I've always thought of this "car on railway thing" when I was young, and it's really satisfying for me to see it happen. Now, I'm gonna die in cool peace.
You gotta love the renovations they did to the caravans to make them train cars. If they had better suspension then maybe they actually could've been a train.
Honestly, I think it was more fear. They really don't wanna upset a colonel because they know he can rain Hell down on them if he wants to. The Caravan lorry is just a bit so they were just expecting more minor people to come along and review it as a joke rather than a person of significant standing who likely has more important things to do.
Exactly, heavy, wheel mounted springs would damp out the lateral oscillations, and make it less shaky. That's what all the compartments do in real trains.
The solution might be putting them on top of boogies from a class 313/2 or an American Subway train the R32/R44 Staten Island Railroad that way ride is smoother
This is my favourite episode because of how creative the comedy was, like Hammond dropping the plate of sandwiches off the train and it lighting on fire were hilarious
My favorite part was that Jeremy named his car (on the first train, which he later defected from to make the sports train) SCUM CLASS. And that Hammond and May put such effort into theirs and his was just some straw on the floor.
"I hope they're not planning on a sleeper version of this" Excuse me, it is called white noise good sir! As Bethesda would say, its a feature, not a design flaw!
+DowellForPASenate Well, the thing about top gear is that while it advertised itself as a motoring show, but it was really about three blokes being just plain dicks to each other. Maybe the show might recover, but only as long as they can new guys really can keep it up. In any case, there's always stig to fall back on.
No three people on earth can ever replace the charisma and connection that Jeremy, James and Richard that formed on this show, a show that will undoubtedly be remembered forever in automotive history. 😢❤
This was genuinely one of the best episodes of television of all time. It’s why it was once the most popular show in the world. It’s a car show, with three best friends sharing a passion. The filming, Hammond’s hilarity with the catering, and May’s total delight about running the whole thing.
I was little sad when James and Richard lost, their train was marvelous but Jeremy used his typical "Speed and Power!" very successfully. Superb intercom:"Jaaameees, Jaaameees!"
The train radio stations during this be like: James: the 1543 express now entering and passing through Leicester The controller man or whatever: 1543 express what train type are you? You know like steam train or passenger? James: *audi S8* Controller man: Oh
Alternative title: How Harry Potter and his friends could've gotten to Hogwarts in the 2nd book using a combination of the flying car and the route they were supposed to take. (no offence).
I've come across Top Gear on accident early this morning. Can I just say, it's one of the funniest and most interesting reality shows I've ever come across? Soo hilarious! I love Richard Hammond..Can't stop binge-watching on TH-cam now..
After seeing a similar scene in Octopussy, I am thrilled to see that cars on train tracks are still evolving. Since he’s the most knowledgeable on trains, it’s fitting that James gets to drive.
Guy 1: Damn it all the tires popped Guy 2: let's just put it on the train tracks Guy 1: Good idea 10 minutes later: two men attempted to drive on the train tracks and were murdered in a crash
@@rossredelback1579 My father did that in his younger days. His car at the time had the right stance to fit on American standard gauge rails. He would deflate his tires, get up on the tracks at a crossing and sail along effortlessly.
What I love about old Top gear is it was more than just a car show
Then watch grand tour on amazon prime video
furry
@@sbrbrz777 semi furry
Well spotted genius.
It was a car shitpost and i love it
I've always thought of this "car on railway thing" when I was young, and it's really satisfying for me to see it happen. Now, I'm gonna die in cool peace.
Rip
Rip
Riding Scum Class
Same here
It's really awesome to see someone actually making it
Search up Hi-Rails
You gotta love the renovations they did to the caravans to make them train cars. If they had better suspension then maybe they actually could've been a train.
¿Quién es Sombra?
DrScaphandre you have to shit outside were everyone can see you lol
joshua ashley
+joshua Hatfield चमम
they've converted buses into trains class 142
It's really cute seeing how excited James is. He really has a passion for both cars and trains.
He's the love child of David Tennant and Davey Jones 😂
And small airplanes XD
James was so excited where even Richard told him to slow down on the tracks
This is the one and only time they will ever tell James to slow down
Dr gh am. Cghji try week
Oh! I thought that was against the law.
Diego Flor thanks but my comment wasn’t factual
Wait it was possible to ask that?
@@charlienorton2337 To ask James to slow down.
