Sam'sTrains

Samuel Turner, also known simply as Sam, or Sam'sTrains, is an English YouTuber known for reviewing model railway items, tutorials on maintenance of model railways, and experiments to test the limits of the hobby. Sam'sTrains also makes content centered around Train Simulator (RailWorks). 
==About ==
Sam'sTrains reviews model railway items such as locomotives, rolling stock and train sets in either 00 gauge or O gauge. Other content he uploads are Live streams where Sam will run requested trains, as well as Model Railway News which is uploaded every month, and his traditional collection and Christmas videos which focus on his entire locomotive collection and the Christmas series focusing on stories that Sam has written about Santa, a cow named Bullman, and several other characters.
== Content ==
=== Locomotive Reviews ===
Sam's most notable and numerous videos are locomotive reviews which contain segments about unboxing, history, detail, testing/running-in, performance and rankings.
=== Running Sessions ===
Running sessions are videos in which Sam runs certain consists with certain locomotives according to one theme. Like all small tender engines, all LMS locomotives etc.
==== Series 1 ====
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==== Series 2 ====
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==== Series 3 ====
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==== Series 4 ====
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==== One-off Running Sessions ====
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==== Present ====
None of the current running sessions videos have been put under any further seasons.
=== Thomas & Friends ===
Includes any video by Sam centering around the Thomas & Friends franchise. This includes reviews, stories by Sam, running sessions and miscellaneous.
=== Model Railway News ===
A series with an episode each month which covers releases and events in the Model Railway community though mainly 00 and O gauge and mostly specific to the United Kingdom. Due to the series mainly only focusing in the UK it has caused some other YouTubers to do model railway news in their own country most notably Australia.
=== Railway Gaming ===
Originally gaming was featured on Sam's second channel dedicated to gaming but this has since fallen out of use and gaming done on his main current channel. The games Sam play include Train Simulator (2016, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and current), railway tycoon and others.
=== Experiments ===
Sam'sTrains experiments are a series of videos made by Sam in which Sam does/try's several usually but not always ridiculous things to do with model locomotives. This includes running a locomotive under water, freezing a locomotive, solar powering a locomotive and etc. 
===Salvage or Scrap?===
Salvage or Scrap is a series in which Sam buys heavily damaged model locomotives from eBay and restores them under a time limit, rules, and special condition given by the "Time-o-Matic" machine, which must be met. Should the model not be restored in time within the parameters of the rules, it will be given to the "Scrap-Man", while completed restorations will be put up for auction on eBay.
====Season 1====
The first season ran for 7 episodes from June to December of 2021.
====Season 2====
Season two started in June 2022, and is currently ongoing. It is notable for introducing a new intro sequence, that is changed for each episode, along with being the first season to have an engine be sent to the “Scrap-Man”.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPfmpNiMUE
===Live Streams===
Sam'sTrains has a live stream series spanning 9 seasons and 50 episodes. These live streams focus on Sam either maintaining some model item and then Sam following up requests of certain consists of trains. Then at the end the winners of a giveaways are announced.
==== Season 1 ====
Season one of Sam'sTrains' was the first season of the live streams.
==== Season 2 ====
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==== Season 3 ====
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==== Season 6 ====
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==== Season 8 ====
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==== Season 9 ====
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==== Season 11 ====
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==== Season 12 ====
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==== Season 13 ====
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=== 3D Printing ===
Sam'sTrains' 3D printing series focuses on Sam figuring out and walking viewers through the process of designing, printing, and finishing (assembly and decoration) wagons, coaches, locomotives and other items. This has lead Sam to develop many coaches and wagons, and three types of locomotive. The first locomotive was a freelance 2-4-0 tender engine, while the second was a Manning Wardle design named Churchward, and the third was based on LB&SCR B1 Gladstone. Sam has also printed a multitude of different rolling stock, and a new design is released on his channel member store each month. He also releases prints for free on Thingiverse. 
=== Rolling Stock Unpacking ===
The odd phrasing of the series it refers to any video by Sam that is a review of a wagon or ranking a nationalities different wagons or rankings by brand.
=== Model Maintenance ===
A popular series where Sam explains and teaches the viewer how to maintain their model locomotives, wagons and layouts with all the deferent aspects covered.
=== Seven Ages of Steam ===
This series focused on running sessions, all with a common theme that being by decade/century.
=== Express ===
This was a series created by Sam uploaded every Monday for people who wanted quick videos that they could watch before going to school or work or etc. The series though a success hasn't continued beyond 2019.
=== Diesel Month ===
Essentially any video related to diesels whether they be reviews, running sessions or other uploaded in August of 2017.
=== One Minute Wonders ===
This was a series which focused on interesting models mainly vintage origin. The series was discontinued in 2018.
=== Loco Teardowns ===
Loco Teardowns was a small series where Sam striped locomotives down to their bear components to completely overhaul them and fic series issues. The series hasn't continued beyond 2018 with a total of five videos.
=== Steamers in the Garden ===
A series created for the summer of 2016 focusing on running steam locomotives in Sam's garden. It was a spin-off/sequel to Diesel in the Garden from the last summer.
=== Diesels in the Garden ===
Created in the summer of 2015 it focuses on Sam running his diesel locomotives in his garden. The series got a sequel the next year with steam.
== Controversies ==
=== El Cheapo ===
For reviews focusing on very cheap models and train sets, Sam created a character named "El Cheapo", who was a man with a sombrero, tanned skin, and mustache. This character was represented by both a drawn animation and theme song (the lyrics of which changed in between appearances), and Sam himself wearing a fake mustache and hat. El Cheapo was controversial, mostly on Twitter, due to being seen as a Mexican stereotype. Sometime after vocal outrage, El Cheapo was retired, but later returned in the video “Cheap & Nasty AliExpress Model Train | Unboxing & Review” after being hastily rebranded in the opening segment as an English man with a top hat, suit, new mustache, and pale skin, although he retained his name and theme song, which was amended to mention the controversy in a tounge-in-cheek way.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IYRRpedU0o 
== External Links ==
* samstrains on Thingiverse
=== Retired External Links ===
* SamsTrains on snupps
==References==
Category:Users who joined in 2013
Category:English YouTubers
Category:Review YouTubers
Category:News YouTubers
Category:Gaming YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2009