Garden railway: 10 scale miles MASSIVE: Drivers Eye View of Bekonscot Model Railway
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2009
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The Gauge 1 model railway at Bekonscot Model Village, Bucks.
Filmed, copyright and edited by Tim Dunn. bek@timdunn.com
It's a 10 scale mile model garden railway of 1/32 scale, in a 1/12 scale miniature village. The line was started circa 1929 and has been updated continuously for 80 years. We strapped a camera to the front of one of the engines and sent it off - we've added some subtitles so you can see what you're passing. Model railways rock.
The huge model railway has evolved since those early years, from Bassett-Lowke LNER and GWR outline stock through to modern image British Rail - when at one time, class 47, class 37, Hymek, western class 53, intercity 125 and even DMU stock ran. In the early 1990s, interest in the railway's heritage regained, and it was decided to revert to a classic 1930s appearance. Therefore you'll now see classic GWR railmotors, EMU, GWR 94xx tank locos, LMS Jinty, SR Q Class and many more freelance locos on the route.
The whole system is controlled by computer, interlocked with hundreds of relays for points and signal operation. Note that the signals are missing in this video, as they are currently all being refurbished. The complex trackwork around Maryloo station is controlled by a Westinghouse lever frame in the signal box (where this video begins and ends) when the signalman wants to intervene. This train was preset to run non-stop - but of course would need to stop if another train was in the block ahead of it. This video took four takes to get right - we had to be nimble with the manual signals to make sure no trains ahead of this one stopped progress, or made it wait on the single track sections! Usually there are 9 to 11 trains in operation at any one time; a selection of them are seen on this video. Perhaps we should get a Thomas The Tank Engine for the line...?
We're in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire - which is on the Chiltern Railways route from London Marylebone to High Wycombe, Banbury and Birmingham.
hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it!
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I know this is 13 years later but what a great video of a wonderful model railway. The modelling of the entire railway and particularly the stations is amazing. A fantastic feat of engineering. Congratulations to everyone who has contributed to the build over the many years. Great job. Thank you.
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I love when children jump up and down in sheer joy of what they see! Beautiful railway!
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I used to visit Bekonscot as a child in the 1960s, and always wondered what it would be like to be shrunken down and ride on this railway. Now I know! Absolutely brilliant video, especially on a big screen!
I love Bekonscot - I used to go as a child in the 70s, and I recently had the pleasure of taking my son there and observing the same joy in him that I felt at his age (and still do!). This is amazing footage - I'm not sure I have the words for how much I love this!
This popped up in my recommendations feed. I'm so glad it did, this was my favourite place to visit as a child and every child that reacted with joy and excitement at the sight of the trains going by was exactly how I reacted. Now I'm 31 and hope to some day soon have children of my own to bring to this timeless place. Thank you for this nostalgia trip.
Love the railroad. Best outdoor layout I’ve seen. The reaction of the little kids is great. Time to cut the foliage.
I must say this is thee most beautiful railway I have seen. The garden scenery the stations all magnificent.
It's so sweet seeing the kids jump for joy in this video. It brings me back to when I was a youngin.
Was taken there as child in 1960's, took our birth children there in 1980's, taken our foster-children there 2017 - still love it as much as 55yrs ago. Wonderful to see different perspective...
Amazing! Second only to the Wunderland in Germany I think. Amazed you could get your trains to run 10 scale models without derailing or hitting a bad spot electrically. It must take a huge amount of work to maintain it with all the plants growing, gophers digging, ants getting squished on the track, etc. Hats off to you!
Loved it. I went there as a small boy of 3yrs old in 1970 for the first time and many more times after and with my own children. Many happy memories. Thank you.
All I can say is wow!!! So realistic! Even the scraping of the tree branches against the train is realistic. I know because I used to drive the local train here in Cleveland. I was amazed at how many spring switches your line has though. LOL!!! Excellent video and a fantastic set up!!!!
What a wonderful model, well done to all concerned!
A friend of mine is a model train nut and is battling cancer at the moment and I showed him this. It really lifted his spirits. Thank you for making this video, it has made someone really happy.
