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RAILWAY MANIA PODCAST EPISODE 16 THE EXHIBITIONISTS The ongoing global pandemic has seen the cancellation of nearly all model exhibitions across the country. To keep the spirit of the event season going, several 'virtual exhibitions' have been organised. This episode, I sit down with Andy...

Good morning! After taking a little break in July, here is a new episode! RAILWAY MANIA PODCAST EPISODE 15 MONSTER TRAINS AND CHEAP TRIPS Thomas Cook ceased trading in 2019, 178 years after Mr. Cook organised his first excursion train. This podcast episode looks into the early years...

RAILWAY MANIA PODCAST EPISODE 14 - (You) Tube Trains with Callum Willcox and Adam Ashford Callum Willcox (SDJR7F88) and Adam Ashford (82A Studios) return as guests on the podcast! This time we are talking about railway channels on YouTube, Callum and Adam have both been in the game for many...

RAILWAY MANIA PODCAST EPISODE 13 - KIDS MAKING KITS WITH MAGGIE GRAVETT Children are the future of modelling, and we as a community need to nurture their interest. How to help them move up a gear and go from playing trains to building their own models? Maggie Gravett has been running...

RAILWAY MANIA PODCAST EPISODE 12 - 009, LICENCE TO BUILD WITH DAN THOMAS AND PAT JAMES 009, which features 1:76 scale models on 9mm gauge track, has undergone something of a boom in recent years. I sit down with 009 fans Daniel Thomas and Pat James to talk about their personal experiences...

RAILWAY MANIA PODCAST EPISODE 11 - STEAM LOCOS IN PROFILE IN PROFILE WITH CHRIS EDEN-GREEN Audioboom version is HERE In Episode 11 we sit down with Chris Eden-Green, creator and presenter of long-running series Steam Locos In Profile, and chat about how Chris came up with the show, the...

RAILWAY MANIA PODCAST EPISODE 10 - BEND IT LIKE BEYER GARRATT WITH HUW JONES Garratts were one of the most successful articulated locomotive types worldwide. In this episode, we briefly cover the history of Herbert W. Garratt's brainchild, followed by a chat with Huw Jones of the Welsh...

RAILWAY MANIA PODCAST EPISODE 9 Season 2 of Channel 5's Great Model Railway Challenge has drawn to a close. The show has been divisive amongst enthusiasts, with some lauding the appeal to the general public while others criticise the format, but what is it like to be part of such a programme...

That's right everyone, it's time for another episode of RAILWAY MANIA. Episode 8 Making a Scene (with Gordon Gravett) Episode 8's special guest is expert modeller Gordon Gravett, who joins us in this episode of Railway Mania as we discuss scenery on model railways, how to construct a...

Episode 7 Best Job in the World? (with Will Stratford) Steam railways are often run by armies of volunteers, but some people can be paid for it! Today we're talking to Will Stratford, who has been working on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways (often branded as 'best railway in the...

You're absolutely correct there, I just checked again and I'd written the wrong year down, it has been duly corrected. The last 100 mph steam run in the UK I've seen reported was 35003, which did 105mph on 28th June 1967.

Episode 6 100mph Tornado (with Huw Parker) In 2017, 60163 Tornado made history by being the first steam locomotive to officially hit 100mph in the UK since 1967. Huw Parker of the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust tells how this came about, what it was like on the night, and what's been going on since...

Hello, 70014IronDuke, firstly, thank you so much for listening in and your comments on the subject. I admit I did wonder if I'd gone in too hard with the title, but really it's a bit tongue-in-cheek as it should be clear that ET was probably neither, as with so many characters from history...

Episode 5 Edward Thompson, Hero or Villain? Every story from history has its 'goodies' and 'baddies', but how much of our perception of these events is influenced by the storytellers? Today I'm joined by Simon A.C. Martin, who is working on a book about the engineer Edward Thompson, who took...

Episode 4 is out now! WAR. Conflict is at the heart of this episode, which focuses on the US Army Transportation Corps and the War Department's railways during the build up to the invasion of Normandy in 1944, and the challenge of how to land hundreds of trains in hostile territory, ready to...

Episode 3 of Railway Mania features an interview with Pat James, who came in to the hobby as an adult without having had a model railway as a child. The second half focuses on the challenge of coming out to your friends and family as a railway enthusiast, and why some people find it hard to do...

'evenin all In between podcast releases I'd like to fill up the gaps with more videos.This one's actually a re-release but I hope if you haven't seen it before, you enjoy it! It's from back in 2014 at The Great Goodbye in Shildon. I mixed a bit of classical music in with Joe Duddington's...

Morning all! Something that made me very happy was that the podcast was approved by Apple podcasts, so if you have an iPhone and use the Podcast App, you can search for Railway Mania and it will appear Meanwhile, things are getting a little... bendy as episode 2 focuses on the dawn of...

Hello RailForums members, my name is Corwin but people usually call me Corbs. Been a railway enthusiast for as long as I can remember. I've been working on a project called RAILWAY MANIA, which is a podcast (basically a radio show you can listen to whenever you like) aimed at railway enthusiasts...