Bachmann's Terrifying Underground Ernie Train Set | Unboxing & Review 

There's hope for RU-vid, this was recommended to me. This train set looks like an 'underground' version of Chuggington or a branch line to Shed 17

"A diseased caterpillar" Had me laughing more than I should

“ if this is the last video I ever post” “Please take this out of my house and burn it”

"His arms are made of rubber, which allows them to be bent into some quite disturbing and sometimes effeminate shapes which is obviously excellent." Got me good lmao

"It was time for Thomas to leave, he had seen everything."

me: mom can we have Thomas? mom: we already have thomas at home Thomas at home:

Kid: i want a chuggington toy! Mom: we have chuggington at home chuggington at home: HELLO CHILDREN, ARE YOU READY TO PLAY???

Now Ernie I don’t mind, he seems like a chill dude, now the caterpillar train with the bubonic plague is absolutely terrifying

Person: How Large do you want your adaptor to be Bachmann: Yes

"Relax on your tracks" If a Steam locomotive comes along, you'll be chuffed to bits...

At 0:18 *"It was time for Thomas to leave, he had seen everything."*

Horror fans: "WOW, this is cool" Kids: ;-; "I am terrified"

“I caught sight of what appeared to be a dead caterpillar watching me from inside the box” Sam Trains, 2020

ME: walking by abandoned subway entrance This thing:"psst,hey kid wanna ride"

I remember the website to this when Bachmann first came out with it in like 2008-2009, they had like seven characters all based on London Underground lines (Like the one in the Sherlock hat being called "Bakerloo") And thought it looked and sounded better than Thomas at the time. Boy was I wrong. Edit: Also the character here is named "Circle" and she's supposed to be a hippie-dippy girl.

Thomas & Friends: 1984-Present Chuggington: 2008-2015 Underground Ernie: 2006-2006

some people think thomas is scary, well clearly they have never seen this

Frankly, I can only imagine that if that thing had windows, you would see its horrific green guts.

18:37 Oh god, that's even creepier once the body shell is removed from the locomotive! Get that out of here! 😖

I remember growing up with Underground Ernie. I absolutely loved it and the television programmes aren't that bad. Owen.

"which means he can do un-politically correct salutes" had me laughing for a good bit

3:00 You know you are reviewing something evil when Rusty is the safest thing in the video

“I’ll just make sure your tape is down in case you come alive and try to hurt me” I literally can’t stop laughing, Sam you are the best!!

Shed 17 confirmed... Also that buffer is and American style for the one center coupler

I will watch this when I feel brave enough.

“Relax on your tracks.” Are you sure about that?

"Diseased Caterpillar"

13:34 I wasn’t paying attention to the screen, so when he said “it stopped” and then I heard a loud popping sound (his hand), I though a fuse blew.

i dont think anyone will want to see that coming out of the tunnel while waiting for the train

13:36 My mind:"Oh he's gonna push her" Sam: *smacks the track mat* But honestly, that face is even scarier than Bachmann Percy's face

“ I caught sight of what looked like a diseased caterpillar watching me from the inside of the box” 😂😂😂

4:55 ok now you made a jumpscare lol

I used to watch Underground Ernie on CBeebies, when I was a kid.

10:10 never thought I’d see the day that samstrains made a nazi joke kinda came out of the blue

1:08 coronapilla Edit: this is the most demonetised video u made due to bigfoot (9 foot tall guy)

I need to cleanse my mind with some classic Thomas after having purged memories returned to my mind before bed...... ugh 😖

Bachmann: today we will show you our new train set *holds up box* Audience: *faints*

When you plugged in that oversize adaptor my bedroom lights dimmed . . . .

"Can we have a subway?" "No, we have subway at home" *subway at home:*

I don’t think I’ve ever laughed as much at a review before 😂

"Should we test this with actual children?" "Naaaa. They'll LOVE it." Think of all the people involved in design, manufacture, marketing, etc., who saw this before we did. Yikes! The Heljan Tango looks pretty good now, doesn't it?

0:10 ok you know it’s real when there’s a few seconds of silence in the start

Hmm... sorry, but that thing looks like some weird "ladies toy" with face and wheels... :P

3:15 the haunted spirit train has been released

Underground Ernie was 3 year old me's favourite TV show when it was on and I somehow remember it well. It was never that scary for me, but this video has changed everything. Thank you Bachmann

16:51 - Village goes into lock-down after strange fictional locomotive with moving eyes spies on residents haha!

Oh I'm so excited to finally get my first model train set and when I get it I will follow all of your information!