I fell off that first bridge when I was 5 ( no high sides then ) and got track oil on my “ Lego builders club “ t shirt in 1977. Still love trains !
Absolutely Fantastic. Except for the 1 to 1 scale people it is like riding a real train. Beautiful job of landscaping, buildings and small details. Trackwork and ballast is also excellent. A real pleasure to view and get ideas from. THANK YOU for sharing
I actually did not think something as incredible as this MASSIVE model existed. This is unbelievable!!!!! Wow!!!
One of the finer model railways I've seen! I was very impressed with the track work and how smoothly the spring switches operated. Thanks for posting.
I don't know howmany times I have watched this particular video, but I feel like a kid again [cute trick, I'm 65] and I'm not sure which is more enjoyable, the 'ride' on the train, or the expressions on the young ones faces when they see the train coming. And I don't mean just the little ones, the 'adults' are just as thrilled by them.
No matter how old you are boys will be boys and they never outgrow playing with model trains. Hitler enjoyed his spare tlme with his model train sets. J.c moral
I'm your age Gerry and I feel exactly the same way.Would love to visit this place when next I visit the U K. Cheers.
Thank you folks for your appreciation of my passion for trains, similar to yours .when as a kid I was asked what I wanted to become pat came my reply a engine e driver. I was so impressed by the Anglo-Indian drivers with burnished brass peek caps pocket watch, and making the big sign of the cross before they started the journey. J C moral.
Thank you for the ride.
Bekonscot the original Miniature Wunderland!! Always a delight to visit, a short trip from Marylebone to Beaconsfield and you are in a lovely slice of England, I would be more than happy to move about snipping away the foliage--better still have the envious job of running those little trains, a dream job! A wonderful video indeed!
Fantastic video. Brought back memories of the 1970s when I used to go here with a friend. It meant two bus rides and a mile walk from the old Saracens Head pub. Great to see the children react when they see the trains coming hasn't changed...and probably never will :)
How sweet, and to have kids see this, too. Thanks! Amazing!
That is impressive - I really like the detail of the stations and right-of-way. You did a fantastic job.
growing up in High Wycombe I visited here often ;) ah memories
That was so cool! I was watching it on the big screen TV and actually started moving my head to dodge the overgrown hedges lol.
Superb railway and video. We'd all like one of these wouldn't we. A lot of hard work has gone into building this and the effort has been well worthwhile.
Amazing! Best thing I've seen in modelling for ages - congratulations to all of you.
Wonderful stations and bridges. The landscaping seems so appropriate everywhere. Thank You for the tour.
Visited today, and had this idea. Wow already been done, what a treat. My son would love to see this with a modern Go pro / image quality etc. Happy to lend mine to have the privilege. Fantastic !
Quite frankly, suggesting that people alight for connecting trains when you don't even stop is downright dangerous. And who are all those giants?
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Glad I saw this video for the first time in 14 years
Thanks for this ride through your beautiful garden
Wonderful video ,wish it was in my garden , thanks
really wonderful model village. Would love to visit some time.
Happy to have discovered this video, and layout. An old train lover I am, and appreciate all of the hard, dedicated work involved. Train buffs enjoy what you have. Ignore the negatives you get. Those are the ones who never will learn to just Enjoy something for the sake of being Nice to others. Thank you, from across the Pond in the Former Colonies. THOMAS would be proud.
I totally agree with you Sir ! All these people who nag and complain would do better to appreciate all the hard work and effort that has been out into this for the pleasure of all who visit Bekonscot - I first visited this layout over 40 years ago and back then it was a relatively smaller set up -- so I must go back and visit again - it is amazing !
It's fantastic, we went there a few years ago. Must go again in Spring.
if people were not in the shot you would contend its the real thing . it is completely realistic in every detail . thanks for making this splendid programme . cheers
Went yesterday and had the best day ! My 2.5 year old boy will not stop talking about it ! Very very cool, :D
0:33 and 4:02. their the happiest kids in the world at that moment!
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6:24 as well
In a world dominated by digital gadgets, kids of all ages still love model trains!
Great video clip. Thanks for sharing with us.