Either way, you've ruined the joke.
"The Man on the left is just a Man. But the Man on the right: that is the editor of Rail express magazine.“
He said it the other way around
Yeah he said it the other way round
Davider other way around
yammmit True lol
😂😂😂
That actually went a lot better than I expected. Not a single fire, explosion, piano dropped on a caravan, etc. One of their more successful efforts!
Or at least until Hammond burns down half the train and a diesel locomotive demolishes the scum class car in the second part.
It's almost an homage to caravans 😂
You've not seen part 2 of this, apparently.
@@quillmaurer6563 Sounds like I need to watch the second part!
OK, just watched it. I see what you mean! :)
The James Train is basically from the period of time where people thought going over 40 mph would just obliterate the human body.
And according to this, it would.
I know... My grandfather once fought a train and won
Funny enough going over 40 will kill many humans. Especially if the medium runs into them or stops abruptly without seatbelts.
kockin nora
@@openlyracist8055 duh morron
"I'm just going to ask the driver to slow down a bit"
**Hangs out of window**
"JAAAAAAMES, JAAAAAAMES!"
Sophisticated communication system
So effective
Funny it is
Screw aws, use the the HAS (Hammond Alert System)
BraeJordan04 peter toshk
i honestly can't believe the BBC allowed them to make this episode
It was on a preserved railway line also the bbc can afford huge insurance fees
So cheap to do this and simple.
It's all scripted and acted.
James Jackson yes its scripted but this is preserved line on an day k
@@idonotlikeboats9328 I didn't totally understand what you wrote?
7:06 I thought they got killed.
SAME AHAHAHAH
Yeah 😂😂same
Same here
XD
Hahahaha same
I love how excited Richard gets when he finds out the man is a Colonel. That gleeful respect for a military man is so sweet.
Honestly, I think it was more fear. They really don't wanna upset a colonel because they know he can rain Hell down on them if he wants to.
The Caravan lorry is just a bit so they were just expecting more minor people to come along and review it as a joke rather than a person of significant standing who likely has more important things to do.
Stuart Maconie is right, he's such a bumlicker.
As a car show they do have to show respect for oil company employees like that.
"and fuck off into first class boot boy" @@Bean_Can_
@@Bean_Can_Lmfaooo
4:26 "The man on the left is just a man" I lost it.
bro how
XD
chucknorrisffs I will find it.
@@mrbenoit5018 always have a plan?
@@yearlygymnast9865 epic
All fun and games until you hear a loud horn and 80mph coming at you in your rear view mirror.
Jafah s8s are good for 155mph 😉👍
Cornell Kirk not when pulling 35 thousand pounds lol
Jafah omg lol
Teagen Smith how heavy do you think 4 stripped out caravans are? 😂😂
Cornell Kirk i don't know but still. The guy was super happy at 25 kmh soooo
"I'm about to ask the driver, Mr. May, to slow down a little bit"
"JAMES! *JAAAAAAAAAAAAAMES!*"
+Mordecai Meanwhile they're constantly bitching at each other over the tannoy
hi mordecai!
+Mordecai ...the red engine
å
lol
12 years later, still the best show that's ever aired
Imagine just minding your own business in a train when you see these idiots blaze through XD
It would make my day 😂
They're pretty cool idiots though as far as idiots go
I would be damm I wanna be on dat train 😂😂 fuck tfl dere scum
literally blaze through .
It would be heaven
"I hope they're not planning a sleeper version" lol
th-cam.com/video/PTc1YRqs160/w-d-xo.html !!!!!!,
That's the typical British sarcasm that I like.......... 😂
You could make a sleeper version
Provided the passengers were knocked out
You think it's safe?
I can't hear you!
You think it's safe?!
No 👎.@@TheBeatlesShow
put on cruise control and it'll completely drive itself
Yeah that would be cool
James does that
Yeah
Cruise control is aids
The other is
6:06
"Im now doing nothing!" The way he's saying it, all proud and excited.
who else remembers watching this on tv with your dad
Can relate
I do!
ME!!!
Me! This is my favourite episode ever!
Me!!!!!
The man on the left, well, he’s just a man...
Lol
who is the man on the left actually?
@@SleepyNose3141 he's just a man
@@popapo-spuds and the one on the right?
@@SleepyNose3141 a more important man
@@popapo-spuds okay, then who actually is the man on the left?
