SimOnTrains
@simontrains.bsky.social
Content Creator on YouTube.
From Staffordshire who loves the Railways, riding trains, visiting Railway Stations
From Staffordshire who loves the Railways, riding trains, visiting Railway Stations
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SimOnTrains
@simontrains.bsky.social
· Aug 29
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I would like to thank everyone who has helped me to get this far who liked, subscribed, commented and share videos. It is always appreciated.
The final push to 10K... let's do this :)
Channel: youtube.com/@sim0ntrains...
I would like to thank everyone who has helped me to get this far who liked, subscribed, commented and share videos. It is always appreciated.
The final push to 10K... let's do this :)
Channel: youtube.com/@sim0ntrains...
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
Just released a new video exploring the line from Aberdeen to Montrose, including the historic point where rival companies once met at Kinnaber Junction during the Races to the North.
Watch here: youtu.be/XXfp3P5uHfA
A brilliant mix of railway history + coastal scenery. 🚆🌊
Just released a new video exploring the line from Aberdeen to Montrose, including the historic point where rival companies once met at Kinnaber Junction during the Races to the North.
Watch here: youtu.be/XXfp3P5uHfA
A brilliant mix of railway history + coastal scenery. 🚆🌊
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
Just released a new video exploring the line from Aberdeen to Montrose, including the historic point where rival companies once met at Kinnaber Junction during the Races to the North.
Watch here: youtu.be/XXfp3P5uHfA
A brilliant mix of railway history + coastal scenery. 🚆🌊
Just released a new video exploring the line from Aberdeen to Montrose, including the historic point where rival companies once met at Kinnaber Junction during the Races to the North.
Watch here: youtu.be/XXfp3P5uHfA
A brilliant mix of railway history + coastal scenery. 🚆🌊
🚨 NEW VIDEO🚨
The Abbey Line in Hertfordshire was meant to close decades ago.
Instead, it’s still going — and somehow feels like it shouldn’t exist in 2025.
I travelled the line see how this line refused to die and why its special
🎥 youtu.be/Y8ri7Lv5bxA
#Trains #Railways #AbbeyLine #UKrail
The Abbey Line in Hertfordshire was meant to close decades ago.
Instead, it’s still going — and somehow feels like it shouldn’t exist in 2025.
I travelled the line see how this line refused to die and why its special
🎥 youtu.be/Y8ri7Lv5bxA
#Trains #Railways #AbbeyLine #UKrail
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🚨 NEW VIDEO🚨
The Abbey Line in Hertfordshire was meant to close decades ago.
Instead, it’s still going — and somehow feels like it shouldn’t exist in 2025.
I travelled the line see how this line refused to die and why its special
🎥 youtu.be/Y8ri7Lv5bxA
#Trains #Railways #AbbeyLine #UKrail
The Abbey Line in Hertfordshire was meant to close decades ago.
Instead, it’s still going — and somehow feels like it shouldn’t exist in 2025.
I travelled the line see how this line refused to die and why its special
🎥 youtu.be/Y8ri7Lv5bxA
#Trains #Railways #AbbeyLine #UKrail
There a model railway that's is situated at Ulverscroft Grange in Leicestershire as the Trustees want to close this and replace it with Charity Shops. This Moel Railway plays a quiet but important role in mental health, therapy, social wellbeing, and lifelong learning 1/2
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c.org/jcGK7Yhm5P
Sign the Petition
Stop The Closure of David Clarke Model Railway -Ulverscroft
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November 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
There a model railway that's is situated at Ulverscroft Grange in Leicestershire as the Trustees want to close this and replace it with Charity Shops. This Moel Railway plays a quiet but important role in mental health, therapy, social wellbeing, and lifelong learning 1/2
c.org/jcGK7Yhm5P
c.org/jcGK7Yhm5P
Currently working and editing on next Sunday's video.
Any guesses?
Any guesses?
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Currently working and editing on next Sunday's video.
Any guesses?
Any guesses?
Back on the Bentham Line as I looking around the Morecambe area including to ride the one per day Heysham Port Train.... but will it run?
Video linked down below
Video linked down below
November 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Back on the Bentham Line as I looking around the Morecambe area including to ride the one per day Heysham Port Train.... but will it run?
Video linked down below
Video linked down below
Sunday, I was at Beaulieu Park Station for the Station opening and was really an epic day!
Sometimes it is not about the trains, the stations, it is about the people which makes moments like this special and really enjoy my time chatting with everyone.
