@@thhseeking By no means. I have encountered the Magic Roundabout once. I was driving my mother around western England, longish ago, and I saw a sign saying "Swindon." My father spent a lot of his childhood in Swindon, so I thought it might be nostalgic to go there, and headed off. I came to a roundabout made of roundabits*, suffered Terror of the Abyss, made a short and very rude exclamation, and escaped as best I could. My mother was sensible enough not the register the word I had said, though normally she was a bit prudish about obscenity. But you make me think: maybe, for the benefit of all newcomers and visitors to the town, someone should publish _Dougal's Guide to the Magic Roundabout_ and try to gamify the experience. Turn it, indeed, into an Attraction in its own right. * That was originally a typo, but I think I will let it stand as a piece of serendipity.
"Never trust domeless engines" - Jago knows his Thomas the Tank Engine lore... I would like to make a point of order about the GWR ceasing to exist upon Nationalisation. The Great Western Railway Company actually continued to exist as a legal entity for nearly two more years, being formally wound up on 23 December 1949 with the company continuing to pay dividends until the 19th
Jago, let me say, on behalf of all your viewers, thank you for five years of high quality content on TH-cam. Your videos never cease to amaze, inform and delight us. Whatever form you videos take in the future, I'm sure that most all of us will continue to eagerly anticipate your fine work. Cheers.
Half a decade? Well done. My fave channel. Thorough research, great delivery, dry wit and the occasional awful pun. You put us in the picture whilst keeping yourself out of it.
In the dark times of being retired early due to ill health from my dream job on the railway, this channel has been one of the few happy places I had to look forward to, I'm more adjusted to my 'new' life now but still look forward to your videos and hearing your now familiar tones, Keep up the astounding work, congratulations on 5 years and let's raise a glass to many more servings of your 'happy tonic' Cheers Mr Hazzard. 🍻🍺🥂
I'm deeply pleased that I think I got in early with subscribing. It seems that this channel just appeared one day and then shortly thereafter took off. You do you, Jago, and we'll follow along. Thanks for all the fun we've had so far.
The "Western Territory" was where I started my railway career before returning to Scotland. It really continued the brave tradition of "being different", with its Semaphores being "upside down" and its electronic interlocking being of a unique design. Even the nomenclature used for describing standard equipment was different. 16 years later after leaving the Westcountry I still find myself baffling colleagues by talking about the G(M)ECR relay (not called that anywhere else on the network). I recall quite a few of my more senior colleagues being quite put out that during a reorganisation of the "Territories" of Network Rail, to standardise the fragmented structure that had developed under Railtrack, the Black Tower wouldn't consider naming their newly created Western Route as "Great Western Route" (or GWR) because of the potential for confusion with the TOC (then known as "First Great Western"). Didn't stop someone from having a sign made up for one of our signalboxes with that name on it anyway.
Or the “Western Region”, as it was until the railway was reorganised substantially through the late 1980s, with the geographical organisations being wound up in the early 90s. Actually, the signalling part of the trade was based in Reading, not Swindon. There was a factory for the GWR/Western Region equipment there, just to the north of the station. Long since gone, and redeveloped since it’s closure. Some of the land is still part of the railway, and some sold off to others, south of Vastern Road.
Congratulations Jago on your Five Year Anniversary! Your channel is one of my absolute favorites and I can't thank you enough for all of the amazing and fun videos you've produced!
It’s the quality of your writing and delivery that always makes me look at your videos as soon as they’re released. The actual subject, be it railways, London, model painting etc. doesn’t really change my engagement! Congratulations!
"Never trust domeless engines", great Rev Awdry reference. I've never been a rail buff but always find your naration and pictures of interest as a Londoner, history is a great thing to know
So important were the railway works to Swindon that the school holidays were adapted to them. Railway workers were not allowed to take holidays in the usual holiday period, because that was when the network was busiest. Instead, they were given the first week of July, of which the high spot was 'Trip Wednesday', a free trip (usually) to Weston-super-Mare, starting very early from a siding somewhere, using any old rolling stock that wasn't wanted for anything else. Consequently, the local school holidays had to start at the beginning of July and end around August 20th.
In around 1960 the headmaster at my school near Slough (not that one) organised a rail trip to the Swindon Works. Very impressed with North Star up on its plinth, loads of bits with the numbers of the new D600 and D800 diesel engines chalked on them, and a line of Manors awaiting scrapping, a class us spotters never saw at Slough. I still have my Ian Allan Combined Volume 1958/1959 edition with those Manor numbers underlined!
Thank you for this and congratulations on reaching your 5 year landmark. Swindon often gets a negative press but has such a rich transport history, including the Magic Roundabout!
