Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels

Lawrence "Lawrie" Alfred Rose (born: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC442639/officershttps://web.archive.org/web/20200717094657/https://lawriesmechanicalmarvels.com/meet-the-team/lawrie/, Ipswichhttps://www.facebook.com/lawrie.rose), known online as Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels or LMM is a British YouTuber who uploads content regarding heritage railways and motoringhttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/LawrenceRose.
== Personal Life ==
Lawrence Alfred Rose, born in 1990 lives in Ipswich, Suffolk, Englandhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-rose-43901371/ he has worked as a photographer and an assistant film directorhttps://www.mandy.com/u/lawrie-rose/ having worked on The Girl Who Ran Away (Scared) from The World (2014), the short film Inferno (2016) by Dara Safvatniahttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=630282003788667&set=pb.100063817095069.-2207520000, Servants' Quarters (2016), With Love from Suffolk (2016) and multiple other titleshttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm4197591/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr. He is a certified Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) driver. He attended Thurleston High School and has a BTEC National Diploma in Media from Suffolk New College.
== Content ==
=== Videos ===
Collecting My First MR2 - And Driving It 300 Miles Home! uploaded on 27 November 2018 at 22 minutes and 56 seconds in duration is the first video on the channel, it has over 2.6K views, 122 likes, and 17 comments as of 8 July 2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nheAS_Ra2U. This video was produced in collaboration with JayEmm on Cars who uploaded the original video on 1 March 2017 as Buying a Toyota MR2 on eBay for £600 and driving it 300 miles home!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ9HVl6Upyc having recorded it on 28 February 2017.
Breaking the Law - Completely Illegal Steam Engine from EngineDIY Shop! uploaded on 25 October 2023 at 22 minutes and 24 seconds in length is the most popular video on the channel as of 8 July 2024 with over 932K views, over 16K likes, and 2,514 commentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It2mzbqbkr0. The channel trailer for subscribed users is Help me save Ruston 165 No.281266 from being sent to SCRAP uploaded on 28 May 2024 at 5 minutes and 51 seconds long, it has over 35.6K views, over 2.1K likes, and 343 comments as of 8 July 2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVf4ujaApZ0.
LMM 2024 Channel Trailer at 3 minutes and 16 seconds in duration, as the name suggests is the current channel trailer for unsubscribed users, being uploaded on 10 January 2024, on LMM's birthday. As of 8 July 2024 this channel trailer has over 7.4K views, 381 likes, and 34 commentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nHHXwg-SFU.
==== Atlas Adventures! ====
A series of 3 videos about the refurbishment of a Lansing Bagnall TOER 4.2 Tug wagon named Atlas (originally designated E5)https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUfrraM88JbCLyjSkcKTV0UasGf8AV2-a. It is the 20th vehicle acquired for the LMM collection, the first video was uploaded in 2020 with two more following in 2022.
==== Chasing Dinosaurs ====
Comprised of 33 episodes as of 8 July 2024, the series focuses on heritage rail events as presented by Lawriehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUfrraM88JbCKCVhJRBmTiKrVLsrpZKF_.
