep gradient out of Keighley station, and much more! #steamtrain
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Steam Gala 2025
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March 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Today on The Railway Room, I'm building up a Glyn Valley Tramway Brake Van in 009 narrow gauge, using the superb kit from Brooks 3D! #modelrailway #trains
Building a Glyn Valley Tramway Brake Van in 009 from Brooks 3D| The Railway Room
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March 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Just booked my tickets for the @worthvalley.bsky.social steam gala tomorrow! Although I've visited the KWVR several times before, this will actually be my first time at a gala event there. Really looking forward to it! #steamtrain
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway - July 2021
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March 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Here's a couple of stills from my latest video, of Bagnall 0-4-2T Isaac showing off its new blue livery at the Statfold Barn Spectacle of Steam! Video here:
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#steamtrain #trains #narrowgauge
March 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Bagnall 0-4-2T Isaac looked absolutely stunning last week, showing off its new lined blue livery at the Statfold Barn Spectacle of Steam whilst paired with Darjeeling and Himalayan coaches! #steamtrain #narrowgauge
Daydream in Blue: Bagnall 'Isaac' wows at the Statfold Barn Railway
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March 16, 2025 at 6:03 AM
After a great day at Statfold yesterday, it seemed like a good opportunity to release the final video I shot on my last visit. This one focuses on Isibutu and Trangkil No 4 in action, including a cracking parallel run! #steamtrain
Steam in Green! Isibutu and Trangkil 4 at Statfold Barn Spectacle of Steam
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March 9, 2025 at 6:21 AM