Famous rail enthusiasts?

[Southwest93]

Follow along from the Famous people on Train I was wondering how many people are enthusiasts?

Many moons ago, I worked with the brother of the drummer from Lieutenant Pigeon. His bag was soundtracks of steam trains, I heard some and they were bloomin' good.

 

[Journeyman]

Follow along from the Famous people on Train I was wondering how many people are enthusiasts?

Many moons ago, I worked with the brother of the drummer from Lieutenant Pigeon. His bag was soundtracks of steam trains, I heard some and they were bloomin' good.

Rod Stewart is known to be a big train lover and has large model railways in his British and American homes (reflecting local prototypes - his British layout is ECML based).

 

[falcon]

Pete Waterman.

 

[hooverboy]

Pete Waterman.

I was about to say that!

bruce dickinson from iron maiden too.

 

[Highlandspring]

Mark Williams and John Suchet.

 

[GarethW]

Re the OP, I remember an issue of the Railway Magazine circa 1976, which had an article on all of Lt Pigeon, including Mum, being huge Western fans with a piccie of them all at Swindon recording them.

Funny what you remember.

May 1976, I recognised the cover.

 

[driver9000]

Captain Sensible loves his trains.

 

[Foxhunter]

Jools Holland apparently, mentioned during his recent visit to the Mid Hants.

 

[michael74]

Eddie Izzard donated his Dads OO guage layout to a local museum and they are building a new onw based on his Dad

 

[Hornby Hombre]

Bobby 'Bacala' Baccalieri
The Rev. Timothy Lovejoy
Joe DiMaggio
Frank 'Ol' Blue Eyes' Sinatra
Buster Keaton
Neil Young
Tom Hanks
Elton John
Michael Jordan
Warren Buffett
Winston Churchill
David 'The Hoff' Hasselhoff
Walt Disney
Gary Coleman
Gene Hackman
Bruce 'The Boss' Springsteen
Johnny 'The Man in Black' Cash
Donald Sutherland
Phil Colins
Ringo Starr
Eric Clapton
John Entwistle
Merle Haggard
Roger Daltrey

 

[50043]

Michael Palin, I think his first railway journeys was called "Confessions of a trainspotter"

 

[Cowley]

The Radio 6 DJ Steve Lamacq is a keen railway modeller.

 

[Mag_seven]

Hermann Göring

 

[Cowley]

Hermann Göring

 

[Pigeon]

Ian Anderson seems to have a soft spot for railways, particularly the GC/GW joint route.

 

[leightonbd]

bruce dickinson from iron maiden too.

Flies a 747 too. Respect.

 

[DarloRich]

Bobby 'Bacala' Baccalieri
The Rev. Timothy Lovejoy
Joe DiMaggio
Frank 'Ol' Blue Eyes' Sinatra
Buster Keaton
Neil Young
Tom Hanks
Elton John
Michael Jordan
Warren Buffett
Winston Churchill
David 'The Hoff' Hasselhoff
Walt Disney
Gary Coleman
Gene Hackman
Bruce 'The Boss' Springsteen
Johnny 'The Man in Black' Cash
Donald Sutherland
Phil Colins
Ringo Starr
Eric Clapton
John Entwistle
Merle Haggard
Roger Daltrey

I think you have made these up - I cant see Frank Sinatra, Joe DiMaggio and Gene Hackman at Crewe writing down numbers somehow!

 

[Matt Taylor]

I think you have made these up - I cant see Frank Sinatra, Joe DiMaggio and Gene Hackman at Crewe writing down numbers somehow!

Sinatra was a Class 25 main man, along with Sammy Davis Jnr and Dean Martin they were regulars on the North Wales Coast, hence the name 'The Rat Pack'.

 

[DarloRich]

Sinatra was a Class 25 main man, along with Sammy Davis Jnr and Dean Martin they were regulars on the North Wales Coast, hence the name 'The Rat Pack'.

You win!

 

[KevinTurvey]

What about Chris Rea - he made a Deltics album - was he a fan

Also what about Chris Tarrant? - isn't he a friend of the owner of 86259

 

[Pigeon]

What about Chris Rea - he made a Deltics album - was he a fan

Good shout! I bought that album purely because it was called "Deltics" and had a picture of the prototype Deltic on the back.

 

[NorthernSpirit]

Nicholas Owen? I know he's connected to the Bluebell Railway in some way.

 

[700007]

Nicholas Owen? I know he's connected to the Bluebell Railway in some way.

Yes he is and is also the voice of London Trams.

 

[Bald Rick]

Depending o whether you count industry figures as ’famous’, but at least 2 current TOC MDs are of that persuasion.

Also Lord Adonis, and (apparently) Brother Corbyn.

 

[ChiefPlanner]

Hermann Göring

True - he had a huge Baronial Hall called Karinhall , with a massive railway layout - he dynamited the lot before the Allies moved in.

 

[robertclark125]

BBC News reporter Ben Ando also writes on N gauge for Model Rail magazine.

 

[John Luxton]

Timothy West he is involved with Talyllyn and also the LNER Paddle Steamer WAVERLEY.

 

[deepthought]

Timothy West he is involved with Talyllyn and also the LNER Paddle Steamer WAVERLEY.

Yes seen Tim & Pru boarding the Waverley at Penarth many years ago. I think Tim is a big fan of anything steam.

 

[Hornby Hombre]

https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-model-train-hobbyists/celebrity-lists. Stick that in ya pipe and smoke it DarloRich!!! ✌

 

[Steamysandy]

Peter Snow has a layout to my knowledge and has done commentaries on videos and DVDs
At least one other now deceased BBC newsreader also did commentaries on railway videos