The little boy in me just loves this so freaking much.
I know right...JAMES!!!! JJAAAAAAAAMMMMEESSS!!!!!
I like this one
Dre Ray hahaha!! xD
I would be freaking out if I had a little boy inside me...
Ethan Swords Boys think I am wierd because I am a girl and I like top gear!!!
“The man on the left, he’s just a man.”
- My Life
Wow just applaus wow
actualy, with propper suspension on the caravans, it would be a nice idea
And connecting them or making some sort of passage
Plus the caravans themselves would have to be bigger!
Exactly, heavy, wheel mounted springs would damp out the lateral oscillations, and make it less shaky. That's what all the compartments do in real trains.
The solution might be putting them on top of boogies from a class 313/2 or an American Subway train the R32/R44 Staten Island Railroad that way ride is smoother
"Even here, we're stuck behind caravans!"
Lol !!
And then editor gets splat in the face by pee
@@shrekzebee4435 No, that was windscreen wipe water
"Oh no, a member of the working classes is now taking a dump in full view of the editor of railway express magazine"
This comment is as useless as your entire existence
😂😂😂
@@michelleobama3013 Thanks for doing something useful, Michelle. Finally.........
If Dutch people had to design a train...
5:36 this scene killed me btw
Wdjm Dutch?
@@gladius_arbor they're famously caravan enthusiasts
@@tom4794 ow yeah we have a alot of campings
Nah
@@tom4794 They don't have hills that's why
No drinks? There are like 50cokes in that buffet car
MrsMoon Jelly probably all flat due to the constant shaking.
Probably referring to the bit where Richard couldn't get the hot stuff through on the cart 😂
I think they mean alcohol
That's for them when they break down
Ima nick one ;)
When Hammond dropped all the refreshments and couldn’t get the drinks through the door was that at all scripted ? If not that brilliant
TacticalS it’s hard to tell what’s scripted and what isn’t
That was totally scripted.
I’m here wondering if the fire was scripted
Of course it is, but still bloody brilliant script and acting!
It probably was scripted.
3:22 I was expecting this to happen so hard and it delivered
I like the part where Hammond said "You're a colonel" His expression is priceless.
Yeah lol, it's like the two different tones of "oh my god" at the same time: the excited one and the terrified one
Thr humor in these Top Gear videos is absolutely ASTONISHING
We are gonna miss this in 2015... 16..17..18..19... and for ever
+[̲̅G̲̅][̲̅A̲̅][̲̅M̲̅][̲̅E̲̅][̲̅S̲̅] [̲̅&̲̅] [̲̅M̲̅][̲̅O̲̅][̲̅R̲̅][̲̅E̲̅] You said it! Top Gear is my morning star and now its a black hole.
millennials4trump millennials4AlexJones you know Clarkson, May and Hammond all hate Trump, right 😂
Cj M ....mcqeen
FSXNOOB - GᗩᗰᕮS & ᗰOᖇᕮ yep
*They have a new show called The Grand Tour, its on Prime, already second season coming out*
"EVEN HERE WE'RE STUCK BEHIND CARAVANS!" LMAO
Try being stuck behind a row of five for eight solid hours on the A303. It was like the apocalypse.
the apocalypse would be great, if you survive there would be no one on the road that can get you stuck
We've all seen what real trans do to caravans?
sew ds
If I'm honest, though, that wasn't the most immediate problem.
This is my favourite episode because of how creative the comedy was, like Hammond dropping the plate of sandwiches off the train and it lighting on fire were hilarious
My favorite part was that Jeremy named his car (on the first train, which he later defected from to make the sports train) SCUM CLASS. And that Hammond and May put such effort into theirs and his was just some straw on the floor.
"The wind in your hair, the bees in your face...!"
V12 POWWEEERRR
Bees in your face... thats a nightmare!!!
4:27 "The man on the left, he is just a man" Lmao XDXDXD
I can't be the only one who flashed back to Sonic Boom. "He's just a guy"
"I have feet made of flesh with nerves in them like human being, not lumps of lead yoked to an incompetent oaf" May is pure gold!
I came back here after the finale last night….love this episode so much. Thank you Clarkson, Hammond, and May ❤
"I hope they're not planning on a sleeper version of this" Excuse me, it is called white noise good sir! As Bethesda would say, its a feature, not a design flaw!
lol
Cyberpunk 2077 flashbacks
“It just works”
perfect!!
installed a PA system, but forgot the telephone for staff communications, so they lumped the two together.
genius cost-saving idea
Someone watched waaaaaay too much thomas and friends as a kid.