To all fans of Jago (me included) what are three things that keep you hooked on Jago’s videos? For me, the love to trains by default. However, the stories, and historical knowledge I gain on the rail industry is fantastic. No matter what mood I am in, I can always tune into Jago’s videos and enjoy.
I like his delivery. I don't live in London, and while I've an interest in the railways and history generally, wouldn't have sought out information on it...but the delivery, the engaging commentary, the aforementioned dry wit, and the researched info, all keep me hooked!
An excellent channel. Thank you Jago for the last 5 years. Here’s to many more. I’d enjoy longer videos as it’s quality that counts not quantity. That said your current length videos are quality I wish you well and every success in however you take this channel forward in the years ahead. I’ve learnt a lot from it and look forward to learning even more in the years to come. All the very best to Jago and many happy returns.
Swindon's most famous band XTC released an album called The Big Express in 1984, and there are a few references to the towns railway heritage to be found in their back catalogue. Red Brick Dream references North Star and Castles and kings, Andy Partridge's lovely tribute to his hometowns railway history.
@@JonnyJKF XTC are easily one of my favourite bands so I was always aware they were from Swindon and Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding (who wrote Making Plans for Nigel) still live there. I'm more of a music fan than a train anorak per se, but I do have a certain interest in railways. Sir Nigel did okay for himself but I'm not sure how the late 70s kid from the song did!
Yay! My home town on Jago Hazzard! And a special 5th anniversary episode at that! My Dad didn't work on the railways but most of the other Dads of the kids I hung around with did. Class 52 Westerns were the norm trainspotting in the 60s and 70s. Happy days indeed!
Happy anniversary, I'm here in New Zealand but really enjoy your channel. My grandad was a fitter and Turner for railways in the Slough workshops worked there for 42 years till he retired
Thank you Jago for the past 5 years of interesting flicks you've provided us with. There is never a dull moment whenever one of your films is uploaded for our enjoyment. The narration is gentle and easy going, theres plenty of interest for the rail enthusiasts amongst us and even if your not a rail fan there is still something fascinating to see or hear about. Congratulations for reaching the milestone.... long may you continue doing what you do 😊
My first ever train-spotting excursion out of my home town of Gloucester, was to the works in Swindon. I still have a photo of me, taken in 1959, as a spotty 8 year old standing next to Elmley Castle (5003) freshly refurbished out of those works.
Been with you for four of those five years. Yours was the first channel I watched regularly which made lockdown bearable. Learnt a lot and love your humour. Here's to the next five years.
Five years??? It only feels like five years since I first saw one of your videos. Here's to the next five years, bottoms up, cheers etc - you get the drift
BIG congrats from Denmark - your videos are always a treat, and I look forward to the videos ahead of us, no matter what format you choose (but longer and fewer makes a lot of sense) 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
Happy five-year anniversary! I came across your channel via the TH-cam algorithm recommendation as I already watched other rail videos. Learned a lot more about the history of railroads and London transit as a result of your work. On Swindon, all I knew about it for a long time was the GWR works, the Uffington White Horse on the hills just outside the city, and that XTC was from there. Many of the band's songs have references to Swindon, and their album The Big Express is a loose concept work about the city and the GWR's importance to it over the years. Thanks again, I wouldn't mind some more longer form videos instead of a bunch of short ones.
Congratulations on five years and your success. You do a fabulous job. As for 'longer' videos, I suggest a combination of 'normal' lengths plus the occasional 'super' one. Some topics warrant an in-depth study, others not. Mind, 'longer' would depend on how long. Your usual ten to twelve minutes is great. Fifteen to twenty minutes is also fine. Beyond that and the ability of the viewer to make time for viewing can, IMO, start to become a challenge. An hour on Swindon train history would definitely be too much. I love what you do. Indeed, you and Geoff Marshall have transformed me into a bit of a rail boffin. I will be in London in July and will visit some stations I've not been to in my many years of visting the city. You are the inspiration for my visitation. Cheers from Canada.
Daniel Gooch started as superintendent of the GWR when Brunel was 31 and Dan, his deputy, was six days short of his 21st birthday. In more ways than one these guys were the whizz kids of the Victorian transport revolution.
Happy anniversary Jago. You're honestly one of the best train-based channels on the platform. For me, your biggest draw is your videos on pre-grouping railways, whether its locomotives or lost stations. I can't wait to see what you make next, although I wouldn't mind more on the LNWR or L&YR if you can find interesting enough subjects. Your take on the North Staffordshire or Furness Railways would also be interesting.
King George v is my favourite locomotive. I love the Terence Cuneo painting "night king". Was very excited when it came to Swindon 😊 Congratulations on 5 years, here's to many more
Congratulations on your fifth anniversary, I believe I have been following you for most of the five tears and have so far not been disappointed by any of your content, always informative always entertaining and frequently surprising and amusing I am also stunned at the amount of information presented in so short a post , I look forward to your posts regardless of their duration so continue to educate and enlighten for as long as you wish.
