Francis Bourgeois

YouTube: The numbers today

YouTube: What happened lately

November 11, 2026 passed 1M views Fitting The ZF8 Transmission To 500BHP Diesel Mer… The video passed 1,000,000 views.

This week on the channel +1.8M views this week

Francis Bourgeois gives Amy a quieter kind of Jazz

A workshop visit replaces the pink Honda's droning exhaust, though Amy's test-drive verdict is rather more restrained than Francis's.

Channel: Francis Bourgeois · Story of November 8, 2026

Video surging 5.2x the video's usual pace

Francis Bourgeois makes room for beans aboard a luxury sleeper

His second-day train diary is drawing fresh views, with the comments picking out food jokes and a bedtime fake-out.

Channel: Francis Bourgeois · Story of October 13, 2026

This week on the channel +1.4M views this week

Union Pacific's 4014 Big Boy carries Francis Bourgeois through a pause

His 95-day-old video of the largest steam locomotive in the world is closing in on nine million views, with no new uploads this week.

Channel: Francis Bourgeois · Story of October 9, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

A Jazz-y Surprise For Amy!

Video published

October 11, 2026

Video views so far

1,972,439

Video views, pace per day

20,408

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

1.6% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

1.3% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

YouTube: The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
200mph Diesel Mercedes SL Build Update	October 25, 2026	2:04 short	609,607	3,544	277,354	21,818	676
A Jazz-y Surprise For Amy!	October 11, 2026	2:18 short	1,972,439	20,408	-	33,417	1,994
The Axminster - Lyme Regis Railway… Remembered	September 29, 2026	3:01	206,124	1,609	-	9,919	476
I Found A Rare Train Spotting Location!	September 21, 2026	1:01 short	773,169	6,258	-	19,586	556
Fitting The ZF8 Transmission To 500BHP Diesel Mercedes SL!	September 13, 2026	2:05 short	1,003,651	6,530	-	26,786	776
An Unexpected Vehicle On The Madrid Metro!	September 9, 2026	1:54 short	893,374	1,070	-	27,255	793
The Biggest Day Of My Life!	September 4, 2026	1:01 short	962,855	1,801	-	37,810	1,904
Day 3 Onboard The UK’s Most Luxurious Sleeper Train	September 2, 2026	2:58 short	959,545	5,736	-	30,097	1,021
Day 2 Onboard The UK’s Newest Luxury Sleeper Train	August 27, 2026	3:01	776,531	6,391	-	24,134	896
The UK’s Newest Luxury Sleeper Train - Day 1	August 23, 2026	1:56 short	788,824	808	-	26,993	995
The 110mph Steam Machine: Chasing Trains	August 20, 2026	15:07	177,210	622	-	5,066	406
My Birthday Party At The Great Cockcrow Railway!	August 10, 2026	3:00 short	763,011	584	-	30,610	1,435
Fitting The OM606 Diesel To My Mercedes R129 SL	August 4, 2026	1:39 short	1,006,894	487	-	29,738	992
The Locomotive That Crossed America: Chasing Trains	August 2, 2026	25:35	118,396	380	-	4,698	524
Norfolk & Western 611 Blew My Socks Off!	July 28, 2026	1:51 short	1,119,143	8,809	-	39,678	2,020

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

30.3 in the category: 22.2

comments per 1,000 views

1.3 in the category: 1.5

short vs long

11 short (up to 3 minutes), 4 long
average views per short video: 986,592
average views per long video: 319,565

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
I Have Bought A Train!!	March 16, 2025	7:17	855,702
I Got Told Off By The Station Manager: Chasing Trains	August 29, 2024	18:28	800,830
Black 5 and Drive - Chasing 44871 with Chris Harris	November 10, 2024	22:59	740,137
Diesel Locomotive Stalls On The UK’s Steepest Railway Gradi…	February 13, 2025	14:41	659,146
The Loudest Diesel Locomotives In The UK: Chasing Trains	February 25, 2024	13:02	408,054

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
I Saw 4014 Big Boy: The Largest Steam Locomotive In The Wor…	July 6, 2026	2:12	11,033,690
24 Hours At The UK’s Most Remote Train Station	January 12, 2025	2:10	4,125,370
185 Litre V12 Cold Start!	April 6, 2026	2:15	3,687,882
Taking My Jazz On A Spirited Drive!	November 24, 2025	2:53	3,081,833
Taking my girlfriend on a trip to Carlisle!	September 4, 2024	0:58	2,434,689

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. November 11, 2026MilestoneFitting The ZF8 Transmission To 500BHP Diesel Mer… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
2. November 2, 2026MilestoneFitting The OM606 Diesel To My Mercedes R129 SL The video passed 1,000,000 views.
3. October 24, 2026MilestoneNorfolk & Western 611 Blew My Socks Off! The video passed 1,000,000 views.
4. October 23, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 726,949 views a day, 2.4 times a normal day (298,881).
5. October 15, 2026MilestoneA Jazz-y Surprise For Amy! The video passed 1,000,000 views.
6. October 15, 2026Video surgingFitting The ZF8 Transmission To 500BHP Diesel Mer… The video ran that day at 28,234 views a day, 2.4 times its usual pace (11,814).
7. October 14, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,114,859 views a day, 5.1 times a normal day (218,065).
8. October 14, 2026Video surgingFitting The ZF8 Transmission To 500BHP Diesel Mer… The video ran that day at 24,253 views a day, 2.3 times its usual pace (10,432).
9. October 13, 2026Video surgingDay 2 Onboard The UK’s Newest Luxury Sleeper Train The video ran that day at 20,966 views a day, 5.2 times its usual pace (4,033).Read the story