Me but when I was a kid it was called Shining Time Station.🚂
That's a different show entirely.
Yup.
Of course
lol
5:36 imagine what those passengers were thinking
Probably an empty train, as it was a heritage line they used and therefore still more of a secret for the episode
“Lucky bastards”
I feel so bad for the guy in the scum class ;(
and the railway express editer he got shit on his face ayylmao
still better there than in jeremys train
Haha yeah
So true
Gwarma {GFX And Editor Artist} so do I
Refreshments gentlemen!!! *Clank *Clank *Clank *Clank *Clank *Clank
Aristas
and the first class one lol
yoo
xD
sorry i didnt see that you commented angela
The new Top Gear is doomed without these three.
+DowellForPASenate
Well, the thing about top gear is that while it advertised itself as a motoring show, but it was really about three blokes being just plain dicks to each other. Maybe the show might recover, but only as long as they can new guys really can keep it up. In any case, there's always stig to fall back on.
+Sean Higgins andd it sucks
you=correct top gear is gone without Jeremy because the other two just said we want Jeremy back
then watch the grand tour
Andres R
Never saw it
No three people on earth can ever replace the charisma and connection that Jeremy, James and Richard that formed on this show, a show that will undoubtedly be remembered forever in automotive history. 😢❤
God I miss this Top Gear, legendary.
Same here.
7:05 Jesus christ I thought they hit something
Imagine that's why they replaced the original characters.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
When he dropped the food , I died laughing
This is the coolest thing I ever seen. Two of the best modes of transportation combined, Train and Car
it came through my village 😂
same
funny enough I saw it 😊😊 an experience of a lifetime
The Car Boar enthusiast
EverythingWbnj bhxt@ yu- Z s.a. Z ill @
EverythingWill you said this on both parts
This has to be one of the best "meant for failure from the beginning" plans they're ever thought up. Priceless.
There's no way that's road legal
Good thing they're not on a road
Matthew Marcum I said HASHTAG for no apparent reason.....
It’s track legal
Is this legal
its not its RAIL legal
Where we're going we dont need roads...
The part where Richard dropped the silver platter had me crying on the floor with laughter
4:50 this scene of getting faster and faster with a car on train wheels reminded me of one of the last scenes of back to the future 3
1:53 Actually, the driver only makes the ”next stop” announcements, while the steward makes the destination announcements and greets the passengers.😂
That's just the "pilot" habits that James May is accustomed to (He has a pilot's license, so the habit does not die).
At 5:00 they were trying to see if they would time travel once they reach 88 MPH
Wrong car
This was genuinely one of the best episodes of television of all time. It’s why it was once the most popular show in the world.
It’s a car show, with three best friends sharing a passion.
The filming, Hammond’s hilarity with the catering, and May’s total delight about running the whole thing.
3:23 i broke down allready when hampster lost the food... xD
1955: Will we have flying cars in the future?
2019: No, we’ll have caravan trains.
1955: Good enough for me !
lmao this was done in 2011
Jonoo I believe you Jonoo.
The look of the editor on the sports train when the other train was going other way was brilliant. So funny
3:06 in summary why train engineers have the best views in vehicles
Scum class! I can't tell whether this is the best or worst idea for potential train classes!
It would be good for Celtic fans
it'd be a good place to put all the SJW's, feminist's and BLM in.
Thecookiegamer good one
That's an average class over in India. They're even on the roof no less.
LesserWhovian plhbcd3wiuyhv
I love how he dropped an entire plate of cheese onto the line
6:53 JAMESS!
6:58 JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
FEGTTTSDH whats the matter
XD
Can you slow down a bit? Everything's falling off!
it sounds like they used the counter strike overpass train sound effect at around 1:11 and 5:29
So this was why me train was delayed
Daniel Christensen I know this is a joke but it was on an unused, preserved bit of track.
yammmit yes we all know
5:37
The face you make when there's a fight in class, but you try to remain calm.
I was little sad when James and Richard lost, their train was marvelous but Jeremy used his typical "Speed and Power!" very successfully. Superb intercom:"Jaaameees, Jaaameees!"