Congratulations! Also, thanks for all those interesting videos. Note: the only thing I know about Swindon is its magic roundabout :-) Greetings from the Netherlands
Thank you Jago for always providing such interesting videos. I must say I really do enjoy the style of them, it’s unique and puts the information that you’re conveying first, which I appreciate a lot!
"It feels like only yesterday" jokes are silly, contrived, and greatly improve my quality of life without exception. Thank you SO much Jago for your efforts on this channel, which has also truly made a positive difference to me over the years. Five more years! Five more years!
Aneurin Bevan, Labour Minister for Health, visited the Hospital at Swindon, was impressed by what he saw ,and used it as a blueprint for the National Health Service. The GWR, along with other Companies like the BATA shoe factory at East Tilbury in Essex, believed in providing housing and facilities for their Workers. There is is a former GWR coffee tavern in Great Western Road, W9,(opposite Westbourne Park Garage) where Railwaymen could get a good priced meal, without the demon drink, ( a bit like the green Cab Drivers' shelters).
Your channel is one of the best, containing a great mix of history and social commentary, and where, in my view, some of the best videos, with the most incisive comments, have not been quite so railways based, for example Biles beans, and on certain housing estates.
Congrat's on the anniversary. I can't remember how long I've been watching this channel, but it has been an enjoyable ride. I hope I'm still here for the tenth anniversary.
I - and I assume many of the other viewers - would have no objection to a less frequent upload schedule in favor of longer and more deeply researched videos.
Yes and no. I personally like these videos that are 15 minutes or less long because you almost always have time for them. Longer videos are not bad, but I watch them for entertainment, not because I'm an enthusiastic train fan. On the other hand, I now think I know more details about the London Underground than I do about the public transport system, including the underground system, in my home town. And I don't even live in the UK.
Congrats on 5 years. I've followed you for a tad over 4 of those years and have enjoyed all your videos. You definitely helped keep me sane during the you know what. BW
Thanks for all the superb content, from the beer & model rolling stock reviews to the current informed and influential videos on key topics. Mr H: I for one will continue to watch your output, whatever form it takes. Happy Anniversary.
Congrats on the Anniversary and as a Swindon resident glad you enjoyed your trip to Steam which is a brilliant museum. Your narration is brilliant on all your videos so can't wait for the longer versions and the stories that will follow. Here's to the next 5 years.
Your channel is always a "must view" for me. I would definitely appreciate longer in-depth videos even at the expense of frequency of release, but respect whatever you decide in the end. Enjoy your anniversary and keep up the great work!
Congrats, Jago! You kept my spirits up in the pandemic, when I discovered the channel. And I have been hooked since then. You made me a tube fan and I really love all your stories from London and beyond. Cheers from Spain!
Many congratulations Mr. H. You are the knowledge to my ignorance. Fewer uploads for more quality content is a small price to pay. Here's to many more years!
Cheers Jago, thanks for a lot of interest and humour. Bit nearer my territory than the Tube and London stuff but shamefully despite travelling through Didcot and Swindon umpteen times, I've never visited Steam or the GWR museum at Didcot. My resolve to do so soon has hardened, especially as I could do the whole lot by train. One of the current GWR depots for the Hitachi IETs is just up the road from me in Swansea. It is notable for having the supports for overhead electric supply but no wires. My wife can still go into 10 minute rants about this, thanks to a previous transport minister who shall be nameless. Incidentally, when BR were still around in the 70s I remember Western Region staff still wearing GWR pins on their uniforms. The GWR spirit died hard and slowly.
Congratulations on reaching 5 years of service on TH-cam. Thank you for your videos, you've got me through many tough times, as when I'm feeling lost or depressed watching one (or several) of your wonderful videos is all that keeps me going. Thank you kind sir for your great work.
Happy Anniversary, Mate been watching pretty much from the start. Not a huge train buff but enjoy your writing and always interested in British rail history. Hope for many more years here!
I’m glad that there is a reason to visit Swindon! In all seriousity, thank you for your excellent channel and all the work you put into it. As a punter, the 5-15 minute videos on TH-cam are the absolute sweet spot - anything longer than that and I’m usually put off watching to be honest. My TH-cam watching is almost exclusively on my phone. I use TH-cam at different times of the day and I don’t sit in front of the tv in the evening watching it if that makes sense.
Happy anniversary, thank you for all the great videos. Being a Great Western steam diehard, and seeing Swindon again through your eyes brings me back to a great time in my life. Now, in the OO scale, Manors, Castles, Halls,and King George V pull trains around the layout.
