Bob Symes was the son of an Austrian Count (Baron Schutzmann von Schutzmanndorf). Bob fled the Nazi's (who'd murdered his father) and came to Britain to fight with the British Royal Navy. Post War he became a TV presenter of railway orientated films as seen here. Around 1991 I found Bob fast asleep on the platform at Waterloo. Being the Driver of the last train to his home station, I ushered him into my Drivers cab. He only came too as we trundled out of Waterloo, with the exclamation "Oh I'm in the cab of a train, I hope I'm not the Driver!" At which point I turned the cab lights on for a moment, so he could see who his chauffeur was ! I deposited him safely at his home station around midnight, by which time he had very kindly given me his business card and invited me to his house. (Bob had a large Gauge 1 garden layout at that time). An exceedingly interesting and very well travelled person, with a worldwide knowledge of railways. Sadly he passed away in January 2015 RIP.
@ronninj10 жыл бұрын
Utterly superb...thank you so much Mr Symes.
@aschliov12 жыл бұрын
awesome i allways love bob symes he reminds me of my late grandfather who got me into model railways . now with hope i am makeing a model railway in memory of him and this has given me some ideas to make one . thank you sir bob /bow
@shelbyandrew49533 жыл бұрын
Awesome, truly an idea for me and my marklin layout. Thank you sir
@TemplarsCrusade0112 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Bob always makes you want to see more.
@chrisrkelly6114 жыл бұрын
bob symes and model world the best thing ever to appear on tv should never have been taken off..great video bob keep up the goodwork love it...chris kelly
@northstar195012 жыл бұрын
I remember this super little film used by the BBC as an interlude, appropriately the music is called "Wheels", lovely!!
@peterforden5917
6 жыл бұрын
Wagon wheels probably the late Bert Weedon playing :)
@stuartgbh14 жыл бұрын
Thanks for upping this Mr Symes. Immensely watchable!
@Stratoszero7 жыл бұрын
Miss you Bob.
@jazzman16265 жыл бұрын
He really made the most of that 2 1\2 meter track!
@jet93614 жыл бұрын
Thank You, the first of many I hope.
@johncliff9968 жыл бұрын
A fantastic video and presentation of a beautiful layout but I do wish that KZread could do a little sound engineering to the volume levelling of this video. Not too much to ask for in this day and age.
@NewController0114 жыл бұрын
ooh, I don't think I've seen this before
@willslow72915 жыл бұрын
in the series "Model Magic" Bob visits the pendon museum, the film is accompanied by a piece of music on the harp, I would like to find out what this piece is called. I can't seem to find it anywhere. Any help much appreciated.
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Bob Symes was the son of an Austrian Count (Baron Schutzmann von Schutzmanndorf). Bob fled the Nazi's (who'd murdered his father) and came to Britain to fight with the British Royal Navy. Post War he became a TV presenter of railway orientated films as seen here. Around 1991 I found Bob fast asleep on the platform at Waterloo. Being the Driver of the last train to his home station, I ushered him into my Drivers cab. He only came too as we trundled out of Waterloo, with the exclamation "Oh I'm in the cab of a train, I hope I'm not the Driver!" At which point I turned the cab lights on for a moment, so he could see who his chauffeur was ! I deposited him safely at his home station around midnight, by which time he had very kindly given me his business card and invited me to his house. (Bob had a large Gauge 1 garden layout at that time). An exceedingly interesting and very well travelled person, with a worldwide knowledge of railways. Sadly he passed away in January 2015 RIP.
Utterly superb...thank you so much Mr Symes.
awesome i allways love bob symes he reminds me of my late grandfather who got me into model railways . now with hope i am makeing a model railway in memory of him and this has given me some ideas to make one . thank you sir bob /bow
Awesome, truly an idea for me and my marklin layout. Thank you sir
Fantastic Bob always makes you want to see more.
bob symes and model world the best thing ever to appear on tv should never have been taken off..great video bob keep up the goodwork love it...chris kelly
I remember this super little film used by the BBC as an interlude, appropriately the music is called "Wheels", lovely!!
@peterforden5917
6 жыл бұрын
Wagon wheels probably the late Bert Weedon playing :)
Thanks for upping this Mr Symes. Immensely watchable!
Miss you Bob.
He really made the most of that 2 1\2 meter track!
Thank You, the first of many I hope.
A fantastic video and presentation of a beautiful layout but I do wish that KZread could do a little sound engineering to the volume levelling of this video. Not too much to ask for in this day and age.
ooh, I don't think I've seen this before
in the series "Model Magic" Bob visits the pendon museum, the film is accompanied by a piece of music on the harp, I would like to find out what this piece is called. I can't seem to find it anywhere. Any help much appreciated.
@rheel6747
Ай бұрын
Have you tried using Shazam?