# Triple S160s (Churnet Valley Railway)
# The 106 Camper at the NYMR (North Yorkshire Moors Railway 2020 Autumn Gala)
# Hunting the K1 (Barn Railway 2020 Enthusiast Day)
# How many can Lawrie Drive? (Apedale Railway 2020 Smoke without Fire Gala)
# Bredgar and Wormshill Freight Day (Bredgar and Wormshill Railway first open day, 2021)
# Trangkil turns 50 (Statfold Barn Railway)
# Mid-Hants Railway 2020 Steam Gala
# Chasing the Train of Lights (North Norfolk Railway)
# Winter, Sun and Steam (Spa Valley Railway 2022 Winter Steam Up)
# Last Day in Service for Victory! (Whitwell and Reepham Railway 2022 Missed and Greatly Needed Gala)
# S&DJR Mixed Traffic Gala (Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway 2022 Mixed Traffic Gala)
# Statfold Barn's Hunslet 150+1 (Statfold Barn Railway 2022 Hunslet 151 Event)
# Rail Oddities Gala (Gwili Railway 2022 Rail Oddities Gala)
# Traction Bonanza at the ELR Diesel Gala (East Lancashire Railway 2022 Diesel Gala)
# Running the Railway at Chatham (Chatham Historic Dockyard's Railway)
# All Night Running at the SVR Gala (Severn Valley Railway 2021 Autumn Gala)
# Late Running at the NYMR Gala (North Yorkshire Moors Railway 2022 Steam Gala)
# Great Central Railway Winter Steam Gala (2022)
# Taking the Wickham on Holiday! (Whitwell and Reepham Railway 2023 Gala)
# Onboard at the Statfold Enthusiast Day (Statfold Barn Railway 2023 Enthusiasts Day)
# The Talyllyn's Baguley Bash! (Talyllyn Railway 2023 Baguley Bash)
# Driving all the Diesels at the Baguley Bash (Talyllyn Railway 2023 Baguley Bash)
# The Best Garden Railway (Lady Patricia 2023 Open Day, Windsor, Berkshire)
# Getting Soaked at Knotty 100 (Foxfield Railway 2023 Knotty 100 Event)
# Steam Hauled Freight (Chasewater Railway 2023 Coal Train Day)
# Perfect Weather for a Gala! (Tanfield Railway 2023 Run it Gala)
# Mainline in Miniature! (Ryedale Model Engineers Society)
# The End of an Era (2023 Leszno to Wolsztyn line, Poland)
# 15 years of the Whitwell and Reepham (Whitwell and Reepham Railway 2024 Celebratory Gala)
# Full Size Steam Spectacle (Wolsztyn Parade 2011 - 2014)
# The Night Show (Wolsztyn Parade 2011 - 2014)
# Steam Specials Across Poland! (Post Wolsztyn Parade)
# What Went Wrong (Whitwell and Reepham Railway 2024 Diesel Gala)
==== Lawrie Goes Loco ====
One of the main series on Lawrie's channel, has 38 episodes as of 8 July 2024. Each episode focuses on a specific individual locomotive in a style similar to a review as Lawrie drives the loco around whatever railway it is on.
# Ruston 165 DS (Ruston & Hornsby No. 304470 of 1951 4wDM)
# Ruston 44/48 (Ruston & Hornsby No. 183744 of 1937 - Great Bush Railway No. 5 named Alpha 4wDM)
# Altonia (Baguley No. 1769 of 1928 0-4-0DH)
# GWR No. 813 (Hudswell Clarke No. 555 of 1900 0-6-0ST, formerly Port Talbot Railway No. 26, NCB No. 12)
# Hunslet 28HP (Hunslet No. AD36 of 1971 4wDH, formerly from Lydd Ranges, named Champion)
# Cockerill No. 2525 (CMI No. 2525 of 1906 0-4-0VBT)
# Ruston 48DS (Ruston No. 294266 of 1951 0-4-0DM, named Sir William McAlpine, ex-Burnside Papermills Tramway)
# São Domingos (Orenstein & Koppel No. 11784 of 1928 0-6-0WT, Great Bush Railway No. 28, from Worked at the Douro valley coal mines, Portugal)
# Ruston 44/48 (Ruston No. 221623 of 1943 0-4-0DM, identified as MOD RNAD Broughton Moor Yard No. 70)
# Schöma CHL-30G (Schöma No. 5239 of 1991 0-4-0BE, named Jenny)
# Ruston 88 (Ruston No. 441934 of 1960, identified as Rowntree & Co. Ltd. No. 3, named Ken Cooke)
# Motor Rail 30HP (Motor Rail No. 2197 of 1923 L.R. 2573 - Apedale Valley Light Railway No. 81)
# Georgie (Baguley-Drewry No. 3733 of 1977 ex-MOD Gosport Naval Base No. 7 0-4-0)
# Titch (BEV No. M7535 of 1972 0-4-0BE, Great Bush Railway No. 24, named Titch)
# WD No. 196 (Hunslet No. 3796 of 1953 0-6-0ST, named Errol)
# Alf (Hunslet No. 4136 of 1950, Talyllyn Railway No. 9, named Alf, ex-NCB 0-4-0DM)
# Drusilla (Motor Rail No. 22236 of 1965 Simplex 4wDM, Great Bush Railway No. 30, named Drusilla, ex-Drusilla Zoo Park)
# Overlord (Andrew Barclay No. 357 of 1941 0-4-0DM, ex-WD No. 42, named Overlord)
# The Orient Express (Hudswell Clarke No. 1737 of 1943 0-6-0ST, ex-WD No. 75080, ex-Laura colliery No. 12, named Julia IV, Stoom Stichting NS No. 8811)
# Hunslet No. 9045 (Hunslet No. 9045 of 1980 0-4-0DH, ex-MOD Gosport Naval Base No. 250, Shed 47 D2650, named City of Dunfermline)
# Dolgoch 'Old Lady' (Fletcher, Jennings No. 63 of 1866 0-4-0WT, Talyllyn Railway No. 2, named Dolgoch)
# The Mighty Courage (Hunslet No. 1786 of 1935 0-4-0DM, named Courage also known as Sweat Pea)
# Experimental Lister Railtruck (Lister No. 50888 of 1959 4wDH, ex-Eclipse Peat Co. No. 2, Apedale Valley Light Railway No. 5)
# NCB Sentinel (Sentinel No. 10012 of 1959 4wDH, ex-NCB OE)
# Corris Railway No. 7 (Winson No. 17 of 2005 0-4-2ST, new-build)
# Matthew Murray (Manning Wardle No. 1601 of 1903 0-6-0ST, ex-Kent Portland Cement Works, named Matthew Murray)
# Toby the Trolley (John Bate of 1955, Talyllyn Railway 4w, named Toby)
# Merlin (Robert Hudson No. LX1001 of 1968 0-4-0D, Apedale Valley Light Railway No. 95, named Merlin)
# Sir Tatton Sykes (GEC No. 5576 of 1979 0-4-0DH, ex-Shotton Steelworks, named Sir Tatton Sykes)
# Glaslyn (Ruston & Hornsby No. 297030 of 1952 4wDM, ex-Blockleys Ltd., Welsh Highland Heritage Railway No. 1, named Glaslyn)
# The NER Autocar (NER No. 3170 of 1903 Bo-Bo)
# Lawrie Goes Locoless! (Corris Railway Gravity train comprised of open side/end door wagons)
# Statfold Works Shunter (Hunslet No. 9332 of 1994 4wDH, ex-Jan-Pan, Singapore)
# Corris Railway No. 10 (Alan Keef No. 91 of 2022 0-4-2ST, new-build)
# Fat Alf (Beyer Peacock No. 7857/Brush No. 99 of 1960 0-4-0DE D2/11 class BR No. 2999, named Alf)
# Thunderbird 4 (Motor Rail/SMH No. 104063G of 1976 4w, ex-Severn Trent Water Authority, Apedale Valley Light Railway No. 43, named Thunderbird 4)
# Manchester No. 765 (Built 1914, ex-Manchester Corporation Tramway)
# 111C (Thomas Hill No. 111C of September 1961 4wDH, ex-Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd.)
===== Lawrie Goes a Little Loco =====
A spin-off from Lawrie Goes Loco (LGL), which focuses on miniature and minimum gauge locomotives, it has 5 episodes in total as of 9 July 2024.
# The Garden Railway Built in Lockdown (7 1/4 in. scratch-built Co-Co)
# Gardening with Live-steam (5 in. Maxitrak Simplex 0-6-0T, named Madge owned by Zach of DebenValleyLightRail)
# Small but Perfectly Formed Tinkerbell (7 1/4 in. Roger Marsh No. 1 of 1968 Tinkerbell 0-4-2T, named Tinkerbell, Moors Valley Railway No. 4)
# The Unused Engine: Victoria (15 in. Exmoor No. 332 of 2007 2-4-2T, named Victoria, Mease Valley Light Railway No. 1)
# On the Hillside with Ivy (7 1/4 in. Phoenix kit Bo-Bo built by Ian of Elvinley Railways in 2020, Ivy Railway No. 23, named Ivy)
===== Lawrie Goes a Model Loco =====
Another spin-off from Lawrie Goes Loco started in 2020 during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, as of 9 July 2024 this series has a total of 21 episodes, since the aforementioned date the last episode was released in mid-2023.