I believe the first video I saw from your channel was actually one of the model railway ones... I'd been looking for information on some type of wagon kit- and here I am, still watching today. As such, I'd certainly welcome more model-related content, but your other vids have been great as well. Longer format might indeed be well suited to some subjects, so I'd say go ahead and explore that when it's appropriate. You keep making 'em and I'll keep watching. And congratulations on the channel's anniversary!
Congrats on the 5 years. Swindon's definitely on my list of rail heritage places to visit if I can ever justify flying to the other side of the planet from Melbourne.
Greetings Jago, Congratulations on five years of content production. That is definitely something to celebrate. Producing quality content is not always an easy job. If you find yourself low on ideas, perhaps a series on vehicles associated with the railroads, but not necessarily engines. Many mobile vehicles where created by the railroad companies to solve problems they had. These vehicles were often quite unique. I'm certain this would make captivating content. Cheers from Western Québec.
Congratulations on your amazing 5 years on TH-cam I thoroughly enjoy watching your amazing and in-depth history videos on the London underground, DLR and the railways! Keep your amazing videos I enjoy them so much
Congratulations on this milestone 👏 Where would my railway life and railway enthusiasm be without it? Keep going strong and here’s to many more interesting and incredible videos 🎉
Congratulations on your channel's five year anniversary, and here's to many, many more! I always find your videos interesting and entertaining, and you seem to have a very good sense of humour about things too. I'm glad that running this channel has brought so much positivity to your life. Personally, one of my main pastimes is to ride my recumbent trike. I usually get waves, positive comments and supportive gestures and shouts from folks who've never seen one before, and I'm thinking of getting an Insta360 camera to mount above the trike for recording videos of my trips, then uploading them to a TH-cam channel. I could also turn it into a utility, by making use of said videos for Google Street View, as many of the red ways and trails in my area aren't covered yet.
Congratulations Jago. Here's to many more! In between 4ft 8 and a half and model railways there's a whole other world of locomotives, wagons and carriages that needs some of your erudite commentary sprinkled around....namely that of miniature railways. Having shared space with some in recent years, I have been astounded at the range of skills and imagination involved.
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Happy anniversary, Jago. Thanks for all you've done, and your jokes. You are the informational source to my extention planning.
We don't do that round here 😂
You'd be worried if someone beat you to that... 🤣👍
My wife reports that she is categorically not going to Swindon for our anniversary. I think it only works for TH-cam channels.
I'm surprised. You could have enjoyed magical tours of the roundabout, an experience full of intrigue and adrenalin.
You can't tempt her with the outlet mall? It's right next to Steam. The perfect day out for both of you
@@michaelwright2986 The Magic Roundabout? Your real name's not Dougal, is it? 🤣
@@thhseeking By no means. I have encountered the Magic Roundabout once. I was driving my mother around western England, longish ago, and I saw a sign saying "Swindon." My father spent a lot of his childhood in Swindon, so I thought it might be nostalgic to go there, and headed off. I came to a roundabout made of roundabits*, suffered Terror of the Abyss, made a short and very rude exclamation, and escaped as best I could. My mother was sensible enough not the register the word I had said, though normally she was a bit prudish about obscenity.
But you make me think: maybe, for the benefit of all newcomers and visitors to the town, someone should publish _Dougal's Guide to the Magic Roundabout_ and try to gamify the experience. Turn it, indeed, into an Attraction in its own right.
* That was originally a typo, but I think I will let it stand as a piece of serendipity.
The Designer Outlet shopping centre is definitely worth a visit for your wife whilst you visit Steam but maybe an expensive anniversary gift lol 😆
It feels like only yesterday it was Tuesday. Happy anniversary.
"Never trust domeless engines" - Jago knows his Thomas the Tank Engine lore...
I would like to make a point of order about the GWR ceasing to exist upon Nationalisation. The Great Western Railway Company actually continued to exist as a legal entity for nearly two more years, being formally wound up on 23 December 1949 with the company continuing to pay dividends until the 19th
You, Sir, are a pedant and as such you are to be congratulated.
@@RichardFraser-y9t As a card carrying pedant, I fully concur...
Jago, let me say, on behalf of all your viewers, thank you for five years of high quality content on TH-cam. Your videos never cease to amaze, inform and delight us. Whatever form you videos take in the future, I'm sure that most all of us will continue to eagerly anticipate your fine work. Cheers.
Half a decade? Well done. My fave channel. Thorough research, great delivery, dry wit and the occasional awful pun. You put us in the picture whilst keeping yourself out of it.