Just seen this for the first time, and some of Sam's comments had me in stitches! The view of the "power car" from the side looked as if it was part of a USSR military parade, the nose-end resembling a tank! Says a lot of Gary Linker for doing the narration - enough said! Sam , do you have this locked away in the "rubbish cupboard", or was it resurrected as a present for a nephew/niece ! (Would you have the courage to do this I wonder!!)

6:32 ATTENTION PARENTS do not give this to anyone under the age of 5051

When Sam has the "Oh hell.. what have I done?" look on his face and doesn't say anything for the first ten seconds after the intro.... Lol

10:09 I did not expect to laugh my guts out on a model railway review channel

That's not a gigantic postman - that's Ernie, Controller of International Underground and titular character of said-series! The series was produced by Joella and was short-lived for one season with a total of just 26 episodes. The character was voiced by footballer Gary Lineker who also (currently) advertises Walkers' crisps. Bachmann also produced their Bachmann Junior range with Harry the Hauler and some toy locos based on the Bachmann Thomas & Friends models. Speaking of Bachmann, that mounted track is similar to the US Bachmann track produced in their train sets. The models, like the Bachmann Thomas models, have moving eyes which appeal to kids who like running and playing with toy and/or model trains. The likenesses are spot-on though the same can't often be said for the figures (much)! Kids just like to mix and match up everything just for fun provided that it's compatible only. Also, Bachmann US produced the Chuggington models though they focused only on two or three of the main characters for some reason. And yes, they have moving eyes, too!

I was a teenager when Underground Ernie came out, so I never watched it, but from what I heard about it from James A Williams, despite the cheap animation, it was a very well written show! You should give his video on the show a watch!

I always watched Classic Thomas the tank engine of VHS tapes my mom bought, me so one day my mom picked a DVD of underground Ernie up und thought i liked it, she made a very confused face when i sat crying in front of the telli.

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And to the people who think Thomas is creepy, your wrong.

legitimately one of the funniest videos I've seen in a long time. You had me in tears describing Ernie

3:52 EZ Track is the standard over here in the US, and most sets around the time this would have been made had the steel rails variant included. Today, Bachmann USA includes a different version with nickel steel rails. I guess they were made aware of the corrosion of the track included in the older sets and switched to the other variant.

Only just seen this video but I just pulled a large box of this out of my attic, my daughter loved Underground Ernie when she was 5 and I found loads of this going for almost nothing in TK-Max (A UK end of line bargain shop), we've got 4 tube trains and the out of scale maintenance car and nearly all the track for the track mat, a castle, two stations and other buildings. I put it all up there about 10 years ago. As I have an end to end layout I'm using this track to run my trains in as I can do it on the floor and the rest has been save for kit bashing if I ever get the time. The trains all still run really well and the Bachmann controller is always useful.

Growing up with unground Ernie it really wasn’t scary on tv it’s probably just seeing it in real life is kinda creepy

I think I can guess the prize for Sam's next giveaway. "You can win a whole train set, and I might be able to sleep at night again"

I remember watching underground Ernie when I was kid I actually liked it I still like Thomas but it was good for what it was

Underground Ernie: Exists Thomas: *Insert O face*

Hey Sam. Yeah I remember these things. It was a 2006 show which was meant to compete with Thomas and friends. When I was younger the Eastleigh Lakeside steam railway where I volunteered was a real big supporter of the show to a point where one of the electric locomotives had a custom body for Underground Ernie days and a Ernie costume. I had to wear the costume once and you had a big foam head and one day I fell asleep on the platform and scared the kids when I woke up. They though I was a dummy sitting there.

It’s currently 2:30 am. I’m not getting any sleep tonight

13:54 so, let's go do something less scary like jumping into an active volcano

This is something Ashens needs to review. Especially when it stares into your soul.

"HELLO CHILDREN, ARE WE READY TO PLAY???" that caught me off guard oh my god

I remember watching Underground Ernie as a small child (I'm now 14) and I think I was too young to register how creepy the trains were... (Edit) Now I've watched the rest of the video I am rocking back and forth on the verge of insanity. I wish I was joking, please send help.

Thats not a train that's a god damn *centipede on WHEELS*

1:44 the thing that scares me is where the monster on the right under Sam's hand is looking

Absolutely loved Underground Ernie 😊

I very vaguely remember that tv show but, just like Numberjacks, it gave me severe nightmares. One of the many reasons I won’t go near London anymore...