Fantastic model railway. A credit to you all. Thanks for such an interesting video.
Indeed it was amazing thanks for the ride ☺️👍🚅🚅🏡🎍☺️
Fabulous model railroad and village! The detail is extraordinary! Imagine the time and love it took to put the entire line together! Wonderful!
So many hours of my childhood at Bekonscot!
Lived in Ruislip for 28 years and never visited. My loss. Absolutely superb.
what a super layout. many thanks for sharing . looks like many happy hours of hard work will pop up to look at layout in comming months
Haven't been here for years,thanks for the ride
Absolutely stunning. Superb work.
Brilliant and mesmerising with the speed and the ''giants'' looking down.I first came to Bekonscot in the 50's. have been back a couple of times and have fond memories of those visits. Really wonderful to view this video. Thank you very much
This is fantastic done, thank you.
This is REALLY amazing. So beautiful layout
Love the little trains of Beckonscot
Amazing. We'll be there next summer for sure.
Great Fun! thanks :-)
i am absolutely gobsmacked at how good this is, so much effort!!
Land of the giants! ;-)
Seriously, this was most impressive. Congratulations on a spectacular job!
Thoroughly enjoyed the ride! thanks * * * * *
Awesome Train Set Display Thank You :-)
Happy memories of visiting often in the 1950's and with nephews since. Brilliant!
Beautiful.
wow what a fab layout i can watch this all day.
Truly amazing! The 'real' people play games with my head! It looks convincingly real and then you see giants! It also seems rather fast - does it ever jump off around those corners?
No, that's a good speed for a model or real railway, (top speed, that is) they shouldn't have a problem if they maintain it well enough.
I used to love visiting this place as a child, but was always tantalised by the 'behind the scenes' parts of the operation that we couldn't see, and moreover had a suspicion that behind the peripheral hedges were many more miles of miniture track and a whole other secret wonderful world.
The kids reaction is priceless. Brings back memories of when I was a kid.
Great video. Thank you.
Outstanding!! congrats to all concerned with this project........
Fantastic !! Just fantastic, have to watch it again !
This is just one of the coolest videos I've seen on UA-cam. Really wasn't expecting to say that, or for this to be this good. Amazing!
AMAZING well done beautiful model railway
Fantastic model!
The best part of this video was how much the kids loved your trains!! :) Thank you for posting
That was bloody brilliant!
I couldnt stop watching....... it was awesome
Ya never get to old to enjoy model trains.
fantastic railroad layout thanks Ed Beverly Hills CA.. USA
absolutely brilliant ride!
The detail is so impressive that the blokes actually look like giants!! Very impressive!!
Magnificent!
I’m reminded of the movie “Gulliver’s Travels”.
Absolutely amazing!
That's amazing. Well done, I have never seen anything like this on that kind of scale. Very impressive.
Very nice layout. Really enjoyed the cab ride
My mum retold the story of my first visit and the look on my face when one of the trains went under a bridge beneath me. Probably very much like some of the happy children there. Hopefully I'll visit soon!
Very beautiful scenery!
Very nice and a lot of work ,Looks like the crowd enjoyed it.
Thanks for posting this. What a beautiful video!!! :)
Absolutley brilliant, dont we all just want one.👏👏👏
I felt like I was a puny little guy riding an amazing railway trough the land of giants!
Sigh. Very nice indeed. Thanks for posting. So real, I nearly nodded off...
Fantastic layout and scenery....
Cheers from Detroit 🇺🇲
Really can't describe just how much I enjoyed that. Thank you.
Remember visiting Bekonscot firstly as an 8 year old and then when I was 18. Still an amazing place even for adults though the trains seem to be different every time I visited :o)
Fantastic! A marvel! Very impressive!
that was some ride..thank you
One amazing model train exhibit. First I've heard of it.
It's like deleted scenes from Gullivers Travels. Fantastic detail. Excellent display.
Without question, this is the nicest model train track I have ever seen.
Excellent clip, thanks for posting
That is a really good camera not to mention the railroad is awesome, I can only imagine the work that went in to building something like that.
Stunning layout!