In the dark times of being retired early due to ill health from my dream job on the railway, this channel has been one of the few happy places I had to look forward to, I'm more adjusted to my 'new' life now but still look forward to your videos and hearing your now familiar tones, Keep up the astounding work, congratulations on 5 years and let's raise a glass to many more servings of your 'happy tonic'
Cheers Mr Hazzard. 🍻🍺🥂
Happy Anniversary Jago. Thank you for your content over the past 5 years.
I'm deeply pleased that I think I got in early with subscribing. It seems that this channel just appeared one day and then shortly thereafter took off. You do you, Jago, and we'll follow along. Thanks for all the fun we've had so far.
The "Western Territory" was where I started my railway career before returning to Scotland. It really continued the brave tradition of "being different", with its Semaphores being "upside down" and its electronic interlocking being of a unique design. Even the nomenclature used for describing standard equipment was different. 16 years later after leaving the Westcountry I still find myself baffling colleagues by talking about the G(M)ECR relay (not called that anywhere else on the network).
I recall quite a few of my more senior colleagues being quite put out that during a reorganisation of the "Territories" of Network Rail, to standardise the fragmented structure that had developed under Railtrack, the Black Tower wouldn't consider naming their newly created Western Route as "Great Western Route" (or GWR) because of the potential for confusion with the TOC (then known as "First Great Western"). Didn't stop someone from having a sign made up for one of our signalboxes with that name on it anyway.
Or the “Western Region”, as it was until the railway was reorganised substantially through the late 1980s, with the geographical organisations being wound up in the early 90s. Actually, the signalling part of the trade was based in Reading, not Swindon. There was a factory for the GWR/Western Region equipment there, just to the north of the station. Long since gone, and redeveloped since it’s closure. Some of the land is still part of the railway, and some sold off to others, south of Vastern Road.
@@johnkeepin7527actually a LOT of GWR signal box lever frames were made by Mackenzie and Holland, right here in Worcester.
Congratulations Jago on your Five Year Anniversary! Your channel is one of my absolute favorites and I can't thank you enough for all of the amazing and fun videos you've produced!
It’s the quality of your writing and delivery that always makes me look at your videos as soon as they’re released. The actual subject, be it railways, London, model painting etc. doesn’t really change my engagement! Congratulations!
"Never trust domeless engines", great Rev Awdry reference. I've never been a rail buff but always find your naration and pictures of interest as a Londoner, history is a great thing to know
Congratulations on the anniversary. You are a welcome change of pace against the rest of my algorithm
Awesome stuff Jago, and happy 5th anniversary
So important were the railway works to Swindon that the school holidays were adapted to them. Railway workers were not allowed to take holidays in the usual holiday period, because that was when the network was busiest. Instead, they were given the first week of July, of which the high spot was 'Trip Wednesday', a free trip (usually) to Weston-super-Mare, starting very early from a siding somewhere, using any old rolling stock that wasn't wanted for anything else. Consequently, the local school holidays had to start at the beginning of July and end around August 20th.
Summer comes earlier in the West.
You are the deep dive to my doggie paddling.
Time flies!!
Thanks for all your wonderful work.
what a coincidence, I'm currently on a train approaching Swindon
Condolences
Well I'm on a bus going to Clapham, small world it is.
I do like the digest format of regular short videos but wouldn't have a problem with seeing a few less for a long one now and then.
And here's to the next 5 years, Jago! You're an absolute dude and I wish you all the luck in your TH-cam career!
The closure of the railway works was devastating for Swindon. I went there regularly in the late 80s. It was like a ghost town.
In around 1960 the headmaster at my school near Slough (not that one) organised a rail trip to the Swindon Works. Very impressed with North Star up on its plinth, loads of bits with the numbers of the new D600 and D800 diesel engines chalked on them, and a line of Manors awaiting scrapping, a class us spotters never saw at Slough. I still have my Ian Allan Combined Volume 1958/1959 edition with those Manor numbers underlined!
Thank you for a great 5 Years Jago!! 💜 He's a jolly good fellow, and so say all of us!
Thank you for this and congratulations on reaching your 5 year landmark. Swindon often gets a negative press but has such a rich transport history, including the Magic Roundabout!
Congratulations from another Gooch
To all fans of Jago (me included) what are three things that keep you hooked on Jago’s videos?
For me, the love to trains by default. However, the stories, and historical knowledge I gain on the rail industry is fantastic. No matter what mood I am in, I can always tune into Jago’s videos and enjoy.
Good research; dry wit; unlike most other presenters, does not clog up the screen with his (no doubt handsome) visage.
I like his delivery. I don't live in London, and while I've an interest in the railways and history generally, wouldn't have sought out information on it...but the delivery, the engaging commentary, the aforementioned dry wit, and the researched info, all keep me hooked!
Congrats on the anniversary. Keep up the quality of your videos. If that means less frequent videos, so be it.