Thanks for ruining it, jackass
Thanks for saving me 10 mins of my life.
Hammond looks like a guy who woke up late and wore an oversized carriage suit. Legendary as usual
Half the time, he looks like he woke up late and barely made it to work on time
The train radio stations during this be like:
James: the 1543 express now entering and passing through Leicester
The controller man or whatever: 1543 express what train type are you? You know like steam train or passenger?
James: *audi S8*
Controller man: Oh
,,You know like steam train or passenger" Does it mean steam trains aren't passanger trains?
I love how the train itself just descends down into a spiralling decline of chaos as time goes on.
These episodes were some of the best TG produced. Endlessly hysterical...
Alternative title: How Harry Potter and his friends could've gotten to Hogwarts in the 2nd book using a combination of the flying car and the route they were supposed to take.
(no offence).
Nerd
or just have harry and ron open the windows and climb in the carriage
@@zerronyx1362 who asked?
Tonìght on magic gear:
Hammond breaks the hogwards express
James gets cursed
And I accidently kill Harry Potter in a car accident
This is...
GENIUS
I died when he dropped that plate LMAO!
"The man on the left is just a man"
Clarkson is the best :)
2:53 his smile always gets me.
0:23 finally, I have found one of the holy trinity of bottom gear. Feet
What?
weed
car
feet
I love this! I love Hammond trying to get the food through the door and Jeremy speeding next to the real train
Now we need a Star in a Reasonably Priced Train
Thomas the Tank Engine might come or better a still "The Fat controller or Top hat"
Reasonably priced train would be a pacer idot
美国市场是美国市场是美国海军我相信这是一项协议对你和就应该委员会副主任职务犯罪案件
@@idonotlikeboats9328 the irony of calling him an idiot but spelling idiot wrong. You utter donkey
CLARKSON:THE MAN ON THE LEFT IS JUST A MAN😂😂😂😂
Just a man.
Who is he?
@@andrewshouse9840 just a man.
6:10
I absolutely lost it when the moose head fell off the wall
I wheeze-laughed, Clarkson-style
Poor guy in the scum class, D:
lol
.., X
Pat Easton
LegoAdventurer i
Paid actor
This episode is such a classic.
I've come across Top Gear on accident early this morning. Can I just say, it's one of the funniest and most interesting reality shows I've ever come across? Soo hilarious! I love Richard Hammond..Can't stop binge-watching on TH-cam now..
After seeing a similar scene in Octopussy, I am thrilled to see that cars on train tracks are still evolving.
Since he’s the most knowledgeable on trains, it’s fitting that James gets to drive.
6:56 There's a book near Hammond's left leg with Donald Trump's face on the front lolol
QRtrains oh shit you're right LOL
Donald Trump spotted! Lol Trump is everywhere.
QRtrains jlhuiuyuj4jjm..
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Mr. Yos 😏
the hell?
i must say.. this is pretty cool. major props to Audi and that S8
This was by far the most informative road motoring show.
2:25 I dreamed about this when I was a little kid 😂🙌🙌🙌👏👏👌
Guy 1: Damn it all the tires popped
Guy 2: let's just put it on the train tracks
Guy 1: Good idea
10 minutes later: two men attempted to drive on the train tracks and were murdered in a crash
James Bond Octopussy.
My grandpa had a car that would fit perfectly on the tracks. All you had to do was deflate the tires a bit.
@@rossredelback1579 My father did that in his younger days. His car at the time had the right stance to fit on American standard gauge rails. He would deflate his tires, get up on the tracks at a crossing and sail along effortlessly.
@Turnip Singularity 'Death by misadventure' i.e. Well that was a dumb thing to do.
*Every poor country with a old rail:* Our technology is years ahead of you fools!
I really miss the 3 lads and the old Top Gear. It was so much fun.
Best episode of TG ever
No, that's the Vietnamese special.
nope...its the boolivian special
Alex Beaulieu Actually
, it's not bud
1:39 I love the way the cameraman framed the shot, so it just says "ASS" next to Hammy XD
"Even HERE we're stuck behind caravans!!!"
What would Gordon Ramsey think of this?
Hmm...RAW maybe?
Michael T
+Michael T gyyfy
Hello, My name is NINO
ITS RAWWWW! RAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!
Even here we're stuck behind caravans!
"I hope they're not planning a sleeper version" 😊