My Grandmother Runs Her Childhood Train for the First Time in Decades
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ธ.ค. 2019
- My grandmother who grew up in England received this 1951 Rivarossi Hiawatha as a christmas gift along with many other trains sometime in the mid 50s, the trains were put into storage not long after and were moved to many different places around the world. She found the trains later and brought them back home to Canada. Unfortunately almost all the trains had developed zink rot or zink pest, this caused the chassis of the hiawatha to fall apart rendering it broken almost beyond repair. In 2008 when I was fairly new to the hobby she gave me the hiawatha in hopes that some hobby shop would be able to repair it but non were successful. In 2012 when I was starting to learn how to repair trains I decided to take on getting it back together, I remember spending countless nights trying to glue the chassis back together but I could never get it to run. I took a second attempt in 2016 and managed to get it to run around 15 feet under its own power but the chassis still eventually cracked so in 2017 parts were ordered and it was running by that christmas. After all these years, she finally got to run it again. Dec, 25, 2019.
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Words cannot describe how touching this was. I bet that Rivarossi Hiawatha meant the world to her growing up. Nowadays, an extremely rare thing to find. Your grandmother had a very beautiful engine Harrison.
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The smile on your grandmothers face says it all.
I was thinking the _very_ same thing.
The world needs more nice people like this
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Seeing your Grandmother transformed into a small child when she got to play with her trains is one of the best Christmas gifts you could have given her!
Her face even looked younger.
This is a very sweet and awesome thing.
This is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. What a great Christmas present to her!
The world needs more joy.
Here's some.
This is a historical event
this video just made the world a little more brighter
What a sweety-pie !!! Grandmas are the best !!!! I could see the gleeful expression on her face ! Even after 70 years the memories are still sweet ! I'm 75 and can relate !!!!
I'm glade to see ur grandma happy seeing her old faithful locomotive running after all these years
You've made Grandma's day a little brighter.
She was probably really happy getting to run her Hiawatha
The smile on her face watching that engine is perfect.
Well done Harrison. Giving back some Joy to your Beloved Grandmother.
Your Grandmother when back to her childhood memories awesome.
Gee, what really nice thing you did for you Grandmother fixing her favorite childhood train you could see the joy it was giving her,very impressed .
Grandma looks at her old train, through a little girls eyes.........priceless. Good stuff......
Priceless memories with grandma. Cherish them
Words can't describe how nice it was for you to repair such a famous train for your grandma thank you for doing that it's rare to see such nice people
She has an amazing accent!
Save this one just for her smile, your grand children will love it. You did good Harry!
Thats a cherished memory.........I got a quilt from mine when I was 5 she made that I no longer have......but to see her approval with that smile is really something
This sure warmed my heart. It was wonderful to see the delight on your grandmother's face. You know, in the 1950s it wasn't common for a girl to enjoy trains, but she did, and so did I (in the 60s). How lucky she is to have such a loving grandson.
This is a touching video as your regular viewer seeing your grandmother running her childhood Hiawatha steam engine that's deep & the memories you both shared. This reminds me of my many layouts when i showed off to my grandmother. ( we lived in Melrose section of The south Bronx N.Y.) New Haven, New York Central system/ Penn Central/ Conrail/ CSX . She loved counting trains freight trains especially. When she saw my layouts I was reminiscing ,she remembered the fleets as I showed to her I had RS 1(AHM) TO FL 9 DIESELS. (F 9 series TYCO at that time) I'll treasure those moments as your moments like with your grandmother. No doubt and a rarity in our hobby. Thanks for sharing that.☺🚞🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃
Pretty cool grandma I love trains to
I just sat here for 8 minutes smilling from ear to ear!! Your one awesome guy! Love you man.
Thanks, it was always a dream of mine to get her childhood train running again. I'm glad it worked out and I hope to get some other ones operational as well.
Well done SMT
The crest at 6:33 is an old British Rail logo nicknamed "Unicycling Lion". This is a remarkable collection. Still running after some care is applied and not a bit Made in China ... it shows; it's still running. Very glad your grandmother got the pleasure from your work that you shared with us.
This is awesome. Your Grand Mother face told the story. She was young again. This is best Christmas gift ever,
Aww. That's wonderful. You're Grandma used to runs her Train sets.
No wonder your grandma loves you what a lovely thing to do for her
I'm with your grandma I love the old steamers, the gothic industrial look of them. They just look so classy, when train travel was an event.
Wish I could "like" this vid 1000 times. What an excellent recorded memory...priceless.
You did great. Your videos are helping me getting my grandfather's locomotives running better. They bring back memories. Trains bringing families together.
That was lovely. You gave your grandmother a wonderful gift.
What a wonderful
Memory you have just made
The world needs nice people like you
Wow Harrison ... Hats Off To You For That!!! .... That was the most amazing gift you could have ever given her on Christmas Day. .... Her face lit up with joy!!!!
I find this so interesting listening to your grandmother. ....you are one lucky grandson......spend all the time you can with grandma....telm her how much you love her as much as you can. I lost my brother from the airforce then my mom six months later four years ago starting in march. I miss my grandmother everyday. I lived with her after a divorce so my mom could better our lives. And she did just that for a little while....long story...I could listen to you both all day and night...
This is so wholesome and its just great to see your grandmother with her original locomotives❤❤
She has four other non working locomotives. I'm gonna try to get them operational again as well.
It is so awesome you get to share your love of model trains with your grandmother. Take it from someone who has friends and family with 0 interest in model trains, it's better to have someone to share your enthusiasm with.
The last thing I expected to do was shed a tear while watching your channel, but today while I watch this particular video of your grandmother, I sure did.