Sometimes it is not about the trains, the stations, it is about the people which makes moments like this special and really enjoy my time chatting with everyone.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Sunday, I was at Beaulieu Park Station for the Station opening and was really an epic day!
Sometimes it is not about the trains, the stations, it is about the people which makes moments like this special and really enjoy my time chatting with everyone.
Sometimes it is not about the trains, the stations, it is about the people which makes moments like this special and really enjoy my time chatting with everyone.
Tomorrow there will be another video!
travelling back from Beaulieu Park, while having something to eat in High Wycombe (ticket was only valid via High Wycombe) & saw over Facebook that the Class 730/2s were debuting on the Trent Valley Line.
So I went to ride the first Trent Valley Line service!
travelling back from Beaulieu Park, while having something to eat in High Wycombe (ticket was only valid via High Wycombe) & saw over Facebook that the Class 730/2s were debuting on the Trent Valley Line.
So I went to ride the first Trent Valley Line service!
October 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Tomorrow there will be another video!
travelling back from Beaulieu Park, while having something to eat in High Wycombe (ticket was only valid via High Wycombe) & saw over Facebook that the Class 730/2s were debuting on the Trent Valley Line.
So I went to ride the first Trent Valley Line service!
travelling back from Beaulieu Park, while having something to eat in High Wycombe (ticket was only valid via High Wycombe) & saw over Facebook that the Class 730/2s were debuting on the Trent Valley Line.
So I went to ride the first Trent Valley Line service!
Reposted by SimOnTrains
Double decker trains coming to Eurostar as order placed https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/10/double-decker-trains-coming-to-eurostar-as-order-placed.html #alstom #eurostar
Double decker trains coming to Eurostar as order placed
Alstom and Eurostar have announced a €2 billion deal that will see up to 50 new double-decker trains built for use on the Channel Tunnel.
www.railadvent.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Double decker trains coming to Eurostar as order placed https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/10/double-decker-trains-coming-to-eurostar-as-order-placed.html #alstom #eurostar
🚨 NEW VIDEO 🚨
Watch here: youtu.be/HgmGHpOGT98?...
Travelled on a branch line which was suppose to be a secondary main line but has some gorgeous art Deco buildings
Watch here: youtu.be/HgmGHpOGT98?...
Travelled on a branch line which was suppose to be a secondary main line but has some gorgeous art Deco buildings
October 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚨 NEW VIDEO 🚨
Watch here: youtu.be/HgmGHpOGT98?...
Travelled on a branch line which was suppose to be a secondary main line but has some gorgeous art Deco buildings
Watch here: youtu.be/HgmGHpOGT98?...
Travelled on a branch line which was suppose to be a secondary main line but has some gorgeous art Deco buildings
Went to Warley at Statfold on the Saturday, A model Railway show just outside Tamworth and managed to film a few layouts on display at the event. There a good 18 layouts that I managed to capture
youtu.be/bY9ZJVSTud0
youtu.be/bY9ZJVSTud0
Warley at Statfold: Model Railway Show 2025
YouTube video by SimOnTrains Model Railway Showcase
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Went to Warley at Statfold on the Saturday, A model Railway show just outside Tamworth and managed to film a few layouts on display at the event. There a good 18 layouts that I managed to capture
youtu.be/bY9ZJVSTud0
youtu.be/bY9ZJVSTud0
My friend John rented a car, and we went around some lineside locations to chase some steam trains. But the timings that caused havoc!
youtu.be/-5z6K92MAH8?...
youtu.be/-5z6K92MAH8?...
Not How We Imagined This Chase would go! Chasing Steam By Car.
YouTube video by SimOnTrains
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My friend John rented a car, and we went around some lineside locations to chase some steam trains. But the timings that caused havoc!
youtu.be/-5z6K92MAH8?...
youtu.be/-5z6K92MAH8?...
Stuck in Tamworth as my train got cancelled and the next one running 30 minutes late
Still a lovely sunset and a Domino's pizza for my tea on the platform
Still a lovely sunset and a Domino's pizza for my tea on the platform
October 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Stuck in Tamworth as my train got cancelled and the next one running 30 minutes late
Still a lovely sunset and a Domino's pizza for my tea on the platform
Still a lovely sunset and a Domino's pizza for my tea on the platform
I was on the Chessington Branch Line yesterday, which was the last railway line and had the last stations built by the Southern Railway before the outbreak of World War 2.
If you love Art Deco... this is the line for you.
If you love Art Deco... this is the line for you.