An excellent channel. Thank you Jago for the last 5 years. Here’s to many more. I’d enjoy longer videos as it’s quality that counts not quantity. That said your current length videos are quality
I wish you well and every success in however you take this channel forward in the years ahead. I’ve learnt a lot from it and look forward to learning even more in the years to come.
All the very best to Jago and many happy returns.
Swindon's most famous band XTC released an album called The Big Express in 1984, and there are a few references to the towns railway heritage to be found in their back catalogue. Red Brick Dream references North Star and Castles and kings, Andy Partridge's lovely tribute to his hometowns railway history.
Didn’t realise they were from Swindon nor that they were anoraks. So was the Nigel they were referring to Sir Gresley? 😂
@@JonnyJKF XTC are easily one of my favourite bands so I was always aware they were from Swindon and Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding (who wrote Making Plans for Nigel) still live there. I'm more of a music fan than a train anorak per se, but I do have a certain interest in railways. Sir Nigel did okay for himself but I'm not sure how the late 70s kid from the song did!
And dont forget (XTC as The Dukes) Tin Toy Clockwork Train!
Yay! My home town on Jago Hazzard! And a special 5th anniversary episode at that! My Dad didn't work on the railways but most of the other Dads of the kids I hung around with did. Class 52 Westerns were the norm trainspotting in the 60s and 70s. Happy days indeed!
I'm a Calne man but lived in Swindon for 10 years - a thrill to see it on the great Jago Hazard
Thank you for all your wonderful videos over the years.
Happy anniversary, I'm here in New Zealand but really enjoy your channel. My grandad was a fitter and Turner for railways in the Slough workshops worked there for 42 years till he retired
Thank you Jago for the past 5 years of interesting flicks you've provided us with. There is never a dull moment whenever one of your films is uploaded for our enjoyment.
The narration is gentle and easy going, theres plenty of interest for the rail enthusiasts amongst us and even if your not a rail fan there is still something fascinating to see or hear about.
Congratulations for reaching the milestone.... long may you continue doing what you do 😊
Congratulations and long may you continue!
Congratulations on 5 years of fantastic work! Always looking forward to your next contribution! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
My first ever train-spotting excursion out of my home town of Gloucester, was to the works in Swindon. I still have a photo of me, taken in 1959, as a spotty 8 year old standing next to Elmley Castle (5003) freshly refurbished out of those works.
Been with you for four of those five years. Yours was the first channel I watched regularly which made lockdown bearable. Learnt a lot and love your humour. Here's to the next five years.
Whatever you decide to do with the channel, I will remain a loyal viewer. 🤗. One of my all-time favorite channels!
Five years???
It only feels like five years since I first saw one of your videos.
Here's to the next five years, bottoms up, cheers etc - you get the drift
BIG congrats from Denmark - your videos are always a treat, and I look forward to the videos ahead of us, no matter what format you choose (but longer and fewer makes a lot of sense) 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
5 year anniversary, and a video about Swindon railway museum.
Well it's better than flowers from the local garage 😂😂
Thanks for the time you give to your videos and scripts, I have enjoyed it from day 1.....
Happy five-year anniversary! I came across your channel via the TH-cam algorithm recommendation as I already watched other rail videos. Learned a lot more about the history of railroads and London transit as a result of your work.
On Swindon, all I knew about it for a long time was the GWR works, the Uffington White Horse on the hills just outside the city, and that XTC was from there. Many of the band's songs have references to Swindon, and their album The Big Express is a loose concept work about the city and the GWR's importance to it over the years. Thanks again, I wouldn't mind some more longer form videos instead of a bunch of short ones.
So good - the history - so good. We Yanks know a little about UK railroads, but because of you we know even more
Congratulations on five years and your success. You do a fabulous job.
As for 'longer' videos, I suggest a combination of 'normal' lengths plus the occasional 'super' one. Some topics warrant an in-depth study, others not. Mind, 'longer' would depend on how long. Your usual ten to twelve minutes is great. Fifteen to twenty minutes is also fine. Beyond that and the ability of the viewer to make time for viewing can, IMO, start to become a challenge. An hour on Swindon train history would definitely be too much.
I love what you do. Indeed, you and Geoff Marshall have transformed me into a bit of a rail boffin. I will be in London in July and will visit some stations I've not been to in my many years of visting the city. You are the inspiration for my visitation.
Cheers from Canada.
Daniel Gooch started as superintendent of the GWR when Brunel was 31 and Dan, his deputy, was six days short of his 21st birthday. In more ways than one these guys were the whizz kids of the Victorian transport revolution.
Happy anniversary Jago. You're honestly one of the best train-based channels on the platform. For me, your biggest draw is your videos on pre-grouping railways, whether its locomotives or lost stations. I can't wait to see what you make next, although I wouldn't mind more on the LNWR or L&YR if you can find interesting enough subjects. Your take on the North Staffordshire or Furness Railways would also be interesting.
