Incredible huge model railway layout in a basement 

Sadly, we heard of his passing a few years ago...

@@world-of-railways I hope his prized possession is being passed down. Rest in peace

British Railway Modelling oh no that’s so sad. I hope he is resting in model railway in heaven and his earthly layout is being loved as it always was.

The amount of work! Under the circumstances, too! Insane! I was hoping there was nothing left to do now - except, of course, maintenance - so he could just enjoy being on his layout, and then I read the comment here about his passing away; while all men have to die, this is still very sad news...

Rest in peace Mr Parker, what a lovely layout

Sometimes people are just idiots.

A very sad and jealous person, who is most likely responsible for creating nothing in his life and knows it.

Just imagine if all the tens of thousands of pounds he's spent digging out the basement, putting in the trap door, buying all the model kit, painting up the walls etc etc etc; imagine if he'd given that money to his kids to put down a deposit on a house! They wouldn't now be living in a grotty flat with the paint peeling, paying the landlord thousands to live in a rabbit hutch. But of course all that is just "jealousy" or because the younger generations "spend all their money on Pret coffee". Baby boomers really don't get it. Micturate tens of thousands on a model railway and it's fine, but Gen X are responsible for their own plight by spending £2 every now and then on a coffee.

@@WilliamSmith-mx6ze Thank you for proving Harry Robinson and braindeadtoo right.

@@WilliamSmith-mx6ze I'm sorry but what does that have anything to do with this video. Is he not allowed to enjoy himself? Does he have to give his hard earned money so his kids (if he has kids) can get a house? Why can't he have a hobby? I'm only 16 and I have a model railway too. I understand very well the pains this man went through to have such an amazing layout. I struggle to see your logic. You dislike this video because a man spends his own money on a hobby which he enjoys instead of giving it to his kids which we don't even know exist. Just because you are frustrated about something in your own life doesn't mean that you have to resent those who enjoy what they do and create something as fantastic and beautiful as this man's model railway.

i dont think anyone would pay to be buried alive.

I agree

Danielle Roberts Yes

Escape the wife under kitchen? Here here!

Was. Rest in peace to him.

Thats just insane. Theres other houses you can buy with a full size basement. Screw that

How's your railway coming?

Love your story, Big Sai45 Productions. Will you publish a vid of your railway when it's finished? Or perhaps a time-lapse of the build process? I'd be interested to see it, as would many others, I'm sure.

A you Gotta do is thumbs up 👍

How’s progress coming

Lovely words peter

Sadly he wasn’t able to spend too many more years with them... he passed away a few years ago apparently...

Oh how sad

I felt the same. And not to be morbid, but--perhaps because I'm dealing with parents whose health is failing--I kept wondering if it would be possible to move the layout someday so that Mr. Parker's amazing labor of love could live on and allow others to enjoy it.

I just hope someone will take care of his masterpiece.

What an amazing layout

nigel craig yes, I hope it’s still doing well after his passing 😢

My huge 3 year old railway is in my loft

Just imagine if all the tens of thousands of pounds he's spent digging out the basement, putting in the trap door, buying all the model kit, painting up the walls etc etc etc; imagine if he'd given that money to his kids to put down a deposit on a house! They wouldn't now be living in a grotty flat with the paint peeling, paying the landlord thousands to live in a rabbit hutch. But of course all that is just "jealousy" or because the younger generations "spend all their money on Pret coffee". Baby boomers really don't get it. Micturate tens of thousands on a model railway and it's fine, but Gen X are responsible for their own plight by spending £2 every now and then on a coffee.

William Smith leave it out it’s just an old man enjoying himself

How do you know what he gave to his kids? He has a hobby and loves it. Perhaps he shouldve wasted his life on social media like kids today.

Ralph111417 im 4 foot 5 and i wouldn't be able to do it

Doug Borrett andreas

I was thinking the same thing. I'm 72 yrs. old and I have a layout in three rooms in the basement of our home in Oakland, California. It's 00 gauge, based on the Birmingham area of the Midland Region in the period just after nationalisation. I'm fortunate in that the basement has 6'6" headroom. I can't imagine having to be doubled up within 4' all the time. This may seem a daft idea, but couldn't you dig out the area between the layout a further couple of feet, which would make it more comfortable for you? It would also make the tracks relatively higher, so that you would get the same perspective as you would standing by a full-sized railway.

@@alanfbrookes9771 The Pipes could run under his house preventing him from digging, or maybe fibreoptic cabling, not to mention the pipes in his own house could be right under his feet because he's build right under the kitchen.

Commercial utilities are always in a public right of way or easement, they shouldn't be under houses. Reasons not to dig: breaking up concrete floor, need for a building permit, shallow bedrock, disturbance to foundation.

Sadly the man had passed away.

Google "George Selios Franklin and South Manchester railroad". This one is amazing, but George's scenery and structures put every other single railroad I've ever seen to shame. It has probably 5 times as much fine details as any other in existence.