# 1966 Triang Intercity Set from the Loft
# Trains from the Loft!
# What will Run?
# The Worst Model Railway Track Ever?
# I've Driven this in Real Life
# A Suitcase of Three-rail?
# Can I Fix any of this?
# Will all of my Dublo Run?
# Jinty in 0 on Scole
# I got Sent a Big Box Full of 00!
# How much Difference does a Service Make?
# Christmas Locomotive for Ten Pounds!
# The Other Three Rail!
# Double Trouble Triang Vs Lima 37's
# What's in the Box?
# Can Lawrie Make it Run?
# Trains in the Shed
# Running KR Models GT3
# Will this Ever Run Again?
# Minute Long Railway from the Suitcase of Dublo
# First Look at TT!
==== Love your Railway (LMM Talks) ====
A series aimed at informing, educating, explaining, and promoting the importance and reasons for heritage rail initially produced in collaboration with the Mid-Suffolk Railway. The series ran from mid-2021 to mid-2023, totaling 12 episodes as of 9 July 2024.
# How Important is Heritage?
# Education in Heritage?
# Volunteering, What's all the Fuss About?
# Does Family have a Place in Heritage?
# Are Heritage Railways Sustainable?
# What does the Future Hold for Heritage?
# Volunteers - we need you
# What's the key to a Good Fundraiser?
# What part does the Community Play in Heritage Railways?
# Education in Heritage - that's Hard to do Right?
# The Importance of History within Railway Heritage
# Restoration - the Heart of Heritage
==== LMM 360s ====
Videos in which a 360 degree view filmed from Lawrie's perspective gives a virtual cab/footplate ride. As of 9 July 2024, 9 videos have been produced in total since the series began in mid-2021. All but one video so far is railway focused with the exception of episode No. 8 which is in a car.
# Corris Railway (full run, 0-4-2ST No. 7 - featured in LGL episode No. 25)
# Statfold Barn Railway (Hunslet No. 678 of 1898, ex-Dinorwic Quarry, named Jonathan, formerly named Bernstein)
# Corris Railway (night time, 0-4-2ST No. 7)
# Apedale Valley Light Railway (steam-outline 0-4-0D, named Merlin - featured in LGL episode No. 28)
# Yorkshire Wolds Railway (0-4-0DH, named Sir Tatton Sykes - featured in LGL episode No. 29)
# Gwili Railway (4w pump trolley)
# Statfold Barn Railway (Hunslet No. 9332 4wDH Works Shunter - featured in LGL episode No. 33)
# Inside the Orange (car)
# Moors Valley Railway (0-4-2T, named Tinkerbell - featured in LGALL episode No. 3)
==== LMM Drives ====
==== LMM Visits ====
Officially this series has only one episode, however the playlist includes 11 videos from late 2022 to late 2023 as of 9 July 2024.
# A Tour of the Middleton Railway
# Return to the Abandoned Railway
# Talyllyn Diesels & Lawrie 60K Celebration
# The Return of Sir Berkeley
# Scrapyard Walkaround
# First Train to Corwen
# Grand Whistle Off
# A Day on This
# Narrow Gauge Model Heaven
# Driving Diggers
# Inside the Roundhouse
==== The Locomotive Dairies ====
A vlog-style series following the restoration of 0-4-0DM locomotive Ruston 48 No. 393303 of 1956 (formerly L4) which Lawrie salvaged from a scrapyard with funding help from viewers.
# Baby Steps
# How Bad is it?
==== The Ruston 48 Chronicles ====
This is a playlist made up of 10 videos as of 9 July 2024 involving Lawrie's own Ruston 48 locomotives.
==== What's Broken Now? ====
==== Will it Start? ====
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