Found your channel during the depressing times of covid lockdown. It was a joy then, and still is now. Thank you!
King George v is my favourite locomotive. I love the Terence Cuneo painting "night king". Was very excited when it came to Swindon 😊
Congratulations on 5 years, here's to many more
Congratulations on your fifth anniversary, I believe I have been following you for most of the five tears and have so far not been disappointed by any of your content, always informative always entertaining and frequently surprising and amusing I am also stunned at the amount of information presented in so short a post , I look forward to your posts regardless of their duration so continue to educate and enlighten for as long as you wish.
Thank you for your service Mr Hazzard.
Thank YOU!
Congratulations! Also, thanks for all those interesting videos.
Note: the only thing I know about Swindon is its magic roundabout :-)
Greetings from the Netherlands
Wherever this channel goes... I'm pretty sure I'll go with you, Jago.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAGO - love your Chanel keep up the amazing work
Congratulations!! I’ve learned so much about the various railways from you! Your work is excellent! ❤
Thanks Jago. The channel is fab, whatever you decide to do.
Thank you Jago for always providing such interesting videos. I must say I really do enjoy the style of them, it’s unique and puts the information that you’re conveying first, which I appreciate a lot!
"It feels like only yesterday" jokes are silly, contrived, and greatly improve my quality of life without exception. Thank you SO much Jago for your efforts on this channel, which has also truly made a positive difference to me over the years. Five more years! Five more years!
Congratulations on your five years on TH-cam. I always enjoy your videos!😀
Aneurin Bevan, Labour Minister for Health, visited the Hospital at Swindon, was impressed by what he saw ,and used it as a blueprint for the National Health Service.
The GWR, along with other Companies like the BATA shoe factory at East Tilbury in Essex, believed in providing housing and facilities for their Workers.
There is is a former GWR coffee tavern in Great Western Road, W9,(opposite Westbourne Park Garage) where Railwaymen could get a good priced meal, without the demon drink, ( a bit like the green Cab Drivers' shelters).
Congratulations.
Fantastic channel
Congratulations, Jago.Thank you for your many fascinating and entertaining TH-cam videos.
Your channel is one of the best, containing a great mix of history and social commentary, and where, in my view, some of the best videos, with the most incisive comments, have not been quite so railways based, for example Biles beans, and on certain housing estates.
Congratulations, Jago 🎉🍾🎈
Such insightful and entertaining vids 🙏
Congratulations on your 5th anniversary!
Currently training in Swindon, it’s terrifying I could have walked past jago unaware
Congrat's on the anniversary. I can't remember how long I've been watching this channel, but it has been an enjoyable ride. I hope I'm still here for the tenth anniversary.
I - and I assume many of the other viewers - would have no objection to a less frequent upload schedule in favor of longer and more deeply researched videos.
quality over quantity should always be the goal in any documentary endeavour
Yes and no.
I personally like these videos that are 15 minutes or less long because you almost always have time for them.
Longer videos are not bad, but I watch them for entertainment, not because I'm an enthusiastic train fan. On the other hand, I now think I know more details about the London Underground than I do about the public transport system, including the underground system, in my home town. And I don't even live in the UK.
Long or short I’ll watch Jago
No, I wouldn’t watch longer ones, 15 mins is enough.
Yes, I’m on of the many… 👍
Congrats on 5 years. I've followed you for a tad over 4 of those years and have enjoyed all your videos. You definitely helped keep me sane during the you know what. BW
It’s crazy that it’s been 5 years already!
I remember finding your channel back when there was only a dozen or so videos up
congrats my guy, top notch channel top notch info every time, hear is to many more years on the planform
😁😁
Thanks for all the superb content, from the beer & model rolling stock reviews to the current informed and influential videos on key topics.
Mr H: I for one will continue to watch your output, whatever form it takes.
Happy Anniversary.
Congrats on the Anniversary and as a Swindon resident glad you enjoyed your trip to Steam which is a brilliant museum. Your narration is brilliant on all your videos so can't wait for the longer versions and the stories that will follow. Here's to the next 5 years.
Congrats, Jago! Hoisting a nicely chilled Newcastle brew in your direction! Thx for 5 yrs of educational fun. Wishing you all the best!
Your channel is always a "must view" for me. I would definitely appreciate longer in-depth videos even at the expense of frequency of release, but respect whatever you decide in the end. Enjoy your anniversary and keep up the great work!
Congrats, Jago! You kept my spirits up in the pandemic, when I discovered the channel. And I have been hooked since then. You made me a tube fan and I really love all your stories from London and beyond. Cheers from Spain!
