“This might be one of my favourite rail experiences in the world!”

By Laura Wackett

October 31, 2025

Canadian YouTuber shares his account of our 'Republic' tour

The prolific Canadian YouTuber, Michael Downie, has shared his account of our one day ‘Republic’ tour with his 1.12 million YouTube channel subscribers. Wow – that’s a lot of eyeballs! Michael has a passion for adventure, particularly railway journeys, and was keen to document his bucket list adventure in the Forgotten World – thank you for shining the spotlight on us Michael – great job! So go grab a cuppa, sit back and enjoy ‘Driving a GOLF CART on TRAIN TRACKS.’

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Keep up with Michael’s exciting adventures on his YouTube channel @DownieLive, instagram.com/downielive and tiktok.com/@downielive

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