Good on you for making your Grandmother happy. Well done.
Great to watch your grandmother relive her trains running again looks like the older ones are Hornby oo i have mine from 60 years ago you must get them running for her mine are still running thanks to an older gentleman here in Winnipeg who got mine running again now I can relive my childhood again
Watch your videos that now help me to fix my own trains good luck chris
This is the sweetest thing ever
It’s good to see your family members reminiscing on the childhood with things like this. I enjoyed this vary much. Reminded me of an uncle I lost. He got to see his before he left us.
What a nice thing to do for your grandmother....she looks like she is reliving her childhood. A really nice operating layout as well. Your train room is a model railroader’s dream. New stuff, old stuff, boxes of parts, bins of stuff! Love this!
Your grandmother looks like she’s having fun!
That's awesome your grandma had trains
this is a nice grandmother and it is worth doing all this for her. Right, it takes years to make such a wonderful railway construction, actually, it never ends, there is always something to do.
How truly carding to do this for her.Life just means more when we show our love by deed.
It makes me happy to see her smile on her face seeing it running again 👍. God love you for being it back to life for her. Congratulations on a Job Well Done my friend. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
this is the most wholesome thing i have seen in a long time,good job
Seeing this in 2022 brings a tear to my eyes.
I find your grandmother's reaction really wholesom
I loved watching her face light up! You are a treasure, young man! The world needs more like you!
Damn you probably made her feel wonderful and like a kid again, you sir have done a wonderful thing. Me and my grandmother have the same relationship
thanks grandma smt mainline lovely to her smile id give anything to make my grandma happy as well
Happy Boxing Day, Harrison. You made your grandmother's day! ♥ When you handed her the Scotsman, I thought she'd break down in tears. It brought a tear to my eye, and made me think about my grandmothers who have passed on. So, your grandmother is a world traveler - - I'll bet she's told you stories. Thanks for sharing a touching family moment. And don't forget: "No man is a failure who has friends." - - From It's a Wonderful Life.
I'm a train modeler too, and you're making me cry! :-) Thank you: -)
That's really cool man! I wish her the best of luck!
this is so wholesome it made me feel emotions again
well that put a big Christmas smile on her face. your a great Grand kid. wtg SMT
This is one of the cutest, most wholesome videos I've ever watched. I love the feeling of seeing her mindset go straight to a child as soon as she started running it. Very sweet.
Very nice video Harrison, looks to me like you gave your grandmother some fond memories of her childhood.
The fact that you had and restored that train must have made her day.
It was one of the best videos I have watched in 2019
That was awesome when she ran her fingers over the trains. Can you imagine touching a toy when you were 5 and now as an grandmother seeing your old friend again with all its bumps and paint flaked spots again.
This touched me so much I cried, that’s the best gift you could’ve given her!
What a wonderful video it's just something to see her eyes light up
So touching... it is a shame my grandfather cannot run his trains anymore... im glad your grandmother could run the hiawatha again.
great job making her happy
Keep this train and really take good care of it. One day , and I hope it will take ages, this is the thing you will remember your grandmother for.
You are a wonderful Grandson.
That's so cool u did that for your grandmother
Wow so happy for her!
So nice, your grandmother is so sweet 🚂👌
I’m sure if anyone can fix those engines it’s SMT
Truly touching video. U made her feel like a kid again. Thats the best gift u can give on christmas
The joy I see in her face she's so proud of you dude
That basement looks like an awesome place to hang out! Great job. Well done.
Glad she got to see it Run again
I remember when my grandpa was alive he would watch my little Santa fe f unit as i would run it and he would just smile
Trainman 54 I did that to my dad and he just smiled
What a story, of love and grace to restore a train for a grandmother awesome!!!!:) Yes girl did and can play with trains..... All ABOARD!!!!
Very nice. My dad was telling me about his train set years ago. They went to church Christmas Eve and when they came back the train was fried because they forgot to unplug it and it overheated.
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You and your grandmother totally deserve it 👍
you are a great kid your family should be proud of you
Words cannot describe how amazing this is SMT.
This is very heart warming a grandson and his grandmother sharing the same love for model trains ^^
The whole crazy world needs more videos like this one. Wholesome and warm-hearted. Your grandmother deserves the fine young man she has for a grandson. Such a nice gift you have given her. I had to subscribe to your channel. Keep the great model train restoration videos coming! Cheers from Paul in British Columbia.
What a wonderful gift to get it running again. Great job.
Great video and excellent job restoring it back to operation! Quite a heart warming scene to see her face when the train started moving.
Keep up the good work and I'll be browsing through your videos for both fun and to learn to resto older locomotives, including my first 1980 Bachmann F7!
I’ve never been so touched when watching a model train video, I had the biggest smile the whole time. You’ve done wonders and I bet you’ve made her so happy and proud. Thank for for that and I wish you and your family a wonderful and safe holiday season~!
It’s so nice to see how your grandma is into trains as much as you are! You are an amazing person SMT :)
That's so cool man the smile on your grandma's face was priceless great work
It's good to see your Grandma's train run again even better she.s smilling bout it.
Your a good grandson.
Words cannot express.....
Very nice video. I didn't know the Rivarrossi Hiawatha was made that early.This made me smile. Thanks.
Nice way to be glad, nice to see grand mother, run the trains, , anf she must be happy to see his little son, busy with the trains , very interesting those train, wood work, électricité, diagrams, and ideas to built your table trains than,k my friend ,Jacques Canada
You did great for the sake of the train and especially for the sake of your grandma.
You’re such a good man! Your Gram seems so happy! Good for you!