October 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I was on the Chessington Branch Line yesterday, which was the last railway line and had the last stations built by the Southern Railway before the outbreak of World War 2.
If you love Art Deco... this is the line for you.
If you love Art Deco... this is the line for you.
🚨 New Video 🚨
Went to Shildon for the 200th Celebration of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and seeing the replica of Locomotion No.1 on the mainline
youtu.be/p8-tJw2HGKc?...
Went to Shildon for the 200th Celebration of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and seeing the replica of Locomotion No.1 on the mainline
youtu.be/p8-tJw2HGKc?...
Celebrating 200 Years of the World’s First Public Railway!
YouTube video by SimOnTrains
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October 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🚨 New Video 🚨
Went to Shildon for the 200th Celebration of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and seeing the replica of Locomotion No.1 on the mainline
youtu.be/p8-tJw2HGKc?...
Went to Shildon for the 200th Celebration of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and seeing the replica of Locomotion No.1 on the mainline
youtu.be/p8-tJw2HGKc?...
Was watching someone on YouTube talking about Familty history which reminded me of mine Family History.
When I was looking during the Summer. Noticed Gilbert Wedgwood is potentially my 10th great-grandfather and that makes Josiah Wedgwood I my 6th to 8th distant cousins, several times removed
When I was looking during the Summer. Noticed Gilbert Wedgwood is potentially my 10th great-grandfather and that makes Josiah Wedgwood I my 6th to 8th distant cousins, several times removed
October 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Was watching someone on YouTube talking about Familty history which reminded me of mine Family History.
When I was looking during the Summer. Noticed Gilbert Wedgwood is potentially my 10th great-grandfather and that makes Josiah Wedgwood I my 6th to 8th distant cousins, several times removed
When I was looking during the Summer. Noticed Gilbert Wedgwood is potentially my 10th great-grandfather and that makes Josiah Wedgwood I my 6th to 8th distant cousins, several times removed
The YouTube channel I created 15 years ago celebrates a massive milestone! Hitting 10,000 Subscribers & this was a journey I started to reach this back in 2022.
I'm honestly speechless and want to say a huge thank you for watching, subscribing, commenting, sharing... Thank you
youtu.be/x65vlU8BI6Q
I'm honestly speechless and want to say a huge thank you for watching, subscribing, commenting, sharing... Thank you
youtu.be/x65vlU8BI6Q
We Hit 10,000 Subscribers and Truly Grateful to You All!
YouTube video by SimOnTrains
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September 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The YouTube channel I created 15 years ago celebrates a massive milestone! Hitting 10,000 Subscribers & this was a journey I started to reach this back in 2022.
I'm honestly speechless and want to say a huge thank you for watching, subscribing, commenting, sharing... Thank you
youtu.be/x65vlU8BI6Q
I'm honestly speechless and want to say a huge thank you for watching, subscribing, commenting, sharing... Thank you
youtu.be/x65vlU8BI6Q
🚨 NEW VIDEO🚨
🚉 Beyond the famous Settle–Carlisle lies a section of line that’s almost forgotten…
From Settle Junction to Skipton, I explore some of the overlooked stations, scenery & history of this unsung route.
🎥 Watch here 👉 youtu.be/7_KjWf4ERKk
🚉 Beyond the famous Settle–Carlisle lies a section of line that’s almost forgotten…
From Settle Junction to Skipton, I explore some of the overlooked stations, scenery & history of this unsung route.
🎥 Watch here 👉 youtu.be/7_KjWf4ERKk
September 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🚨 NEW VIDEO🚨
🚉 Beyond the famous Settle–Carlisle lies a section of line that’s almost forgotten…
From Settle Junction to Skipton, I explore some of the overlooked stations, scenery & history of this unsung route.
🎥 Watch here 👉 youtu.be/7_KjWf4ERKk
🚉 Beyond the famous Settle–Carlisle lies a section of line that’s almost forgotten…
From Settle Junction to Skipton, I explore some of the overlooked stations, scenery & history of this unsung route.
🎥 Watch here 👉 youtu.be/7_KjWf4ERKk
The end is in sight to the 10,000 Subscribers goal... it possible it could be it today or tomorrow.
September 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The end is in sight to the 10,000 Subscribers goal... it possible it could be it today or tomorrow.
There was no video out yesterday as due to the busy week I had just didn't had time to get it ready.
There even a few photos of editing the maps for this video on the train to Carlisle on Wednesday!