Many congratulations Mr. H. You are the knowledge to my ignorance.
Fewer uploads for more quality content is a small price to pay.
Here's to many more years!
Very many thanks, stick with it what you do is very much appreciated.😁
Congratulations. Most Enjoyable Channel.
Cheers Jago, thanks for a lot of interest and humour. Bit nearer my territory than the Tube and London stuff but shamefully despite travelling through Didcot and Swindon umpteen times, I've never visited Steam or the GWR museum at Didcot. My resolve to do so soon has hardened, especially as I could do the whole lot by train. One of the current GWR depots for the Hitachi IETs is just up the road from me in Swansea. It is notable for having the supports for overhead electric supply but no wires. My wife can still go into 10 minute rants about this, thanks to a previous transport minister who shall be nameless. Incidentally, when BR were still around in the 70s I remember Western Region staff still wearing GWR pins on their uniforms. The GWR spirit died hard and slowly.
Congratulations on reaching 5 years of service on TH-cam. Thank you for your videos, you've got me through many tough times, as when I'm feeling lost or depressed watching one (or several) of your wonderful videos is all that keeps me going. Thank you kind sir for your great work.
Happy Anniversary, Mate been watching pretty much from the start. Not a huge train buff but enjoy your writing and always interested in British rail history. Hope for many more years here!
I’m glad that there is a reason to visit Swindon!
In all seriousity, thank you for your excellent channel and all the work you put into it. As a punter, the 5-15 minute videos on TH-cam are the absolute sweet spot - anything longer than that and I’m usually put off watching to be honest. My TH-cam watching is almost exclusively on my phone. I use TH-cam at different times of the day and I don’t sit in front of the tv in the evening watching it if that makes sense.
Happy anniversary, thank you for all the great videos. Being a Great Western steam diehard, and seeing Swindon again through your eyes brings me back to a great time in my life. Now, in the OO scale, Manors, Castles, Halls,and King George V pull trains around the layout.
I believe the first video I saw from your channel was actually one of the model railway ones... I'd been looking for information on some type of wagon kit- and here I am, still watching today. As such, I'd certainly welcome more model-related content, but your other vids have been great as well. Longer format might indeed be well suited to some subjects, so I'd say go ahead and explore that when it's appropriate. You keep making 'em and I'll keep watching. And congratulations on the channel's anniversary!
Congrats on the 5 years.
Swindon's definitely on my list of rail heritage places to visit if I can ever justify flying to the other side of the planet from Melbourne.
Your welcome. I love your channel. Every video is a pleasure. I never miss an upload. ❤
510th! Congratulations! And thank you for producing videos that I ALWAYS look forward to!
Happy 5th You Tube Anniversary and thank you for many enjoyable, enlightening and surprising videos.
Happy 5th Anniversary. May there be many more. 🎉
The Intro and the Outro, that remeinds me of a song by the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band!!! 🙂
I 've read that it really was Eric Clapton on ukulele!
Greetings Jago, Congratulations on five years of content production. That is definitely something to celebrate. Producing quality content is not always an easy job. If you find yourself low on ideas, perhaps a series on vehicles associated with the railroads, but not necessarily engines. Many mobile vehicles where created by the railroad companies to solve problems they had. These vehicles were often quite unique. I'm certain this would make captivating content. Cheers from Western Québec.
Congratulations on your amazing 5 years on TH-cam I thoroughly enjoy watching your amazing and in-depth history videos on the London underground, DLR and the railways!
Keep your amazing videos I enjoy them so much
Congratulations on your 5 year Channel Anniversary 👏🏿🥳
Congratulations on this milestone 👏 Where would my railway life and railway enthusiasm be without it? Keep going strong and here’s to many more interesting and incredible videos 🎉
Congratulations on your channel's five year anniversary, and here's to many, many more! I always find your videos interesting and entertaining, and you seem to have a very good sense of humour about things too. I'm glad that running this channel has brought so much positivity to your life.
Personally, one of my main pastimes is to ride my recumbent trike. I usually get waves, positive comments and supportive gestures and shouts from folks who've never seen one before, and I'm thinking of getting an Insta360 camera to mount above the trike for recording videos of my trips, then uploading them to a TH-cam channel. I could also turn it into a utility, by making use of said videos for Google Street View, as many of the red ways and trails in my area aren't covered yet.
Congratulations Jago. Here's to many more!
In between 4ft 8 and a half and model railways there's a whole other world of locomotives, wagons and carriages that needs some of your erudite commentary sprinkled around....namely that of miniature railways. Having shared space with some in recent years, I have been astounded at the range of skills and imagination involved.
Thanks to you for such great storytelling about the railways. And a few other things. Great stuff. Congrats on your five-year anniversary!