I never found Underground Ernie terrifying as a kid, except one episode in particular called: Monster Mystery.

Fun Fact For Sam: Underground Ernie's voice actor happened to be a famous football figure, the figure who voiced Ernie was Gary Lineker.

Bachmann? Traction Tyres? Bachmann using Traction Tyres? THE WORLDS GON MAD

SAM THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE VIDEO

SAM IM 4 MINS IN AND DYING OFF LAUGHING XD HAHAHAHAHA

Me: “sees Underground Ernie” Me: am i paranoid?

0:22 “ it lurks in the shadows of the night waiting patiently for its next victim....”

Ernie’s review was the best thing ever. Better than the review as a wholw

2:27 Apparently most of this huge list of additional items were never released. Within two years the series had been cancelled and majority of these items were for sale are ludicrously low prices to clear the stock - many of the standalone trains for example could be bought for as little as £5!

Hi, Sam, as you've had over 3,500 comments on this post, I'm not going to read through them all to see if anyone's made this comment already. I don't know a great deal about Underground Ernie, but I did once buy a DVD about him. I seem to recall that the trains were named after the Underground lines they supposedly ran on. There's a picture of all the characters on the box. The one wearing the crown is Victoria and the one that looks like Sherlock Holmes is Bakerloo. The reason this train set is called 'Circle' is because the train character is called Circle and this is why there's a preponderance of yellow in the livery, i.e. the eyelids, the hair and the doors, as yellow is the colour of the Circle Line. I have absolutely no idea why they based a character called Circle on a 1992 Tube Stock which only runs on the Central and Waterloo & City Lines! It should really be a surface stock, like a C69 or an S7. So please don't blame Bachmann for how creepy it looks, it's quite a faithful representation of the character from the TV show. Just blame them for the rubbish track and performance! :-)

1:43 "HELLO CHILDREN, ARE YOU READY TO PLAY?" This is going to get me terrified

So this was what that community post was about

I personally love watching underground Ernie! It’s pretty good, Gary lineker plays Ernie!

I think this engine character is called Circle. I know the main engines in Underground Ernie are named after places in London, like Bakerloo and Victoria.

*Peppa Pig is reported to be 7'1"* Underground Ernie: You gotta bump those numbers up, those are rookie numbers.

I watched this a s a child and ended up having this as my first train set but I got the batty version that they did and the train still went till last year and I did end up selling it to and that Is the last i saw of it and it brought back many happy memories thanks Sam for the video but I did not use it that much parrents said that it gave my nightmares 😂😂😂 so nice to see one aging I thought they had all gone By the way mine never really derailed

Watched a bit of underground Ernie when I was younger, and no Sam it wasn’t terrifying 😂

"And i cought sight of what appeared to be a diseased caterpillar watching me" yes lol

Sam, you had me in stitches. "Diseased caterpillar"

I recognise this from the "good dreams" post a few weeks back. Just as i forgot you remind me of this evil thing!!!

1:43 emperor palpatine reveal😂😂

I used to watch underground Ernie, it was original made in 2002 and only lasted 1 season, all the characters were named after real lines on the London Underground e.g Victoria, Baker loo, Hammersmith and city (twins), Jubilee and Circle who is the character included. The episodes were ok and the characters were funny especially Mr Rails who was basically a train mechanic. It wasn’t meant to be copy of Thomas the Tank engine it was show that had talking trains. I think the Model of Circle in this set is a ok representation of the show’s characters.

"cor, this is some value for money isn't it, although if you don't factor in the lifelong curse maybe it comes out a bit different". I can't take the dry humour, this is fantastic!

I can finally buy my first starter set tomorrow! I am so happy 😃😃 (And no, its not gonna be this one)

At least now I know what keeps rustling around in my closet.

I used to own a DVD of the show, and to be honest I'm rather familiar with it. Used to run on CBeebies for one season back in the day, and despite the character designs looking a bit hilariously edgy to be mild it has its charms. It's set on something reminiscent of the London Underground railways, and I'm pretty sure Circle (that's the Underground train's name) is supposed to be a cross between My Little Pony's Fluttershy and The Magic Roundabout's Dylan (the rabbit with the guitar). Although I must be honest the Bachmann models look more hilariously edgy than the show itself. Good for a laugh, mind you.

It's got a friendly face and if you like Thomas The Tank Engine, you shouldn't have a problem with this charachter set because some of Thomas' friends are scarier that the Underground Ernie series and although you could imagine Thomas and friends interacting with Underground Ernie charachters fairly easily and the two series of charachters would probably go well together