It is ready to go at 5pm this evening as I travel from Settle Junction to Skipton.
There even a few photos of editing the maps for this video on the train to Carlisle on Wednesday!
It is ready to go at 5pm this evening as I travel from Settle Junction to Skipton.
September 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
There was no video out yesterday as due to the busy week I had just didn't had time to get it ready.
There even a few photos of editing the maps for this video on the train to Carlisle on Wednesday!
It is ready to go at 5pm this evening as I travel from Settle Junction to Skipton.
There even a few photos of editing the maps for this video on the train to Carlisle on Wednesday!
It is ready to go at 5pm this evening as I travel from Settle Junction to Skipton.
The past 5 days have been awesome as it has been a good week off work.
It has been great catching up with people and also meeting people for the first time as well to say hello.
Here are a few photos of what I got up to between Wednesday and Saturday
It has been great catching up with people and also meeting people for the first time as well to say hello.
Here are a few photos of what I got up to between Wednesday and Saturday
September 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The past 5 days have been awesome as it has been a good week off work.
It has been great catching up with people and also meeting people for the first time as well to say hello.
Here are a few photos of what I got up to between Wednesday and Saturday
It has been great catching up with people and also meeting people for the first time as well to say hello.
Here are a few photos of what I got up to between Wednesday and Saturday
While at Shildon, finally got to meet Jago Hazzard, great person to have a chat with.
September 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
While at Shildon, finally got to meet Jago Hazzard, great person to have a chat with.
I'm in a rock and a hard place at the moment.
My next video, I want to use Locomotion No. 1 in motion for the thumbnail... problem is I don't have any photos, used a photo I took in Shildon and AI generated this using the photo I took.
I know AI isn't everyone cup of tea, but what do you think?
My next video, I want to use Locomotion No. 1 in motion for the thumbnail... problem is I don't have any photos, used a photo I took in Shildon and AI generated this using the photo I took.
I know AI isn't everyone cup of tea, but what do you think?
September 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I'm in a rock and a hard place at the moment.
My next video, I want to use Locomotion No. 1 in motion for the thumbnail... problem is I don't have any photos, used a photo I took in Shildon and AI generated this using the photo I took.
I know AI isn't everyone cup of tea, but what do you think?
My next video, I want to use Locomotion No. 1 in motion for the thumbnail... problem is I don't have any photos, used a photo I took in Shildon and AI generated this using the photo I took.
I know AI isn't everyone cup of tea, but what do you think?
A mystery on the Hope Valley Line…
Did one of its stations inspire a world-famous author?
Find out here: youtu.be/-hqpiTbMEBY
#Railways #HopeValley #Mystery
Did one of its stations inspire a world-famous author?
Find out here: youtu.be/-hqpiTbMEBY
#Railways #HopeValley #Mystery
September 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A mystery on the Hope Valley Line…
Did one of its stations inspire a world-famous author?
Find out here: youtu.be/-hqpiTbMEBY
#Railways #HopeValley #Mystery
Did one of its stations inspire a world-famous author?
Find out here: youtu.be/-hqpiTbMEBY
#Railways #HopeValley #Mystery
50 subs to go before reaching 10,000 subscribers.
If you haven't seen SimOnTrains a look. Do check it out and to the people who watch, thank you 👍
youtube.com/@sim0ntrains...
If you haven't seen SimOnTrains a look. Do check it out and to the people who watch, thank you 👍
youtube.com/@sim0ntrains...
September 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
50 subs to go before reaching 10,000 subscribers.
If you haven't seen SimOnTrains a look. Do check it out and to the people who watch, thank you 👍
youtube.com/@sim0ntrains...
If you haven't seen SimOnTrains a look. Do check it out and to the people who watch, thank you 👍
youtube.com/@sim0ntrains...
Gauge O Guild's Guildex show. This is the biggest O Gauge show in the country and had 15 layouts on display. Also held at the Staffordshire Country Showground in Stafford. (The same venue when the Stafford Model Ralway Exhibition is held at at the end of September)
Watch here: youtu.be/Pi-tB3ozBu4
Watch here: youtu.be/Pi-tB3ozBu4
September 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Gauge O Guild's Guildex show. This is the biggest O Gauge show in the country and had 15 layouts on display. Also held at the Staffordshire Country Showground in Stafford. (The same venue when the Stafford Model Ralway Exhibition is held at at the end of September)
Watch here: youtu.be/Pi-tB3ozBu4
Watch here: youtu.be/Pi-tB3ozBu4